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.
Passes
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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Mt. Fuji-Shizuoka Area Tourist Pass Mini
JR trains from Atami to Toyohashi and up to Gotemba and Minobu, plus Izuhakone trains, buses and ferries around Mt. Fuji, for 3 days
¥6,5003 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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Ise-Kumano-Wakayama Area Tourist Pass
JR trains from Nagoya around the Kii Peninsula to Osaka for 5 days, with Ise and Kumano buses
¥16,5005 days, adult
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Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass
JR West trains from Kansai to Okayama and Hiroshima, including the Sanyo Shinkansen to Hiroshima and the Miyajima ferry, for 5 days
¥17,0005 days, adult
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