JAPAN RAIL PASS ... The Key To Convenient Sight-seeing In Japan.

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

Who is eligible for a JAPAN RAIL PASS?

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.

2.You are a Japanese national living in a foreign country

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

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

1. Transportation services
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is valid for the railways, buses, and ferry boats.

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)

Trains	Accomodations	Green	Ordinary
"NOZOMI" trains* on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen	Green Car
	Ordinary Car
"HIKARI" and "KODAMA" trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinknasen and any trains on the Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita, Joetsu, Nagano and Kyushu Shinkansen< /td>	Green Car
	Ordinary Car
	Ordinary private Compartment
Limited express and ordinary express	Green Car	**
	Ordinary Car
	Green private Compartment
	Ordinary private Compartment
	Sleeping Car
Local and rapid trains	Green Car
	Ordinary Car
Remarks: * The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved (incl. Green Car) or non-reserved, on NOZOMI・ trains. ** 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. - Private Compartments are available on some of  "HIKARI" and "KODAMA" trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen. - Green Private Compartments are on certain limited express trains, such as "NARITA EXPRESS" and "Super-view Odoriko." - Use of "Home Liner" and other "liner" trains requires an additional charge.

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

Where exchange orders are sold

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!!!

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