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Japan
Rail Pass
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Green
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Ordinary
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Adult
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Child
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Adult
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Child
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7 Days
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\37,800
($433) |
\18,900
($216) |
\28,300
($324) |
\14,150
($162) |
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14 Days
|
\61,200
($701) |
\30,600
($350) |
\45,100
($516) |
\22,550
($258) |
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21 Days
|
\79,600
($911) |
\39,800
($456) |
\57,700
($661) |
\28,850
($330) |
Kyoto Station.
The Japan Rail Pass is an inexpensive rail
pass for foreign visitors to Japan and Japanese nationals
residing outside of Japan. Compared to the prices
for single tickets, the Japan Rail Pass is an extremely
good offer, and is highly recommended to any tourist
who is planning to travel long distances by train
within Japan.
Eligibility
The Japan
Rail Pass has to be purchased outside of Japan at
Kent Travel in Vancouver,604-681-7825. When purchasing the pass,
you will
receive an exchange order which must be exchanged
into an actual rail pass after you arrive in Japan
and within three months of the purchase.You cannot purchase JR pass in Japan.
The
exchange can be done at many major railway stations. It is at the time
of exchange, when you determine the starting date of validity of your
Japan Rail Pass.
Only foreigners who stay in Japan as "temporary
visitors" and Japanese nationals with permanent
residence outside of Japan (detailed conditions apply)
are eligible for a Japan Rail Pass.
Example of the "Temporary Visitor"
entry status stamp.
Caution:
Even if you visit Japan with an Exchange Order, to
be turned in for a JAPAN RAIL PASS, the exchange cannot
be made unless you have "Temporary Visitor"
status; if you enter Japan under any other official
status, such as "Trainee," "Entertainer,"
or "Reentry Permit," you cannot change the
Exchange Order for a JAPAN RAIL PASS. Please note
that according to strict interpretation of the Japanese
Immigration Law, "Temporary Visitor" status
differs even from other types of stays that are also
for only short time periods.
Aboard the shinkansen.
Validity
The
Japan Rail Pass is valid on almost all trains operated by the various
regional JR (Japan Railways) companies, including urban train lines and
the shinkansen (bullet train), as well as on many JR bus lines and the
JR Miyajima ferry. The JR network offers a pass holder connections into
almost every part of the country. Pass holders are also eligible for
free seat reservations.
Not
covered by the Japan Rail Pass is the nozomi, the fastest of several
train categories on the Tokaido Shinkansen. Another exception are
all-berth sleeper trains, on which pass holders are required to pay the
express fee and the cost for a berth.
There
are also a small number of JR lines that partially use tracks owned by
different railway companies (for example, between Nagoya and Ise and
between Echigo-Yuzawa and Kanazawa). On such lines, pass holders have
to pay an additional fee on board of the train.
The
Japan Rail Pass is not valid on any train operated by companies other
than the Japan Railways (JR).
Japan
Rail Passes are currently available for periods of
one, two or three weeks and for either ordinary cars
or first-class "Green Cars". The major advantage
of "Green Cars" is that they are much less
crowded than ordinary cars.
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is valid for the railways, buses, and ferry boats shown below:
| Railways: |
All JR Group Railways-Shinkansen"bullet trains" (except any reserved or non-reserved seat on "NOZOMI" trains), limited express trains, express trains, and rapid or local trains. (With some exceptions)
Japan Rail Pass can not be used for Tokyo monorail.
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| Buses: |
Local lines of JR bus companies (JR Hokkaido Bus, JR Bus Tohoku, JR Bus Kanto, JR Tokai Bus, West Japan JR Bus, Chugoku JR Bus, JR Shikoku Bus, JR Kyushu Bus) and some of JR highway bus services*.
* Sapporo-Otaru; Morioka-Hirosaki; Tokyo-Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka,Tsukuba Center; Nagoya-Kyoto, Osaka; Osaka-Tsuyama, Kasai Flower Center
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| Ferry: |
Only the JR Miyajima ferry is covered. The JR Hakata-Pusan (Korea) ferry is not covered.
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A non-reserved seat (except for “NOZOMI” trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen) can be used simply by showing your JAPAN RAIL PASS. |
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Seat reservations can be made without additional payment.To make a reservation, go to any Travel Service Center or a Reservation Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR station, or to the sales office of a JR-associated travel agency. There, show your PASS, and obtain your reserved-seat ticket before the boarding.(See Table 1 below) |
*Please note that during crowded periods you cannot be guaranteed a seat on a specific train so please make a seat reservation in advance.
If possible,avoid rush hours in the morning and evening.
In major cities,avoid traveling during the morning and evening rush hours(7:30-9:30 am & 5:00-7:00 pm)
*The periods when seat reservations are particularly difficult to secure are as follows: |
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How to turn in an exchange order to receive a JAPAN RAIL PASS
You cannot use an Exchange Order when you travel on JR lines. Turn in your Exchange Order and obtain your JAPAN RAIL PASS at one of the JAPAN RAIL PASS exchange offices.
Front cover of
JR Pass.
Your Exchange Order must be turned in for a JAPAN RAIL PASS within three months of the date the Order was issued.
* Without your passport, the pass exchange will not be made. (A photocopy of your passport is also not acceptable because you must show the "Temporary Visitor" stamp in it.)
* If you are a Japanese national resident in a country other than Japan and with permanent resident status in that country, please show, in addition to your passport, documents testifying to your status.
*The type of PASS described on the Exchange Order cannot be changed.
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TABLE 1
Stations with JAPAN RAIL PASS exchange offices:
| Station |
Office |
Service Hours
(Japan Time) |
Days Closed |
| Kushiro |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-18:00 |
None |
| Obihiro |
Travel Service Center |
9:00-17:00 |
None |
| Asahikawa |
Travel Service Center |
9:30-17:30 |
None |
| Sapporo |
JR Information Desk
|
8:30-19:00 |
None |
| Travel Service Center (East) |
10:00-19:30 |
| Travel Service Center (South) |
10:00-20:00 |
| New-Chitose Airport |
Ticket Office |
8:30-21:00 |
None |
| Hakodate |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Aomori |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-18:00 |
None |
| Hachinohe |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-17:30 |
None |
| Akita |
Travel Service Center |
10:30-18:00 |
None |
| Sendai |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Yamagata |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-18:00 |
None |
| Fukushima |
Travel Service Center |
10:30-19:00 |
None |
| Niigata |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Nagano |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
Narita Airport
*Terminal 1 |
Travel Service Center |
9:30-19:00 |
None |
| Ticket Office |
6:30-9:30, 19:00-21:45 |
Narita Airport
*Terminal 2 |
Travel Service Center |
10:30-20:00 |
None |
| Ticket Office |
6:30-10:30, 20:00-21:45 |
| Tokyo |
JAPAN RAIL PASS Exchange Corner
(Yaesu North) |
7:30-20:30 |
None |
| Ticket Office(JR Central Yaesu Central) |
5:30-22:45 |
| Ueno |
Travel Service Center |
10:30-20:00 |
None |
| Shinjuku |
Information Center(South gate) |
9:00-19:00 |
None |
| Travel Service Center(East) |
9:30-20:00 |
| Shibuya |
Information Center(South) |
10:00-18:30 |
None |
| Ikebukuro |
Information Center(Central passage)
|
9:30-18:00 |
None |
| Shinagawa |
Information Center(Central gate) |
9:00-19:00 |
None |
| Ticket Office(JR Central) |
5:45-22:55 |
| Yokohama |
Travel Service Center |
11:00-20:00 |
None |
| Shin-Yokohama |
Ticket Office(JR Central) |
5:30-23:00 |
None |
| Odawara |
Ticket Office(JR Central) |
5:45-23:00 |
None |
| Mishima |
Ticket Office(South) |
6:15-23:00 |
None |
| Shizuoka |
Ticket Office |
5:00-23:05 |
None |
| Hamamatsu |
Ticket Office |
5:25-23:20 |
None |
| Nagoya |
JAPAN RAIL PASS Exchange Corner |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Ticket Office |
4:50-10:00, 19:00-24:20 |
| Kanazawa |
Ticket Office |
5:00-23:00 |
None |
| Kyoto |
Ticket Office(Central) |
5:30-23:00 |
None |
JR-CENTRAL Ticket Office
(Hachijo Shinkansen) |
8:30-23:00 |
| Shin-Osaka |
Ticket Office(Central gate) |
5:30-23:10 |
None |
| Osaka |
Ticket Office |
5:30-23:00 |
None |
| Kansai Airport |
Ticket Office |
5:30-23:00 |
None |
| Sannomiya |
Ticket Office(Central gate) |
5:30-23:00 |
None |
| Okayama |
Ticket Office |
6:30-23:00 |
None |
| Matsue |
Ticket Office |
4:50-21:30 |
None |
| Hiroshima |
Ticket Office |
5:00-24:00 |
None |
| Shimonoseki |
Ticket Office |
5:30-22:30 |
None |
| Takamatsu |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-18:00 |
None |
| Matsuyama |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-18:00 |
None |
| Tokushima |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-18:00 |
None |
| Kokura |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
Hakata
(Fukuoka) |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-20:00 |
None |
| Ticket Office(JR Kyushu) |
5:30-10:00, 20:00-23:00 |
| Saga |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Nagasaki |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Kumamoto |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Oita |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
| Miyazaki |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-18:00 |
None |
| Kagoshima-Chuo |
Travel Service Center |
10:00-19:00 |
None |
Map of Japan Rail Routes
Shinkansen travelling by Mt Fuji.
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