Getting there

From Tokyo to Tomioka

• By train

• From Tokyo, take the Joetsu Shinkansen (50–60 min, ~5000 yen) or local train (110 min, ~1980 yen) to Takasaki. Transfer to the Joshin Railway to Joshu-Tomioka (35 min, 810 yen). A 2200 yen ticket covers round trip + Tomioka Silk Mill entry. The JR Tokyo Wide Pass is valid; other JR passes aren’t.