Morioka ⇔ Miyako

You can travel from Morioka to the Sanriku Coasts' town, Miyako, via the JR Yamada line or using the 106 express bus that travels on Route 106. Both rail and bus take approximately the same time of 2 hours 15 minutes.
The 106 Express bus between Morioka and Miyako has one round trip a day that stops at Jodogahama Park Hotel. (Departing Morioka 13:15, Arriving Miyako 15:35, and Departing Miyako at 9:10, arriving at Morioka 11:45) * Starting from July 31st 2019

106 Express Bus: 18 return trips per day.
JR Yamada Line: Weekdays 4 return trips, Holidays 5 return trips per day

Timetable (From July 31st, 2019)

(Simplified version Morioka, Moichi, Miyako)106 Express Bus, JR Yamada line

Morioka ⇒ Miyako
Miyako ⇒ Morioka

	Bus				JR Yamada Line	Bus		JR Yamada Line	Bus		Bus (Morioka Miyako 106 Express)	Bus	JR Yamada Line	Bus					JR Yamada Line	Bus		JR Yamada Line	Bus
Bus stop name / Station name				Toilet on-board	Weekend only							Toilet on-board											Toilet on-board
Morioka Station (East Exit Bus stop 7) / Morioka Station	5:45	6:40	7:40	8:40	8:55	9:40	10:40	11:05	11:40	12:45	13:15	13:45	13:51	14:45	15:45	16:45	17:15	17:45	17:50	18:45	19:45	19:57	20:45
Prefectural Office, City Hall	5:52	6:47	7:47	8:47		9:47	10:47		11:47	12:52	13:22	13:52		14:52	15:52	16:52	17:22	17:52		18:52	19:52		20:52
Morioka Bus Center	5:55	6:50	7:50	8:50		9:50	10:50		11:50	12:55	↓	13:55		14:55	15:55	16:55	17:25	17:55		18:55	19:55		20:55
Kuzakai	6:27	7:22	8:22	9:22		10:22	11:22		12:22	13:27	↓	14:27		15:27	16:27	17:27	17:57	18:27		19:27	20:27		21:27
Yamabiko Sanchokukan	7:01	7:56	8:56	9:56		10:56	11:56		12:56	14:01	14:26	15:01		16:01	17:01	18:01	18:31	19:01		20:01	21:01		22:01
Kawai	7:16	8:11	9:11	10:11		11:11	12:11		13:11	14:16	↓	15:16		16:16	17:16	18:16	18:46	19:16		20:16	21:16		22:16
Moichi	7:31	8:26	9:26	10:26		11:26	12:26		13:26	14:31	↓	15:31		16:31	17:31	18:31	19:01	19:31		20:31	21:31		22:31
Miyako Station	8:00	8:55	9:55	10:55	11:16	11:55	12:55	13:09	13:55	15:00	15:20	16:00	15:57	17:00	18:00	19:00	19:30	20:00	20:12	21:00	22:00	22:17	23:00
Jodogahama Park Hotel	↓										15:35	16:15
Miyako Ferry Terminal	8:15

	JR Yamada Line	Bus						JR Yamada Line	Bus (Morioka Miyako 106 Express)	Bus					JR Yamada Line	Bus			JR Yamada Line	Bus		JR Yamada Line	Bus
Bus stop name / Station name		Toilet on-board				Toilet on-board									Weekend only	Toilet on-board
Miyako Ferry Terminal							8:35
Jodogahama Park Hotel							↓		9:10
Miyako Station	5:00	5:20	6:05	7:05	7:35	8:05	9:05	9:26	9:35	10:05	11:05	12:05	13:05	14:05	14:07	14:35	15:05	16:05	16:09	17:05	18:05	18:10	19:10
Moichi		5:41	6:26	7:26	7:56	8:26	9:26		↓	10:26	11:26	12:26	13:26	14:26		14:56	15:26	16:26		17:26	18:26		19:31
Kawai		5:56	6:41	7:41	8:11	8:41	9:41		↓	10:41	11:41	12:41	13:41	14:41		15:11	15:41	16:41		17:41	18:41		19:46
Yamabiko Sanchokukan		6:18	7:03	8:03	8:33	9:03	10:03		10:28	11:03	12:03	13:03	14:03	15:03		15:33	16:03	17:03		18:03	19:03		20:08
Kuzakai		6:46	7:31	8:31	9:01	9:31	10:31		↓	11:31	12:31	13:31	14:31	15:31		16:01	16:31	17:31		18:31	19:31		20:36
Morioka Bus Center		7:17	8:02	9:02	9:32	10:02	11:02		↓	12:02	13:02	14:02	15:02	16:02		16:32	17:02	18:02		19:02	20:02		21:07
Prefectural Office, City Hall		7:20	8:05	9:05	9:35	10:05	11:05		11:35	12:05	13:05	14:05	15:05	16:05		16:35	17:05	18:05		19:05	20:05		21:10
Morioka Station (East Exit Bus stop 7) / Morioka Station	7:19	7:35	8:20	9:20	9:50	10:20	11:20	11:33	11:45	12:20	13:20	14:20	15:20	16:20	16:26	16:50	17:20	18:20	18:22	19:20	20:20	20:30	21:25

106 Express Bus / Morioka Miyako 106 Express

[Fare Information]

Morioka Station ~ Miyako Station
Adult/2030JPY, Child/1020JPY
* Morioka Miyako 106 express Wide View seat, business seat Adults/2500JPY, Child/1490JPY
* Up to 2 toddlers aged between 1~under 6 can ride for free with each paying Adult.
* Babies under 1 year are free.

[Boarding Place]

[Morioka Miyako 106 Express]

Starting July 31st 2019

Wide View seats at the front of the 2nd floor offer views from 3m high, while the 1st floor business seats offer a relaxed atmosphere.
There are outlets, USB ports and free WIFI available onboard.

[106 Express Bus]

4 rows of seats. All non-smoking
The times that have 「With toilet」on the timetable are buses with toilets onboard
Every bus stops at Yamabiko Sanchokukan for a toilet break.
Some of the buses can be reserved online.

106 Express Bus Reservation

Seats are not pre-assigned. Please be sure to arrive at Miyako station/Morioka Station at least 5 minutes before departure time. Customers who have pre-reserved tickets will have priority boarding. (If arriving less than 5 minutes before departure priority boarding is not possible) Customers who haven't pre-reserved tickets will be able to board after priority boarding has finished, until bus capacity.

106 Express Bus Reservation

Morioka Miyako 106 Express Reservation
(Starting July 31st 2019)

All seats are reserved. Please reserve your seats online, or at the Morioka Station Front Bus Information Booth, Miyako Station Front Bus Information Booth, or at Jodogahama Park Hotel. If boarding from 「Prefectual Office City Hall」 or 「Yamabiko Sanchokukan」without pre-reserving your ticket, please receive your seat allocation from the driver.

Morioka Miyako 106 Express Reservation

Morioka Miyako 106 Express will have 1 return trip per day stopping at Jodogahama Park Hotel (Morioka Station Departing 13:15, Arriving at Miyako at 15:35 / Miyako Station Departing 9:10, Arriving at Morioka at 11:45)