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How to get to Japonski Island in Sitka by bus?

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Directions to Japonski Island (Sitka) with public transportation

The following transit lines have routes that pass near Japonski Island

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How to get to Japonski Island by bus?

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Bus stations near Japonski Island in Sitka

  • Swan Lake Senior Center,3 min walk,
  • Community House,7 min walk,
  • Lakeside Grocery,9 min walk,

Bus lines to Japonski Island in Sitka

  • BLUE LINE,To Gary Paxton Industrial Park,
  • GREEN LINE,To Japonski Island,
  • RED LINE,To Ferry Terminal,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Japonski Island?

    The closest stations to Japonski Island are:

    • Swan Lake Senior Center is 240 yards away, 3 min walk.
    • Community House is 517 yards away, 7 min walk.
    • Lakeside Grocery is 700 yards away, 9 min walk.
  • Which bus line stops near Japonski Island?

    GREEN LINE

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Japonski Island in Sitka?

    The nearest bus stop to Japonski Island in Sitka is Swan Lake Senior Center. It’s a 3 min walk away.

  • What time is the first bus to Japonski Island in Sitka?

    The GREEN LINE is the first bus that goes to Japonski Island in Sitka. It stops nearby at 6:30 AM.

  • What time is the last bus to Japonski Island in Sitka?

    The GREEN LINE is the last bus that goes to Japonski Island in Sitka. It stops nearby at 7:30 PM.

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Public Transit to Japonski Island in Sitka

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Location: Sitka

Japonski Island, Sitka
Japonski Island, SitkaJaponski Island (Tlingit: Yak'w Kashaneixí, Russian: остров Японский, romanized: ostrov Yaponsky, Japanese: ヤポンスキー島) is a small island in the city of Sitka in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, United States. It lies across the Sitka Channel from Sitka's central business district. The Russian colonists named the island Japonski (Russian for "Japanese") after some Japanese fishermen who were stranded there in 1805 (unnamed Russians returned them to Yezo (Hokkaidō) in 1806). Japonski Island is connected to Baranof Island and Sitka by the O'Connell Bridge. Before the bridge there was a ferry system similar to that which currently exists in Ketchikan. The shore boats that maintained the transportation link between Japonski and the rest of Sitka were the Donna, Teddy, Dorothy, Diane, and Arrowhead. They carried approximately 1000 passengers a day from 1946 to 1972. Japonski Island is home to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport; the Sitka branch campus of the University of Alaska Southeast; Mt. Edgecumbe High School — a state-run boarding school for rural Alaskans; the Indian Health Service regional hospital SEARHC (SouthEast Alaska Regional Healthcare Center); a United States Coast Guard air station; the port and facilities for the USCGC Kukui; and the restored boathouse maintained by the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society. Besides the Coast Guard housing complex, there are very few Sitkans who live on Japonski Island. The official population was 269 persons at the 2000 census. The land area of Japonski Island, including the connected nearby much smaller islands such as Virublennoi (Russian for "harvested" or "cut out"), Sasedni (Russian for "neighbor"), Kirushkin (probably a Russian surname), Makhnati (Russian for "shaggy") and smaller islets, was 1.467 square kilometres (363 acres).

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Sitka has 1 transit type(s), including: bus, operated by several transit agencies, including The RIDE

Public transit lines with stations closest to Japonski Island in Sitka

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