About bus routes and bus stops in Yatsushiro Area
An unofficial map of 850 bus stops and 57 routes in Yatsushiro Area (Minamata City, Yatsushiro City, Hitoyoshi City, Kuma Village, Ashikita Town, Hikawa Town, Tsunagi Town). Main operators: Sanko Bus, Aso Kotsu, Shinwa Taxi & Nishida Kotsu, Kuma Village, Minamata City, Nangoku Kotsu. Based on FY2022 data + GTFS (Nov 2026) data; timetables and fares are not included.
Main routes (by number of stops)
- Shigemichi Fishing Port → → Manpa (Sanko Bus, 69 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- 9 Yatsushiro City Hall → Shin-Yatsushiro Sta. – Kagami Crossroads → Yatsunobun School (Sanko Bus, 68 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- Modo / Yunotsuru Line (Minamata City, 68 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- Okawa Line / Nakayashiki Line (Minamata City, 63 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- 1 Michi-no-Eki Tanoura → Sashiki – Tsunagi Sta. → Minamata Sanko (Sanko Bus, 62 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Sakurai-cho
- 6 Yatsushiro Sta. → Shien School – Bunsei Elem. School → Miyahara Chuo (Sanko Bus, 56 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- Kiusuno (Mogawa) / Umedo Port Line (Minamata City, 56 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- Minamata City Hall → → Minamata Sta. (Sanko Bus, 56 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- Minamata Sta. → → Okawa Community Center (Sanko Bus, 50 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- 11 Yatsushiro City Hall → Harmony Ho – Hinagu → Michi-no-Eki Tanoura (Sanko Bus, 49 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- Hitoyoshi Konose Line (Kuma Village, 46 stops): main stops include Nakaaoi-machi, Hitoyoshi Sta., Hitoyoshi Sanko
- R1 Yatsushiro Sanko → Migikai – Hagiwara → Yatsushiro Sanko (Sanko Bus, 45 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- L2 Yatsushiro Sanko → Hidarimawari – Tanaka Kitamachi → Yatsushiro Sanko (Sanko Bus, 44 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- Matsubase Sta. → Miyahara – Yatsushiro Sta. → Yatsushiro Sanko (Sanko Bus, 41 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- Minamata Sta. → → Nakayashiki (Sanko Bus, 41 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- Hitoyoshi Sanko → Kawaraya-machi – Masono → Omagari (Sanko Bus, 38 stops): main stops include Nakaaoi-machi, Hitoyoshi Sta., Hitoyoshi Sanko
- 3 Tsunagi Onsen → Shin-Minamata Sta. – City Hall (Wed → Minamata Port (Sanko Bus, 37 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Sakurai-cho
- Heiwa Machi Line (Shinwa Taxi & Nishida Kotsu, 33 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, Yatsushiro Sanchu, Mugishima Community Center
- Hitoyoshi Sanko → Medical Center – Nakagami-chodan → Suzumido Onsen (Sanko Bus, 31 stops): main stops include Nakaaoi-machi, Hitoyoshi Sta., Hitoyoshi Sanko
- 12 Yatsushiro City Hall → Takada – Shikikawauchi → Uinzu Yatsushiro (Sanko Bus, 30 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- Minamata Sta. → → Kassaikan (Sanko Bus, 30 stops): main stops include Minamata Sta., Chuogai, Tenjin-cho
- Matsubase Sta. → Kagami Crossroads – Omura → Yatsushiro City Hall (Sanko Bus, 28 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
- L3 Youme Town (Yatsushiro) → Kusunokicho – → Youme Town (Yatsushiro) (Sanko Bus, 26 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Yatsushiro Harmony Hall North Exit
- R3 Youme Town (Yatsushiro) → Asahi Chuo – → Youme Town (Yatsushiro) (Sanko Bus, 25 stops): main stops include Yatsushiro City Hall, General Hospital, Miya-no-machi
“Main stops” are stops on the route that many other routes also serve; their order has no meaning. Stop order on routes is estimated from positions.
Major bus stops (by number of routes)
Minamata Sta. (23 routes), Chuogai (20 routes), Tenjin-cho (20 routes), Sakurai-cho (20 routes), Koga-machi (18 routes), Asahimachi Shopping Street (18 routes), Minamata Post Office (18 routes), General Medical Center (18 routes), Nakaaoi-machi (13 routes), Hitoyoshi Sta. (13 routes), JA Minamata Branch Office (12 routes), Hitoyoshi Sanko (12 routes), Sakurai-cho 1 (12 routes), Hitoyoshi Post Office (11 routes), Yatsushiro City Hall (11 routes), Nishi-Kokonoka-machi (11 routes), Aoi Shrine Ura (Shin) (11 routes), Nakakoga-machi (10 routes), Minamata City Hall (10 routes), General Hospital (10 routes), Miya-no-machi (9 routes), Yatsushiro Harmony Hall North Exit (8 routes), Hitoyoshi Medical Center (8 routes), Yatsushiro Sta. (8 routes), Demachi (Yatsushiro) (8 routes), Rodokijunkantoshoku Entrance (Yatsushiro) (8 routes), Library (8 routes), Shinmachi (Hitoyoshi) (8 routes), Fuda-no-tsujimeotoebisu Shrine (8 routes), Toricho (8 routes), Hitoyoshi Municipal No. 1 Jr. High School (7 routes), Ote-machi 1 (7 routes), Ote-machi 2 (7 routes), Kusunokicho (7 routes), Hyakuken-cho (7 routes), Hitoyoshi City Hall (6 routes), Hitoyoshi-bashi (6 routes), Hachi-no-kubo Entrance (6 routes), Yatsushiro-gu Shrine (6 routes), Yatsushiro Sanko (6 routes)
Main stations on this map
Tanoura-Otachimisakikoen Sta., Isshochi Sta., Kami-Tanoura Sta., Hitoyoshionsen Sta., Hitoyoshi Sta., Sashiki Sta., Yatsushiro Sta., Sencho Sta., Yoshio Sta., Sakamoto Sta., Okoba Sta., Shin-Yatsushiro Sta., Shin-Minamata Sta., Hinagu Onsen Sta., Arisa Sta., Dan Sta., Minamata Sta., Tsunagi Sta., Uminoura Sta., Kaiji Sta., Watari Sta., Yunoura Sta., Setoishi Sta., Kyusendo Sta.
This is an unofficial page made by an individual. Check the operators’ official information for timetables, fares and current service.