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JAPAN RAIL PASS
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is offered by
the six companies
that make up the Japan Railways Group (JR Group).
The most convenient, efficient, and
economical to travel
throughout Japan
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is a special ticket that
is available only
to travelers visiting Japan from foreign countries for sight
-seeing. You are
eligible to purchase a JAPAN RAIL PASS if you meet one of the
following two
conditions:
1.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.
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.
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.
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.
1. Transportation services
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is valid for the railways, buses, and ferry
boats.
| 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. |
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Important
notes:
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats,
reserved or
non-reserved, on "NOZOMI" trains on the
Tokaido and Sanyo
Shinkansen lines.(The pass holders must take
"HIKARI" or "KODAMA" trains.)If you use a
"NOZOMI," you must pay the
basic fare and the limited express charge, and for a
Green Car the Green
Car surcharge. Note also that passengers using JR
trains on non-JR lines
must pay additional fares and charges for sections
traveled on such
lines. |
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2. Train accommodations
- Most JR trains have Ordinary Cars (coach class) while
many long-distance
trains also offer Green Cars (superior class). With a Green-
type JAPAN RAIL
PASS you can use either class, while with an Ordinary-
type JAPAN RAIL
PASS you can use only Ordinary Cars without paying an
additional charge.
Refer to the table below for details
- The cars with 
can be used with JAPAN RAIL PASS
- Use of the cars with
requires paying additional charges
- There are no Green Cars on most HIKARI and KODAMA trains
on the Sanyo
Shinkansen line (Shin-Osaka -Hakata), or on TSUBAME
trains on the Kyushu
Shinkansen line(Shin-Yatsushiro ・Kagoshima)
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Trains
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Accomodations
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Green
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Ordinary
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"NOZOMI" trains* on the Tokaido and Sanyo
Shinkansen
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Green Car |
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| Ordinary Car |
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| "HIKARI" and "KODAMA"
trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinknasen and any
trains on the Tohoku,
Yamagata, Akita, Joetsu, Nagano and Kyushu Shinkansen<
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| Green Car |
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| Ordinary Car |
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| Ordinary private
Compartment |
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Limited express and ordinary express
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Green Car |
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| Ordinary Car |
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| Green private
Compartment |
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| Ordinary private
Compartment |
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| Sleeping Car |
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Local and rapid trains
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Green Car |
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| Ordinary Car |
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Remarks:
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The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid
for any seats,
reserved (incl. Green Car) or non-reserved, on
NOZOMI・
trains. |
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If you use a "DX
Green" on "Relay TSUBAME"
train (operated by JR Kyushu), you must pay the
limited express
charge in addition to the DX Green charge. |
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Private Compartments are
available on some of
"HIKARI" and "KODAMA" trains
on the Sanyo Shinkansen. |
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Green Private Compartments are
on certain limited
express trains, such as "NARITA
EXPRESS" and "Super-view
Odoriko."
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Use of "Home Liner"
and other "liner"
trains requires an additional charge. |
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3. Validity period
- The validity period of a JAPAN RAIL PASS is the
consecutive 7, 14, or
21 days beginning on the date the PASS is first used.
- 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
JAPAN RAIL PASS
Cannot be purchased
inside Japan!!!
You need to purchase a JAPAN RAIL PASS
Exchange Order
from an authorized sales agent before you come to Japan.
After you arrive in Japan, you turn in the Exchange Order to
receive your
JAPAN RAIL PASS at an applicable JR station that has a
JAPAN RAIL PASS
exchange office.
How to turn in an Exchange Order to receive a Japan Rail Pass
You can not 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.
Your Exchange Order must be
turned in for a Japan
Rail Pass within 3 months of the date the Order was
issued.
At the JR Pass Exchange
offices, fill in an
application form to accompany your Exchange Order, and submit
it, along with
your passport, when you turn in your Exchange Order.
They type of Pass described on
the Exchange Order
can not be changed.
How
to use reserved seat
Shinkansen and most
limited express and
ordinary express trains have reserved Green car seats and
both reserved and
non-reserved ordinary car seats. A non-reserved seat can be
used simply by
showing your JAPAN RAIL PASS.
To use a reserved seat, apply at any Travel Service Center or
reserved-seat
ticket office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR station, or at a
sales office of a
JR-associated travel agency. There, show your JAPAN RAIL
PASS, and obtain
your reserved-seat ticket before you trip.
* Seat reservations cannot
be made outside
Japan.
Do not use an automatic
ticket-reading gate with
a Japan Rail Pass . Please show the Pass at a manned
ticket gate.
Caution
: Please note
that during crowded periods you cannot be guaranteed a seat
on a specific train.
The periods when seat reservations are particularly difficult
to secure are as
follows.
* December 29 to January
5
The New Year holiday period is the most popular travel time
for Japanese people,
for vacations and returns to hometown areas.
* April 29 to May 5
Due to consecutive holidays in a comfortable travel season,
there is large -
scale travel throughout Japan for leisure and recreation.
* August 13 to 15
Another time for traditional travel to hometown areas, called
the o-bon season.
Purchase an Exchange
Order before you
come to Japan!!!
Our
handling Fee of Bt.400 will be applied per ticket.
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