Getting Around Shodoshima Without a Car: Comprehensive Olive Bus Route Guide with Fares & Schedules

Wondering How to Get Around Shodoshima? No Car? No Problem!

When visiting Shodoshima for sightseeing, one of the first challenges many travelers face is: “How do I get around the island?”

“Should I rent a car?” “Is it okay if I don’t have a driver’s license?” “Can I really visit all the major tourist spots just by bus?”

If these are your concerns, we’ve got good news. On Shodoshima, the Olive Bus local route network covers nearly all tourist attractions, meaning you can enjoy a full island adventure even without a car.

Angel Road, Kankakei Gorge, Shodoshima Olive Park, and the Twenty-Four Eyes Movie Village—these iconic destinations are all accessible by Olive Bus. Plus, with a 1-day pass, you can hop on and off as you like without paying each time. It’s surprisingly cost-effective.

This article provides a detailed overview of all Olive Bus routes, including maps, schedules, fares, and nearby attractions. If you’re uneasy about driving or want to take in the scenery at a relaxed pace, read on!

Shodoshima Olive Bus

The Shodoshima Olive Bus is operated by Shodoshima Olive Bus Co., Ltd. and runs throughout the island.

Each route covers key destinations across Shodoshima, allowing you to explore the island entirely by Olive Bus.

There are no trains operating on the island. In fact, the Olive Bus is the only local public bus service available on Shodoshima.

So if you plan to travel using public transportation, understanding the Olive Bus routes will help you create an efficient itinerary.

Olive Bus Routes

Olive Bus routes are divided based on direction, with a total of 9 lines. These buses provide access to nearly all areas of Shodoshima.

1. Sakate Line
2. Minami-Meguri Fukuda Line
3. Tanoura Movie Village Line
4. Nishiura Line
5. Kita-Meguri Fukuda Line
6. Nakayama Line
7. Shikai Line
8. Mito-Nishi Line
9. Kankakei Express Line (Seasonal Operation)

Route Maps – Shodoshima Olive Bus Co., Ltd.

Key Terms: Nobori and Kudari

Some Olive Bus routes use terms like “Nobori” (inbound) and “Kudari” (outbound), or directional terms such as “East Loop / West Loop” and “North Route / South Route.”

• Nobori (inbound) refers to buses heading toward Tonosho Port.
• Kudari (outbound) refers to buses departing from Tonosho Port.
• East/West Loop indicates clockwise or counterclockwise directions.
• North/South Route indicates whether the bus travels along the island’s north or south side.

Olive Bus Fares

The fare for a single Olive Bus ride ranges from ¥200 to ¥500 (adult fare), depending on the distance traveled. Children between the ages of 6 and 12, or elementary school students, are eligible for half-price fares. (Fares ending in ¥5 are rounded up to the nearest ¥10.)

As of August 2025. For the latest fare details, please check the official site:

Fare Chart – Shodoshima Olive Bus Co., Ltd.

If You’re Traveling Mainly by Bus, Get the “1-Day Pass”

Olive Bus offers a “1-Day Pass” that allows unlimited rides for one day.

During the Setouchi Triennale, fares increase due to the addition of special art festival bus routes. These temporary buses are also covered by the 1-Day Pass.

• Shodoshima Bus Map during Setouchi Triennale 2025 [PDF]
• Setouchi Triennale 2025 Temporary Bus Info [PDF]

How to Buy the 1-Day Pass

You can buy the 1-Day Pass on board Olive Buses, at ports and hotels around Shodoshima, and at the onboard shop on the Jumbo Ferry.

Ticket Booklets & 1 - Day Pass – Shodoshima Olive Bus Co., Ltd.

If you’re purchasing on the bus, just let the driver know when you get off that you’d like to buy a 1-Day Pass.

A mobile version of the 1-Day Pass is also available. You’ll need to install a dedicated smartphone app, but this option is convenient since you won’t have to search for a place to buy the pass.

• Shodoshima Olive Bus 1 - Day Pass | Jorudan Mobile Ticket (Japanese)
• Shodoshima Olive Bus 1 - Day Pass | Jorudan Mobile Ticket (English)

Route Maps, Timetables & Attractions by Line

Here you’ll find detailed overviews, maps, timetables, and highlights for each of the Olive Bus routes.

Sakate Line

The Sakate Line connects Tonosho Port and Sakate Port. It travels along the southern edge of Shodoshima’s main island and stops at many of the island’s major attractions.

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Tonosho Port ⇔ Peace Monument ⇔ Nishihonmachi ⇔ Tonosho Honmachi ⇔ Olive Town ⇔ Yawata Bridge ⇔ Futago-ura ⇔ Iribe ⇔ Nishigamo ⇔ Shodoshima Central High School ⇔ Inoue Seikoen Rashiku-en ⇔ Ikeda Port Terminal ⇔ Ikeda Internal Clinic (Ikeda Port) ⇔ Toyo Olive Shop ⇔ Mukaiji ⇔ Shodoshima Central Hospital ⇔ Ikeda Oike ⇔ Maruyama ⇔ Akasaka ⇔ Chikubu ⇔ Olive Hill ⇔ Olive Park Entrance ⇔ Mizuki ⇔ Shodoshima Youth Hostel ⇔ Hikata ⇔ Shimizu ⇔ Kusakabe Port ⇔ Kusakabe Honmachi ⇔ Town Hall ⇔ Shodoshima Junior High ⇔ Yasuda ⇔ Umaki ⇔ Nao ⇔ Marukin ⇔ Ashinoura ⇔ Bay Resort Hotel ⇔ Furue ⇔ Miharashi ⇔ Sakate Port ⇔ Sakate Port Terminal ⇔ Sakate East

Timetable

Sakate Line (Outbound) to Sakate East [PDF]

Sakate Line (Inbound) to Tonosho Port [PDF]

Minami-Meguri Fukuda Line

The Minami-Meguri Fukuda Line connects Tonosho Port to Fukuda Port. For a large portion of the route, it shares the same path as the Sakate Line, making it convenient for reaching many major tourist attractions.

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Tonosho Port ⇔ Peace Monument ⇔ Nishihonmachi ⇔ Tonosho Honmachi ⇔ Olive Town ⇔ Yawata Bridge ⇔ Futago-ura ⇔ Iribe ⇔ Nishigamo ⇔ Shodoshima Central High School ⇔ Inoue Seikoen Rashiku-en ⇔ Ikeda Port Terminal ⇔ Ikeda Internal Clinic (Ikeda Port) ⇔ Toyo Olive Shop ⇔ Mukaiji ⇔ Shodoshima Central Hospital ⇔ Ikeda Oike ⇔ Maruyama ⇔ Akasaka ⇔ Chikubu ⇔ Olive Hill ⇔ Olive Park Entrance ⇔ Mizuki ⇔ Shodoshima Youth Hostel ⇔ Hikata ⇔ Shimizu ⇔ Kusakabe Port ⇔ Kusakabe Honmachi ⇔ Town Hall ⇔ Shodoshima Junior High ⇔ Yasuda ⇔ Mure Hospital ⇔ Upper Yasuda ⇔ Tachibana Housing Complex ⇔ Upper Tachibana ⇔ Tachibana ⇔ Nanpudai ⇔ Iwaya Fishing Port ⇔ Iwaya ⇔ Tengu Rock ⇔ Tobama ⇔ Golf Course ⇔ Kanekami ⇔ Fukuda West ⇔ Fukuda Port

Timetable

Minami - Meguri Fukuda Line (Outbound) to Fukuda Port [PDF]

Minami - Meguri Fukuda Line (Inbound) to Tonosho Port [PDF]

Tanoura Movie Village Line

The Tanoura Movie Village Line connects Tonosho Port to the Twenty-Four Eyes Movie Village. This route runs along the southern coast of the main island of Shodoshima. While it shares part of the route with the Sakate Line, a key difference is that it passes through Angel Road shortly after leaving Tonosho Port.

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Tonosho Port ⇔ Peace Monument ⇔ Kashima Junior High ⇔ Kashima Beach ⇔ Hirai Clinic ⇔ Ginpaura ⇔ International Hotel (Angel Road) ⇔ Oji ⇔ Government Building ⇔ Nishihonmachi ⇔ Tonosho Honmachi ⇔ Olive Town ⇔ Yawata Bridge ⇔ Futago-ura ⇔ Iribe ⇔ Nishigamo ⇔ Shodoshima Central High School ⇔ Inoue Seikoen Rashiku-en ⇔ Ikeda Port Terminal ⇔ Ikeda Internal Clinic (Ikeda Port) ⇔ Toyo Olive Shop ⇔ Mukaiji ⇔ Shodoshima Central Hospital ⇔ Ikeda Oike ⇔ Maruyama ⇔ Akasaka ⇔ Chikubu ⇔ Olive Hill ⇔ Olive Park Entrance ⇔ Mizuki ⇔ Shodoshima Youth Hostel ⇔ Hikata ⇔ Shimizu ⇔ Kusakabe Port ⇔ Kusakabe Honmachi ⇔ Town Hall ⇔ Shodoshima Junior High ⇔ Yasuda ⇔ Umaki ⇔ Nao ⇔ Marukin ⇔ Ashinoura ⇔ Bay Resort Hotel ⇔ Furue ⇔ Miharashi ⇔ Sakate West ⇔ Sakate Port Terminal ⇔ Sakate East ⇔ Furue Beach ⇔ Horikoshi ⇔ Kiridani ⇔ Tanoura ⇔ Tanoura Movie Village

If you’re heading to the Twenty-Four Eyes Movie Village, you can either get off at the final stop, Tanoura Movie Village, or take a ferry from the Olive Navi Shodoshima Tourist Center, located just outside the Olive Park Entrance bus stop.

Timetable

Tanoura Movie Village Line (Tonosho Port ⇔ Movie Village) [PDF]

Nishiura Line

The Nishiura Line is a circular route that loops around Maejima, starting and ending at Tonosho Port. Because it operates in a continuous loop, there is no concept of “inbound” or “outbound”—instead, buses are labeled as “East Loop” (clockwise) or “West Loop” (counterclockwise).

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Tonosho Port ⇔ Peace Monument ⇔ Nishihonmachi ⇔ Tonosho Honmachi ⇔ Olive Town ⇔ Yawata Bridge ⇔ Government Building ⇔ Oji ⇔ International Hotel (Angel Road) ⇔ Ginpaura ⇔ Hirai Clinic ⇔ Kashima Beach ⇔ Kashima Junior High ⇔ Kashima ⇔ Yanagi ⇔ Horigami Shrine ⇔ Senken ⇔ Togata ⇔ Kose ⇔ Power Station ⇔ Yasai Kobo ⇔ Unagi ⇔ Tonosho Port

This route is especially convenient for getting from Tonosho Port to Angel Road. Taking the East Loop will get you there 7 minutes faster than the West Loop.

Timetable

Nishiura Line (Tonosho Port ⇔ Tonosho Port) [PDF]

Kita-Meguri Fukuda Line

The Kita-Meguri Fukuda Line connects Shodoshima Central Hospital to Fukuda Port via Tonosho Port. After passing Tonosho Port, the bus travels along the northern coast of Shodoshima’s main island toward Fukuda.

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Shodoshima Central Hospital ⇔ Mukaiji ⇔ Toyo Olive Shop ⇔ Ikeda Internal Clinic (Ikeda Port) ⇔ Inoue Seikoen Rashiku-en ⇔ Shodoshima Central High School ⇔ Nishigamo ⇔ Iribe ⇔ Futago-ura ⇔ Government Building ⇔ Oji ⇔ International Hotel (Angel Road) ⇔ Ginpaura ⇔ Hirai Clinic ⇔ Kashima Beach ⇔ Kashima Junior High ⇔ Tonosho Port ⇔ Peace Monument ⇔ Nishihonmachi ⇔ Tonosho Honmachi ⇔ Olive Town ⇔ Yawata Bridge ⇔ Tonosho Junior High ⇔ Kitayama ⇔ Kamisho ⇔ Kuroiwa ⇔ Komagoe ⇔ Shodoshima Daikannon (Happiness Station) ⇔ Magoe ⇔ Higashimagoe ⇔ Yakatazaki ⇔ Kenme ⇔ Komi ⇔ Osaka Castle Stone Museum ⇔ Kotozuka ⇔ Takara Gakuen ⇔ Tai ⇔ Nakanokuchi ⇔ Obu ⇔ Obu-mukai-cho ⇔ Kobei Fudoson Trailhead ⇔ Kobei ⇔ Nadayama ⇔ Yoshida ⇔ Arahama ⇔ Fukuda Port

Note: Service between Shodoshima Central Hospital and Tonosho Port, as well as the final evening departures, may be suspended on some days. Please check the timetable for specific operation details.

Timetable

Kita - Meguri Fukuda Line (Shodoshima Central Hospital ⇔ Fukuda Port) [PDF]

Nakayama Line

The Nakayama Line operates a circular route that departs from Tonosho Port, passes through the area of Nakayama Senmaida (terraced rice fields), and returns to Tonosho Port. If you’d like to visit the terraced rice fields by bus, this is the line to take.

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Tonosho Port ⇔ Peace Monument ⇔ Nishihonmachi ⇔ Olive Town ⇔ Tonosho Honmachi ⇔ Yawata Bridge ⇔ Tonosho Junior High ⇔ Kitayama ⇔ Kamisho ⇔ Myoken ⇔ Shimokuroiwa ⇔ Tokiwabashi ⇔ Hishiyama ⇔ Nishi-Nakayama ⇔ Kasuga Shrine ⇔ Nakayama ⇔ Oku-Nakayama ⇔ Kamichi ⇔ Shodoshima Central Hospital ⇔ Mukaiji ⇔ Toyo Olive Shop ⇔ Ikeda Internal Clinic (Ikeda Port) ⇔ Inoue Seikoen Rashiku-en ⇔ Shodoshima Central High School ⇔ Nishigamo ⇔ Iribe ⇔ Futago-ura

Since this is a loop route, it follows an “East Loop” or “West Loop” format rather than “inbound” or “outbound” directions.

Timetable

Nakayama Line (Tonosho Port ⇔ Tonosho Port) [PDF]

Shikai Line

The Shikai Line connects Tonosho Port to Magoehama, running from the western to the northern areas of Shodoshima’s main island. This line is operated by the Town of Tonosho as a municipal bus service.

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Tonosho Port ⇔ Peace Monument ⇔ Nishihonmachi ⇔ Tonosho Honmachi ⇔ Olive Town ⇔ Fuchizaki ⇔ Honkakuji ⇔ Otani ⇔ Green Plaza ⇔ Baba-saki ⇔ Ikisue ⇔ Shikai Community Center ⇔ Koue ⇔ Kabuzaki ⇔ Nagahama ⇔ Uzue ⇔ Mejima ⇔ Motome ⇔ Magoehama

Timetable

Shikai Line (Tonosho Port ⇔ Magoehama) [PDF]

Mito-Nishi Line

The Mito-Nishi Line connects Ikeda Port to Kannaura. This route is especially useful for visiting art installations scattered around the Kannaura area during the Setouchi Triennale. It is operated by the Town of Shodoshima as a municipal bus service.

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Ikeda Port Terminal ⇔ Shodoshima Central High School ⇔ Inoue Seikoen Rashiku-en ⇔ Ikeda Internal Clinic (Ikeda Port) ⇔ Shodoshima Central Hospital ⇔ Toyo Olive Shop ⇔ Hamajo ⇔ Kokumin Shukusha ⇔ Shodoshima Furusato Village ⇔ Muroo ⇔ Futami ⇔ Yoshino Beach ⇔ Yoshino ⇔ Kamono ⇔ Kamono Beach ⇔ Memigatani ⇔ Yoshigaura ⇔ Ichikamiko ⇔ Kannaura ⇔ Kannaura West

Shodoshima Town Municipal Bus & Shared Taxi Information

Kankakei Express Line

The Kankakei Express Line connects Ikeda Port to the ropeway station “Koun Station,” which serves as the entrance to Kankakei Gorge.

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Ikeda Port Terminal ⇔ Shodoshima Furusato Village ⇔ Olive Park Entrance ⇔ Kusakabe Port ⇔ Kusakabe Honmachi ⇔ Kusakabe Community Center ⇔ Kamikake-dori ⇔ Uchiumi Dam ⇔ Inotani ⇔ Koun Station

This is the only bus route that provides direct access to Kankakei Gorge via public transportation. However, it operates on a seasonal basis only, so the service period is limited.

There is also a free shuttle bus available for Kankakei access. For more details, see the article below:

Timetable

Kankakei Express Line (Ikeda Station ⇔ Koun Station) [PDF]

Experience the Slow Island Life with the Shodoshima Olive Bus

The Olive Bus is more than just a way to get around—it’s part of the Shodoshima travel experience itself. From the calm Seto Inland Sea to the green olive groves, scenic island views unfold outside your window throughout the ride.

You may find yourself enjoying casual conversations with locals at bus stops, or relaxing with the view without worrying about driving. These are moments you can’t experience when traveling by car.

With the 1-Day Pass costing just ¥1,600, you can explore all the major attractions on the island. When you factor in rental car fees, fuel, and parking, the Olive Bus becomes a truly budget-friendly option.

For those without a driver’s license or who feel uneasy about driving in an unfamiliar place, the Olive Bus makes it possible to enjoy Shodoshima without compromise. As long as you check the maps and timetables, you can move around efficiently and confidently.

Next time you visit Shodoshima, make the most of your trip with the Olive Bus. We hope it helps make your island adventure a truly memorable one.