JAPAN RAIL PASS... The Key To Convenient Sightseeing In Japan.
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is the most economical way to travel throughout Japan by rail.
Please be aware, however, that some restrictions apply.
The pass is not valid for “NOZOMI” trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines.
Who is eligible for a JAPAN RAIL
PASS?
1.You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for
sight-seeing,under the entry status of "temporary visitor."
2.You are a Japanese national living
in a foreigncountry,
a. who is
qualified to live permanently in that country, or
b. who is married to a
non-Japanese residing in a country other than Japan.
Note: Persons
meeting conditions a or b above must be required to show proof of same at the
point of purchase of an Exchange Order and obtaining a JAPAN RAIL PASS.
Also
note: The former condition about a Japanese national "who has been living in a
foreign country for ten or more years" is discontinued from 1 April 2004
purchase.
JAPAN RAIL PASS types and
prices
There are two types of
JAPAN RAIL PASS: Green (for superior-class Green cars), and Ordinary.
Each of
these types is available as a 7-day, 14-day, or 21-day PASS.See "JAPAN RAIL
PASS validity", for services that can be used with a JAPAN RAIL
PASS.
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Type:
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Green
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Ordinary
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Duration
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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-day
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37,800 YEN
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18,900 YEN
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28,300 YEN
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14,150 YEN
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14-day
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61,200 YEN
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30,600 YEN
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45,100 YEN
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22,550 YEN
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21-day
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79,600 YEN
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39,800 YEN
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57,700YEN
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28,850
YEN
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The above are yen (or ) prices for a JAPAN RAIL PASS
Exchange Order; the actual cost in local currency is calculated at the time the
Exchange Order is issued. Note that the purchase exchange rate may differ from
the exchange rate in effect when you actually visit Japan.
The local
currency price, applicable exchange rate, and issue date for an Exchange Order
are specified on the Exchange Order itself. PASS prices for children apply from
age 6 to and including age 11. Prices are subject to change. The applicable
price is the price valid on the date when an Exchange Order is
issued.
JAPAN RAIL PASS
validity
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Ferry: | Only the JR Miyajima ferry is covered. The JR Hakata-Pusan (Korea) ferry is not covered. |
※For more detail, please check official JR PASS
site.
