Tickets and passes

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How to Use the Hokuriku Arch Pass | 7-Day Price, Area Covered (Tokyo, Nagano, Toyama, Kanazawa, Wakura Onsen, Tsuruga, Kyoto, Osaka), Narita, Haneda and Kansai Airports, Trains You Cannot Ride, Seat Reservations, and Whether It Pays Off

How the Hokuriku Arch Pass from JR East and JR West works, based on official information from both companies: 7 consecutive days on the Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tokyo Station and Tsuruga Station), the THUNDERBIRD, HARUKA and Narita Express limited expresses, and the Tokyo Monorail; the main stations on the official map; trains you cannot ride, such as the Tokaido Shinkansen; who can buy it; the four ways to buy and collect it; seat reservations; and refunds. We also compare it with the total fare and charges between Tokyo Station and Kanazawa Station.

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How to Use the JR Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass | 5-Day Price, Area Covered (Hiroshima, Miyajima, Iwakuni, Okayama, Amanohashidate, Kinosaki Onsen), the Miyajima Ferry, Trains You Cannot Ride, Seat Reservations, and Whether It Pays Off

Based on official information from JR West and the other companies, this article explains JR West's Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass: the JR lines you can ride for 5 consecutive days, the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka Station and Hiroshima Station (including the Nozomi and the Mizuho), the JR-WEST Miyajima Ferry to Miyajima, local route buses in Hiroshima and Kyoto, the main stations on the official map, the trains you cannot ride such as the Tokaido Shinkansen, who can buy the pass, how to buy and collect it, seat reservations, and refunds. It also compares the pass with the total fares and charges for a round trip between Shin-Osaka Station and Hiroshima Station.

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How to Use the JR EAST PASS | 5-Day and 10-Day Prices, the Change That Merged the Tohoku and Nagano/Niigata Passes into One, Area Covered (Aomori, Sendai, Akita, Yamagata, Niigata, Nagano, Nikko), Trains You Can Ride, Stations Where You Can Collect It, and Whether It Pays Off

Based on JR East's official information, this article explains the JR EAST PASS: the railway companies and lines you can ride for 5 or 10 consecutive days, the main stations on the official map, how the Tohoku pass and the Nagano/Niigata pass became one new pass in March 2026, the trains you cannot ride such as the Tokaido Shinkansen, who can buy it, the three ways to buy it and the stations where you can collect it, seat reservations, and refunds. It also compares the pass with the total fares and charges for a round trip from Tokyo to each of Sendai, Shin-Aomori, Nagano and Niigata.

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How to Use the JR Kyushu Rail Pass | Prices and Areas of the All Kyushu, Northern Kyushu and Southern Kyushu Passes, Trains You Can and Cannot Ride, Number of Seat Reservations, and Whether It Pays Off

Based on JR Kyushu's official information, this article explains the three types of the JR Kyushu Rail Pass sold by JR Kyushu (All Kyushu, Northern Kyushu and Southern Kyushu): the areas and trains you can ride for 3, 5 or 7 consecutive days, the price when you buy at a station or from a travel agency outside Japan and the price when you buy on JR Kyushu's booking website, who can buy the pass, how to buy it and at which stations to exchange it, how many reserved seats you can book, the trains you cannot ride, and refunds. It also compares the pass with the total fares and charges for round trips from Hakata Station to Kagoshima-Chuo Station, Nagasaki Station and Yufuin Station.

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How to Use the Hokkaido Rail Pass | Prices for 5, 7 and 10 Days, How It Differs from the Two Sapporo Area Passes, Trains and Buses You Can Ride, Reserving Seats on All-Reserved Limited Express Trains, and Whether It Pays Off

Based on official information from JR Hokkaido, this article explains JR Hokkaido's Hokkaido Rail Pass: the JR Hokkaido lines and some JR Hokkaido Bus routes you can ride for 5, 7 or 10 consecutive days; the price when you buy from a travel agency outside Japan or a booking site and the price when you buy at a station; the areas covered by the Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Pass and the Sapporo-Furano Area Pass; what you cannot ride, such as the Hokkaido Shinkansen; who can buy the pass and how to buy it; the ticket vending machines with a passport reader at New Chitose Airport Station and Sapporo Station; reserving seats on limited express trains where all seats are reserved; and refunds. It also compares the pass with the total fares and charges for round trips from Sapporo to Hakodate, Kushiro and Asahikawa.

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How to Use the JR Kansai WIDE Area Pass | 5-Day Price, Area Covered (Amanohashidate, Kinosaki Onsen, Shirahama, Tottori, Okayama, Takamatsu), Trains You Can and Cannot Ride, Seat Reservations, and Whether It Pays Off

Based on official information from JR West and the other companies, this article explains the Kansai WIDE Area Pass from JR West: the JR lines and the other railway companies' lines and buses you can ride for 5 consecutive days, the main stations on the official map, how the Sanyo Shinkansen and the HARUKA, KONOTORI, KUROSHIO, HASHIDATE and SUPER HAKUTO limited expresses are treated, the trains you cannot ride such as the Tokaido Shinkansen, who can buy the pass, how to buy and collect it, seat reservations, and refunds. It also compares the price of the pass with the total fares and charges for round trips to Kinosaki Onsen and Amanohashidate.

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How to Use the JR TOKYO Wide Pass | 3-Day Price, Area Covered (Kawaguchiko, Nikko, Karuizawa, GALA Yuzawa), Trains You Can and Cannot Ride, Seat Reservations, and Whether It Pays Off

Based on official information from JR East and the other railway companies, this article explains the JR TOKYO Wide Pass from JR East: the railway companies and lines you can ride for 3 consecutive days, the main stations on the official map, how the Fuji Excursion, the Narita Express (N'EX) and the limited expresses running through to Nikko are treated, the trains you cannot ride such as the Tokaido Shinkansen, the trains you pay separate charges for such as the Hayabusa, who can buy the pass, how to buy and collect it, seat reservations, and refunds. It also compares the pass with the total fares and charges for one round trip each to Kawaguchiko and Nikko.

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How to Use the Hakone Freepass | Prices, Covered Transport, Romancecar, Where to Buy and Digital Tickets

Based on official information from Odakyu Electric Railway, this article explains the 8 types of transport and the sections covered by Odakyu's Hakone Freepass, the prices of the “From Shinjuku” and “From Odawara (Hakone Area Only)” tickets (2 days and 3 days), child prices, limited express tickets for the Limited Express Romancecar, how to choose a ticket when you go to Odawara Station by Shinkansen, where to buy, and the rules for the digital ticket used on a smartphone.

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Child Fares on Japan's Trains and Subways | When Kids Pay Adult Fare, Free Rides for Young Children, Child IC Cards

Based on official information from JR East and Tokyo Metro: at what age child and adult fares apply on Japan's trains and subways, when young children ride free and how many can, how to buy a Welcome Suica (Child), and why you can't pay a child fare by tapping a credit card.

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JAPAN RAIL PASS (JR Pass): Prices and How to Use It | Prices on the Official Website and from Agents Outside Japan, How to Buy, and How to Ride Nozomi and Mizuho

The JAPAN RAIL PASS is a ticket for visitors to Japan that lets you ride JR lines throughout Japan as many times as you like for 7, 14 or 21 days, but you cannot ride Nozomi and Mizuho trains with the pass alone. Based on official information, this guide explains the prices (including the prices that agents outside Japan have applied since October 1, 2026), who can buy it, how to buy and collect it on the official website or from an agent, reserving seats, how to ride Nozomi and Mizuho, and what to watch out for with refunds.

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Tokyo Subway Ticket (24, 48 and 72 hours) | Prices, where to buy it and how to use Tokyo's unlimited subway pass

The Tokyo Subway Ticket is a pass for visitors to Japan that gives unlimited rides on all Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines for 24, 48 or 72 hours, counted from the time you first insert it into an automatic ticket gate. Based on official information, this guide explains adult and child prices, where to buy it and what you need, points to note when using it, and how it differs from one-day tickets that anyone can buy, such as the Tokyo Metro 24-hour Ticket.