JAPAN RAIL PASS validity

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

Railways:

All JR Group Railways-Shinkansen"bullet trains" (except any reserved or non-reserved seat on ―NOZOMI‖and‖MIZUHO‖trains)

limited express trains, express trains, and rapid or local trains. (With some exceptions)

*JAPAN RAIL PASS holders can also use the Tokyo monorail.

*Aoimori Railway (Metoki-Aomori. However, the use of local or rapid trains between Aomori-Hachinohe,

Aomori-Noheji and Hachinohe-Noheji is permitted. Passengers disembarking on Aoimori Railway lines in these sections must

pay separate fares.

However, passengers disembarking at Aomori Station, Noheji Station, or Hachinohe Station do not need to pay separate fares.

Buses:

Local lines of JR bus companies*1 (excluding some local lines) (Pass validity for particular routes is subject to change.)

*1 JR Hokkaido Bus, JR Bus Tohoku, JR Bus Kanto, JR Tokai Bus, West Japan JR Bus, Chugoku JR Bus, JR Kyushu Bus

*The PASS is not valid for travel on express bus routes operated by JR bus companies.

Ferry:

Only the JR Miyajima ferry is covered. The JR Hakata-Pusan (Korea) ferry is not covered.

Important notes:

The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved or non-reserved, on ―NOZOMI‖ and ―MIZUHO‖ trains on the

Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines. (The pass holders must take ―HIKARI,‖ ―SAKURA,‖ ―KODAMA,‖ or

―TSUBAME‖ trains.)

If you use a ―NOZOMI‖ or ―MIZUHO‖ train, you must pay the basic fare and the limited express charge,

and for a Green Car the Green Car surcharge. In addition, if you use the GranClass car of the Tohoku Shinkansen,

you must pay the limited express charge and the GranClass 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.Some JR trains use the lines of private railways for direct services.

Table 1

When the JAPAN RAIL PASS is used on JR trains that run through non-JR lines,
fares and charges for the sections travelled on such lines must be paid to the private railway
company concerned.Please pay these on the train or at a station on the said company’s line.
【Major JR Trains Running Through Non-JR Lines and the Sections Concerned】
Section requiring
Private railway company
Train Main route separate fares and
involved
charges
Shinjuku・Tokyo～ Between Ito and
Izu Kyuko
Odoriko,Super View Izukyu-Shimoda Izukyu-Shimoda
Odoriko Between Mishima and
Tokyo～Shuzenji Izuhakone Railway
Shuzenji
Between Kurihashi and
Nikko,Spacia Nikko Shinjuku～Tobu Nikko
Tobu Nikko
Tobu Railway
Shinjuku～Kinugawa Between Kurihashi and
Kinugawa,Spacia Kinugawa
Onsen Kinugawa Onsen
Echigo Yuzawa～ Between Muikamachi and
Hakutaka Hokuetsu Express
Kanazawa Saigata

Wide View Nanki Nagoya～Shingu Between Kawarada and Tsu Ise Tetsudo

Kyoto～Amanohashidate
Hashidate,Tango Discovery
Toyooka Between Fukuchiyama and
Kitakinki Tango Railway
Shin-Osaka～ Toyooka
Monju,Tango Explorer
Amanohashidate・Toyooka
Between Kamigori and
Super Hakuto Kyoto～Tottori・Kurayoshi Chizu Express
Chizu
Okayama・Takamatsu・
Between Kubokawa and
Nanpu,Shimanto,Ashizuri Kochi～Nakamura・ Tosa Kuroshio Railway
Sukumo
Sukumo
Between Morioka and
Hokutosei,Cassiopeia Ueno～Sapporo IGR Iwate Ginga Railway
Metoki
Between Metoki and
Hokutosei,Cassiopeia Ueno～Sapporo Aomori Railway
Aomori

*For the section of the Aoimori Railway Line between Aomori and Hachinohe,
the JAPAN RAIL PASS can be used in the following limited cases:
the case where the passenger transits through the section between Aomori Station to
Hachinohe Station without getting off the train anywhere in that section and the case
where the passenger changes to the Ominato Line at Noheji Station.
(However, passengers using a train with sleeper cars must pay the Aoimori Railway Line fares and charges.)

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 table2 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- chūō )

Trains Accomodations Green Ordinary

"NOZOMI"and"MIZUHO"trains on the Green Car Ｘ Ｘ
Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen*1 Ordinary Car Ｘ Ｘ
"HIKARI,""SAKURA,""KODAMA and GranClass *4 ★ ★
"TSUBAME"trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Green Car ○*2 ★
Kyushu Shinkansen and any trains on Ordinary Car ○ ○
the Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita, Joetsu and
Ordinary private Compartment ★ ★
Nagano Shinkansen.
Green Car ○*3 ★
Ordinary Car ○ ○
Limited express and ordinary express Green private Compartment ★ ★
Ordinary private Compartment ★ ★
Sleeping Car ★ ★
Green Car ○ ★
Local and rapid trains
Ordinary Car ○ ○
Remarks:

*1 The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved(incl. Green Car) or non-reserved,

on "NOZOMI" and "MIZUHO" trains.

*2 There are no Green Cars on most"HIKARI" and "KODAMA"trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen

line(Shin-Osaka--Hakata), or on some "SAKURA"and"TSUBAME"Series 800 trains on the

Kyushu Shinkansen line.
*3 If you use a "DX Green"(operated by JR Kyushu),

you must pay the limited express charge in addition to the DX Green charge.

*4 If you use the GranClass car, only the basic fare is covered with your JAPAN RAIL PASS for

both Green Car and Ordinary Cars and you must pay the limited express charge and the

GranClass car surcharge additionally.

■ Private Compartments are available on some "HIKARI" trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line.

■ Green Private Compartments are on certrain limited express trains, such as "Super-view
Odoriko."

■ Use of "Home Liner"and other"liner"trains requires an additional charge.

How to make seat reservations

■ Shinkansen,* most limited express and ordinary express trains have reserved Green Car seats and
both reserved and non-reserved ordinary car seats.
(The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved or non-reserved, on ―NOZOMI‖ and
―MIZUHO‖ trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen. Please use ―HIKARI,‖ ―SAKURA,‖
―KODAMA,‖ and ―TSUBAME‖ trains.)

■ A non-reserved seat (except for ―NOZOMI‖ and ―MIZUHO‖ trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo and
Kyushu Shinkansen) can be used simply by showing your JAPAN RAIL PASS.

■ Seat reservations can be made without additional payment.To make a reservation,

go to any Travel Service Center or a Reservation Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR station,
or to the sales office of a JR-associated travel agency. There, show your PASS,
and obtain your reserved-seat ticket before the boarding.
(―NOZOMI‖ and ―MIZUHO‖ trains and the trains marked with
in table 2 require the payment of an additional charge.)

* There are no Green Cars on most ―HIKARI‖ and ―KODAMA‖ trains

on the Sanyo Shinkansen line (Shin-Osaka—Hakata), or on Series 800 trains
on the Kyushu Shinkansen line.
*The JR buses―Mizuumi-go‖between Aomori and Towadako and―Oirase-go‖between Hachinohe and
Towadako require reservations. Please obtain your reserved-seat ticket before boarding these buses.
*Use of Homeliner or other Liner trains is subject to additional fees.
*Some trains have no non-reserved seating (all seats are reserved).
*It may take time to make a seat reservation if the service counter is busy.
Please ensure you leave enough time to make your reservation.

Note: Do not use an automatic ticket-reading gate with a JAPAN RAIL PASS or a reserved-seat ticket.
Please show the PASS at a manned ticket gate.

How to turn in an exchange order to receive a JAPAN RAIL PASS

■ You cannot 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.
shown on the pages to the right. (Please note the Service hours and closing days.)
*It may take time to turn in your Exchange Order and receive a JAPAN RAIL PASS
if the service counter is busy. Please ensure you leave enough time when you visit
the exchange office.

■ Your Exchange Order must be turned in for a JAPAN RAIL PASS

within three months of the date the Order was issued.
(for example, an Exchange Order issued on April 15 would have to be turned in by July 14)

■ The type of PASS described on the Exchange Order cannot be changed.

■ If the Exchange Order is lost or stolen, or you are unable to provide it for another reason,
no exchange for a JAPAN RAIL PASS can be made.
■ You will not be able to exchange your Exchange Order for a PASS
if you fail to satisfy the eligibility requirements.