Japan Rail Pass, JR East Pass, JR West Pass, Hokkaido Rail Pass & Kyushu Rail Pass

Japan Rail Pass

Japan Railways has 12,400 miles of track, it is possible to travel almost anywhere in the country by train. The Japan Rail Pass can provide you with convenience and great savings if used wisely. There are no restrictions on date or season for the pass.

Green Pass is for first class cars and Ordinary Pass is for coach class cars.

		Ordinary			Green
Type Of Pass	Duration	Adult	Child 6-11 Yrs	Youth 12-25 Yrs	Adult	Child 6-11 Yrs
Japan Rail Pass	7 Days	JPY 28,300	JPY 14,150		JPY 37,800	JPY 18,900
	14 Days	JPY 45,100	JPY 22,550		JPY 61,200	JPY 30,600
	21 Days	JPY 57,700	JPY 28,850		JPY 79,600	JPY 39,800
JR East Pass	5 Days	JPY 20,000	JPY 10,000	JPY 16,000	JPY 28,000	JPY 14,000
	10 Days	JPY 32,000	JPY 16,000	JPY 25,000	JPY 44,800	JPY 22,400
	4 days within 1 month	JPY 20,000	JPY 10,000	JPY 16,000	JPY 28,000	JPY 14,000
JR West Pass (Sanyo Area)	4 Days	JPY 20,000	JPY 10,000
	8 Days	JPY 30,000	JPY 15,000
JR West Pass (Kansai Area)	1 Day	JPY 2,000	JPY 1,000
	2 Days	JPY 4,000	JPY 2,000
	3 Days	JPY 5,000	JPY 2,500
	4 Days	JPY 6,000	JPY 3,000
Kyushu Rail Pass	3 Days (North Kyushu)	JPY 7,000	JPY 3,500
	3 Days	JPY 14,000	JPY 7,000
	5 Days	JPY 17,000	JPY 8,500
Hokkaido Rail Pass	3 Days	JPY 15,000	JPY 7,500		JPY 21,500	JPY 10,750
	4 Days within 10 Days	JPY 19,500	JPY 9,750		JPY 27,000	JPY 13,500
	5 Days	JPY 19,500	JPY 9,750		JPY 27,000	JPY 13,500
	7 Days	JPY 22,000	JPY 11,000		JPY 30,000	JPY 15,000

The above are Japanese yen prices for a JAPAN RAIL PASS Exchange Order; the actual cost in local currency is calculated at the time the Exchange Order is issued.


1. Types of Rail Pass in Japan
	Japan Rail Pass - With Japan Rail Pass you can board almost any train on Japan Railways Group (JR Group) lines throughout the country. For modern convenient sight-seeing, Japan Rail Pass is a traveler's best friend.
	a. 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)
	b. 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
	c. Ferry Only the JR Miyajima ferry is covered. The JR Hakata-Pusan (Korea) ferry is not covered.

	JR East Pass - Valid for travel on all of the 72 railway lines of JR EAST: limited express trains (except private compartments or berths), including Shinkansen super express trains; express trains (except berths, etc.) ; local trains (except "Liner"/"Home Liner").

	JR West Pass (Sanyo Area) With this Pass you could travel to Osaka, Okayama, Hiroshima, Hakata and other sightseeing places in the sanyo area via Haruka, Shinkansen, and standard trains within the corresponding area.
	JR West Pass (Kansai Area) With this pass, you could travel to Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Nara, Himeji and other sightseeing places in the Kansai area via any standard trains and Haruka non-reserved seats within the corresponding area.

	Kyushu Rail Pass This pass is valid for ordinary cars, reserved and open seating on the Kyushu Railway Company Ltd. express trains and open seating on local trains (including local express trains). You could visit the famous Beppu's hot spring resorts, Active Volcanos Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture and Sakurajima in Kagoshima and taste the original chicken Shabu-shabu in the traditional yatai (mobile food stall) of Fukuoka.

	Hokkaido Rail Pass Valid for all the train lines of Hokkaido Railway Co. and the bus lines of JR Hokkaido Bus (excluding Sapporo - Asahikawa / Sapporo - Mombetsu / Sapporo - Obihiro / Sapporo - Kiroro / Sapporo – Erimo & Hiroo lines and irregular lines). You could enjoy visiting the Furano Flowers, Sahoro Ski resort area and also the Noboribetsu hot spring resorts!

2. Who is eligible for the Rail Pass in Japan?

a. You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sight-seeing, under the entry status of "temporary visitor."
"Temporary Visitor" entry status, according to Japanese Immigration Law, allows a stay in Japan of 15 days or 90 days for "sight-seeing, etc." If you apply for a "stay for sight-seeing" when you enter Japan, entry personnel will stamp your passport as "Temporary Visitor," as shown below. Only persons who have a passport bearing this stamp can use a JAPAN RAIL PASS.

b. You are a Japanese national living in a foreign country,
-who is qualified to live permanently in that country, or
-who is married to a non-Japanese residing in a country other than Japan.

3. Validity period

The validity period of a JAPAN RAIL PASS is the consecutive number of days of the validity period of the PASS beginning on the date the PASS is first used.

It must be noted that t he pass is by date, not by time of day, so if you start using it in the evening, that will still count as a full day.

Within three months from the date the Exchange Order was issued, you must turn in your Exchange Order to obtain your JAPAN RAIL PASS. At that time, you have to specify the date that you want to start using the PASS. It can be any date within one month from the date the PASS is received.

Once the PASS has a starting date written on it, the date cannot be changed.