Anyone can buy Ride set · Ride set
Gift Coupon Tickets (¥1,100 of value for ¥1,000)
ギフト回数券 · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥1,000 1 booklet (6 × ¥100 + 10 × ¥50)
No expiry date.
Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line 秋田内陸線
Railway · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway 秋田内陸縦貫鉄道 · 29 stations
How to ride Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway (Akita Nairiku Line, "Smile Rail") P
Operator-wide facts from Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway (Akita Nairiku Line, "Smile Rail")'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
IC cards (Suica etc.)Not confirmedCarry cash
Credit card touchNot confirmed
Where you payOn board P
Wheelchair assistance
Head office (Ani), 8:30–17:15, closed weekends and holidays. Station windows: Takanosu 7:20–17:00 (0186-63-0643), Aniai 4:50–22:30 (0186-82-2136), Kakunodate 9:20–17:20 (0187-54-3758). No accessibility page was found. Tel. 0186-82-3231
Sources checked 2026-10-09 · review: draft_unreviewed
- www.akita-nairiku.com/ticket/ · official ticket page · checked 2026-10-08
- www.akita-nairiku.com/en/ · official home · checked 2026-10-08
- www.akita-nairiku.com/ · official status page · checked 2026-10-09
Passes valid on this line 9 P
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. 1 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
Foreign visitors only 1 day · Unlimited rides
Akita Nairiku Discount Ticket for Overseas Visitors
秋田内陸線 訪日外国人向け割引乗車券 · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥2,000 Whole line, adult · ¥1,000 Whole line, child · ¥1,500 Type A (Takanosu–Matsuba), adult · +3 more
One day only. Sold all year.
Conditions apply 1 day · Unlimited rides
Birthday One-Day Pass
バースデー1日乗り放題きっぷ · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥1,500 Adult (per person) · ¥750 Child (per person)
One day you choose, from 3 days before to 3 days after the birthday. Sold from 1 month before.
Anyone can buy 1 day · Discount ticket
One-Way Stopover Ticket
片道寄り道きっぷ · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥1,800 Adult · ¥900 Child
One day.
Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides
Akita Nairiku One-Day Pass
秋田内陸ワンデーパス · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥2,500 Whole line (Takanosu–Kakunodate), adult · ¥1,250 Whole line, child · ¥2,000 Type A (Takanosu–Matsuba), adult · +3 more
The one day printed on the ticket. Sold from 1 month before.
Conditions apply Until 31 Dec 20261 day · Unlimited rides
Hinoe-Uma One-Day Ticket (born 1966)
丙午一日満喫きっぷ · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥2,000 Adult (no child price)
The date printed on the ticket. Sold 1 Jan–31 Dec 2026.
Anyone can buy On sale from 20 Oct 20261 day · Unlimited rides
Akita Holiday Pass
あきたホリデーパス · JR East
¥2,870 Adult · ¥1,430 Child (6–11)
One day. Weekends and holidays 1 Nov 2026 – 23 Feb 2027, and every day 23 Dec 2026 – 7 Jan 2027.
Anyone can buy 2 days · Unlimited rides
Akita Nairiku Two-Day Pass
秋田内陸ツーデーパス · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥3,500 Adult · ¥1,750 Child ¥1,750/day
2 days from the chosen date. Sold from 1 month before.
Conditions apply See validity · Unlimited rides
Driving Licence Return Passport (3 months)
運転免許返納パスポート · Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway
¥10,000 3 months
3 months from the date of sale.
Stations
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them; names marked * are from Japanese Wikipedia or romanized for this guide (unofficial).
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 鷹巣 🗣 | Takanosu * | 316 | |
| 2 | 西鷹巣 🗣 | Nishi-Takanosu | 5 | |
| 3 | 縄文小ヶ田 🗣 | Jomon-Ogata | 5 | |
| 4 | 大野台 🗣 | Ōnodai | 8 | |
| 5 | 合川 🗣 | Aikawa | 88 | |
| 6 | 上杉 🗣 | Kamisugi | 10 | |
| 7 | 米内沢 🗣 | Yonaizawa | 77 | |
| 8 | 桂瀬 かつらせ 🗣 | Katsurase | 14 | |
| 9 | 阿仁前田温泉 あにまえだおんせん 🗣 | Ani-Maeda-Onsen | 99 | |
| 10 | 前田南 🗣 | Maedaminami | 5 | |
| 11 | 小渕 🗣 | Kobuchi | 3 | |
| 12 | 阿仁合 🗣 | Aniai | 64 | |
| 13 | 荒瀬 🗣 | Arase | 4 | |
| 14 | 萱草 🗣 | Kayakusa | 1 | |
| 15 | 笑内 🗣 | Okashinai | 4 | |
| 16 | 岩野目 🗣 | Iwanome | 1 | |
| 17 | 比立内 🗣 | Hitachinai | 23 | |
| 18 | 奥阿仁 🗣 | Okuani | 1 | |
| 19 | 阿仁マタギ 🗣 | Animatagi | 8 | |
| 20 | 戸沢 🗣 | Tozawa | 2 | |
| 21 | 上桧木内 かみひのきない 🗣 | Kamihinokinai | 7 | |
| 22 | 左通 🗣 | Sadōri | 3 | |
| 23 | 羽後中里 🗣 | Ugo-Nagazato | 6 | |
| 24 | 松葉 🗣 | Matsuba | 38 | |
| 25 | 羽後長戸呂 🗣 | Ugo-Nagatoro | 4 | |
| 26 | 八津 🗣 | Yatsu | 7 | |
| 27 | 西明寺 🗣 | Saimyouji | 8 | |
| 28 | 羽後太田 🗣 | Ugo-Ōta | 1 | |
| 29 | 角館 かくのだて 🗣 | Kakunodate | 1,150 | JR Tazawako Line |
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).
Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.