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Introduction
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Japan Rail Pass
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Japan Rail East Pass
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Japan Rail West Pass
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Japan Rail Kyushu Pass
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Japan Rail Hokkaido Pass
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JR EAST's vast, ultra-efficient railway network - about
7,500 km in total length - covers every part of the eastern
half of Japan's main island, Honshu. We carry approximately
16 million passengers per day. Our five Shinkansen lines
(bullet trains) represent the train industry's most advanced
technology. These world famous trains are renowned for their
speed (up to 275 km per hour), punctuality, and safety.
Enjoy modern, clean, comfortable facilities, for optimal
travel in today's age |
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Eligibility for a JR
East Pass |
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A
foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad, under the entry status
of "temporary visitor".
"Temporary visitor" entry status, according to Japanese Immigration
Law, allowed a stay in Japan of 15 days or 90 days for
"sight-seeing, etc." If you are apply for a "stay for sight-seeing"
when you enter Japan, entry personnel will stamp your passport as
"temporary visitor". Only persons who have a passport bearing this
stamp can use a JR East Pass.
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How to Obtain a
JR East Pass? |
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Purchase an Exchange Order before you come to
Japan from an authorized agent
(A JR East Pass cannot be purchased inside Japan)
Present you Exchange Order and obtain
your JR East Pass after you arrive in Japan.
You have to turn in your Exchange Order to
receive your JR East Pass (within 3 months from the date the Order
was issued) at one of the following applicable JR East stations with
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JR East Pass exchange office |
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JR East Pass
Type & Prices |
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Type |
Ordinary |
Green
(superior class Green cars) |
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Duration |
Adult
(age 26 & over) |
Youth
(age 12-25) |
Child
(age 6-11) |
Adult
(age 12 & over) |
Child
(age 6-11) |
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5 day |
¥ 20,000 |
¥ 16,000 |
¥ 10,000 |
¥ 28,000 |
¥ 14,000 |
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10 day |
¥ 32,000 |
¥ 25,000 |
¥ 16,000 |
¥ 44,800 |
¥ 22,400 |
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Flexible 4 day |
¥ 20,000 |
¥ 16,000 |
¥ 10,000 |
¥ 28,000 |
¥ 14,000 |
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[ 5
Days Pass, 10 Days Pass ]
5 and 10 day Passes are valid for a period of 5 or 10 consecutive
days, respectively, beginning on the first day of use of the Pass.
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Flexible 4 Days Pass ]
Usable on any 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within a month:
Useful for leisurely-stay-type travel. Flexible 4 Days Pass is valid
for 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within one month from the
date the Pass was issued. (Each date on which the Pass is used will
be stamped on the Pass at the respective station's ticket gate or
aboard the train.)
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The above
are yen (¥) prices for a JR East Pass Exchange Order (from January
1998); the actual cost in local currency is calculated based on the
Banker's Selling Rate (BSR), etc., at the time an Exchange Order is
issued. Prices are subject to change without notice; The applicable
price is the price valid on the date an Exchange Order is issued.
(Ages are at the time an Exchange Order is issued.) |
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Transportation Services
The JR East Pass is valid for travel on all railway lines of
JR East: limited express trains (except private
compartments or berths), including Shinkansen trains;
express trains (except berths, etc.);
local trains (except "Liner" / "Home Liner"). |
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(If you
want to use the cars and trains referred to in parentheses above,
you must pay the respective additional charges in addition to the
limited express or ordinary express charge. In this case, the Pass
is valid for the basic fare only.)
Note: Some JR East-line trains also travel on other companies'
lines. Passengers using such trains travelling on non-JR East lines
must pay the respective fares and charges applicable to the
distances traveled on such lines. Please note that names of the
following JR East-line trains that travel on non-JR East lines: 1 "Hatsukari",
2 "Hakutaka", 3 "Hokuetse", 4 "Shinano", 5 "Odoriko, Super-view
Odoriko", 6 "Odoriko", 7 "Tokai".
Also please note: The JR East Pass is not valid for the Tokaido
Shinkansen and the San'yo Shinkansen lines, which connect Tokyo and
western Japan cities, such as Kyoto, Osaka, or FUkuoka, and which
start from Tokyo station like JR East's five Shinkansen lines. The
Tokaido Shinkansen and San'yo Shinkansen lines are run respectively
by JR Central and JR West. (Between Tokyo and Atami, use "Odoriko",
"Super-view Odoriko", or local trains.)
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Accommodations
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Many JR
East trains have Green cars (superior accommodations); all have
ordinary cars. You can use Green cars or ordinary cars with a
Green-type Pass, and you can use ordinary cars with an Ordinary-type
Pass; without paying additional charges.
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How to make a
reservation |
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The sign for a
reservation office
(midori - no - madoguchi) |
Seat reservations can be made without additional payment. To
make are reservation, apply at a Travel Service Center (View
Plaza) or a reservation office (midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR
East Station. There, show tour pass, and obtain your
reserved-seat ticket before boarding.
Please note: When reserved seats are full, you should use a
non-reserved seat. In this case, no refund can be made of
the price different between a reserved seat and a
non-reserved seat. Do not use an automatic ticket-reading
gate with a JR East Pass or a reserved-seat ticket. Please
show the Pass at a manned ticket gate. |
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JR East Infoline
Call 03-3423-0111 |
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JR East provides a convenient telephone information service in
English, Korean and Chinese for quick and complete JR information
about train time schedules, the faster JR route from place to place,
locations of reservation offices, and so forth.
10 a.m - 6 p.m (except during the year end/new year year holiday
period)
Reservations cannot be accepted by
telephone service.
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Use of a JR East Pass is limited to the signer. You must carry
your passport during travel, and be prepared to show it if
requested.
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Refund of an Exchange Order or a JR East Pass An Exchange Order
that has not been turned in for a Pass can be refunded
(according to the regulations of each issuing office) only at
the same office that issued the Order within one year after the
date of issue. A pass can be refunded (in yen) - only before the
first date for its use (for a Flexible 4-day Pass, before its
first usage) - at an applicable JR East station having a JR East
Pass exchange office. (10% of the yen price of the Pass will be
charged as a handling fee.) No refund can be made for any reason
on or after the first day of use.
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Neither an Order nor a Pass can be reissued if lost or stolen:
Please ensure its safe keeping.
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Also no refund can be made on a Pass in the event of train
non-operation, delay, or the like.
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These and other usage conditions follow the JR East passenger
transportation regulations and Japanese laws. The validity of an
Exchange Order during the period before it is turned in for the
Pass , however, shall follow the stipulations and regulations of
the office that issued the Order.
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Use of the Pass in violation of these conditions and regulations
will render it void and confiscated; and a sum of three times
the fares and charges for the entire sections traveled will be
collected.
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Information given here is subject to change without notice:
Refunds or compensation will not be made for any such change.
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