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Who is eligible for a JAPAN RAIL PASS ?
1 You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sightseeing.
2 Your are a Japanese national living in a foreign country who is qualified to live permanently in that country or who is married to a non-Japanese residing in a country other than Japan .
How to obtain a JAPAN RAIL PASS
Japan Rail pass cannot be purchased inside Japan . You mush purchase an exchange order from an authorized sales office or agent before your 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.
JAPAN RAIL PASS types and prises
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.
Type: |
Green |
Ordinary |
Duration |
Adult |
Child |
Adult |
Child |
7-day |
37,800 YEN |
18,900 YEN |
28,300 YEN |
14,150 YEN |
14-day |
61,200 YEN |
30,600 YEN |
45,100 YEN |
22,550 YEN |
21-day |
79,600 YEN |
39,800 YEN |
57,700YEN |
28,850 YEN |
The above are yen ( ￥ or 丹) 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.
Where exchange orders are sold
Exchange Orders can be purchased from the following JR authorized sales offices and agents:
JTB Corp., Nippon Travel Agency, KINTETSU INTERNATIONAL, Tokyu Tourist Corporation, Japan Airlines*, All Nippon Airways, JALPAK, and their associated agencies.
* In this case, you must book a JAL Group flight.
A JAPAN RAIL PASS cannot be purchased inside Japan .
You must purchase an Exchange Order from an authorized sales office or agent before you come to Japan .
For more details, please browse www.japanrailpass.net
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