JAPAN RAIL PASS: The Key To Convenient Sightseeing In Japan.
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is offered by the six companies that make up the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is an incredibly economical way to travel throughout Japan by train.
There are two types of JAPAN RAIL PASS: Green (for superior-class Green cars), and Ordinary. Both of these types are available as a 7-day, 14-day, or 21-day pass.
You can refer to this JAPAN RAIL PASS validity information 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 |
18,900
YEN |
28,300
YEN |
14,150
YEN |
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14-day
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61,200
YEN |
30,600
YEN |
45,100
YEN |
22,550
YEN |
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21-day
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79,600
YEN |
39,800
YEN |
57,700
YEN |
28,850
YEN |
The pass is valid for travel on Japan Railways Group (JR) transportation throughout the country in the class of service indicated on the pass on the following lines:
Train
Shinkansen, except Nozomi and Mizuho, limited express, express, local (including Rapid and Special Rapid services)
The pass is also valid on the following non-JR lines:
Tokyo Monorail between Hamamatsuchō and Haneda Airport, Aomori Railway for journeys starting and ending at Hachinohe and Aomori only, and for journeys from these stations to Noheji and the JR East Ōminato Line.
Bus
The pass is valid on the local routes of the following bus companies:
JR Hokkaidō Bus Company, JR Bus Tohoku Company, JR Bus Kantō Company, JR Tokai Bus Company, West JR Bus Company, Chūgoku JR Bus Company, JR Shikoku Bus Company, JR Kyūshū Bus Company
Highway bus
The pass is valid on the following highway bus routes:
Sapporo – Otaru
Morioka – Hirosaki
Tokyo – Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Tsukuba Center
Nagoya – Kyōto, Ōsaka
Ōsaka – Tsuyama, Kasai Flower Center
Ferry
The pass is also valid for travel on the JR Ferry service on the following route:
Miyajima – Miyajimaguchi
For further information about JAPAN RAIL PASS validity, please click here.
Exchange Orders can be purchased from the following JR authorized sales offices and agents:
JTB Corp., Nippon Travel Agency, KINTETSU INTERNATIONAL, Toptour Corporation, Japan Airlines*, All Nippon Airways**, JALPAK, and their associated agencies.
A JAPAN RAIL PASS cannot be purchased inside Japan.
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