Rail passes & tickets
The Japan Rail Pass covers the whole country, but a regional or city pass is often the better deal when your trip stays in one part of Japan. Pick your area to see what fits, with fares and how each pass works.
Japan Rail Pass
Almost all JR trains nationwide, including most shinkansen
from ¥50,0007, 14 or 21 days, adult
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Kansai Wide Area Pass
Kansai to Okayama, Takamatsu, Kinosaki Onsen, Amanohashidate, Tottori and Shirahama, incl. the Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama
¥12,0005 days, adult
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JR Tokyo Wide Pass
Kanto and beyond by JR East, from Nikko and Izu to the Fuji area, Karuizawa and Gala Yuzawa
¥16,0003 days, adult
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JR All Shikoku Rail Pass
All JR Shikoku lines plus the Tosa Kuroshio, Asa Kaigan, Kotoden and Tosaden railways
from ¥12,0003 or 7 days, adult
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JR Kyushu Rail Pass (Southern Kyushu)
JR Kyushu trains south of Kumamoto and Oita, including the shinkansen from Kumamoto to Kagoshima
¥12,0003 days, adult
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Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass
JR West trains and the Sanyo Shinkansen from Hakata to Hiroshima and Mihara for 5 days, with the Miyajima ferry
¥15,0005 days, adult
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JR Kyushu Rail Pass (Northern Kyushu)
JR Kyushu trains north of Kumamoto and Oita, including the shinkansen to Kumamoto and Nagasaki
from ¥15,0003 or 5 days, adult
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Hokkaido Rail Pass
All JR Hokkaido trains for 5, 7 or 10 days, plus some JR Hokkaido buses; not the Hokkaido Shinkansen
from ¥22,0005, 7 or 10 days, adult
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JR Kyushu Rail Pass (All Kyushu)
All JR Kyushu lines, including the Kyushu Shinkansen from Hakata to Kagoshima and the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen to Nagasaki
from ¥22,0003, 5 or 7 days, adult
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Setouchi Area Pass
Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Hakata, Nozomi included, plus JR lines, ferries, trams and buses around the Seto Inland Sea
¥22,0007 days, adult
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