How accurate are bus stops on Google Maps?
For each MY-YU Bus boarding point, we compared where Google Maps shows it with the coordinates in the official data (GTFS).
Results by stop
- 1JR Kochi StationJR高知駅高知駅バスターミナル157mFar off
- 1Kochi Station Bus Terminal高知駅バスターミナル高知駅バスターミナル36mClose match
- 2Harimayabashiはりまや橋はりまや橋観光バスターミナル278mFar off
- 6Makino Botanical Garden (toward Katsurahama)牧野植物園正門前（桂浜方面）牧野植物園正門前0mClose match
- 8Sumiyoshi-ike (toward Katsurahama)住吉池前（桂浜方面）住吉池前20mClose match
- 9Ikedori Gijutsu Gakko (toward Katsurahama)池通技術学校前（桂浜方面）池通技術学校前14mClose match
- 10Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum (toward Katsurahama)龍馬記念館前（桂浜方面）龍馬記念館前1mClose match
- 11Katsurahama桂浜桂浜1mClose match
- 10Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum (toward Kochi Sta.)龍馬記念館前（高知駅方面）龍馬記念館前11mClose match
- 9Ikedori Gijutsu Gakko (toward Kochi Sta.)池通技術学校前（高知駅方面）池通技術学校前0mClose match
- 8Sumiyoshi-ike (toward Kochi Sta.)住吉池前（高知駅方面）住吉池前2mClose match
- 4Harimayabashi Sightseeing Bus Terminalはりまや橋観光バスターミナルはりまや橋観光バスターミナル83mSlightly off
- 3Kita-Harimayabashi北はりまや橋北はりまや橋1mClose match
- 1Kochi Station Bus Terminal (arrival)高知駅バスターミナル（到着）高知駅バスターミナル19mClose match
Buses usually depart from Kochi Tabi Hiroba on the south side of JR Kochi Station. Special-schedule departures use the north-side bus terminal. On weekends and holidays, the last return from Katsurahama (trip 9) arrives at the north-side terminal.
How we checked
The reference is the coordinates in the official data (GTFS) retrieved on 20 October 2026. We have not yet checked them on site. Godaisan Observatory and Chikurin-ji are not listed because Google Maps search did not return them as bus stops.
Method: we searched Google Maps for each stop’s Japanese name and measured the straight-line distance between the first result and the official coordinates. Under 50 m is within smartphone GPS error (“Close match”), 50–100 m is “Slightly off”, and 100 m or more is “Far off”.