search_route
Searches train routes between stations in Japan through Yahoo! Transit; station names must be given in Japanese kanji or kana, so English or Chinese names are converted before the call.
LABSCO SUMMARY
A Japanese rail query becomes one call, provided you hand it the kanji.
The parameters carry the value here: the time is given down to the minute and read as either a departure or an arrival, and every mode is an independent switch, so "the same trip without the Shinkansen" is a rerun rather than a different tool. The station-name rule is strict enough that the tool's own description spells out the conversions for the major stations, and anything outside that list has to be converted first.
What it is
A single-tool route search over Yahoo! Transit for stations in Japan.
What you get
- Routes between two stations, optionally via a third, for a year, month, day, hour and minute you supply
- Each mode as its own switch: useShinkansen, useExpress, useAirline, useFerry, useHighwayBus and useLocalBus
- The search shaped around the traveller: walkSpeed, seatPreference, ticket type, sort order, and whether the time given is a departure or an arrival
Requirements
Station names written in Japanese kanji or kana — search_route does not take the romanised or English form, so the conversion happens before the call. No account and no key.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y norikae-mcp
USE CASES
01
Getting from the airport to the hotel on the last train
Give it both station names in kanji and the arrival time you have to make, then decide whether the Shinkansen and express legs are worth it — and slow walkSpeed down if the transfer window looks optimistic.
1 tool
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
1 tool when we connected.
Requires
Node.js 18+
Where it runs
Both documented clients run the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the one tool definition that rides along on every turn
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npx -y norikae-mcpMCP Clients
Claude Desktop, Cursor
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"norikae": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"norikae-mcp"
]
}
}
}
