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
JR West
Adults from¥17,000Price checked 2026/09/28
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Fares
| Ticket | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| 5 consecutive days | ¥17,000¥3,400 a day | ¥8,500¥1,700 a day |
Child fares are for ages 6 to 11. From age 12, the adult fare applies. Each pass holder can bring up to two children aged 1 to 5 for free; a third needs a child pass, as does a young child who takes a reserved seat or travels alone. Babies under 1 ride free. Age is counted on the date the exchange order is issued or the pass is bought.
Prices depend on the date you buy the pass, not the date you use it.
What's covered
- The Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hiroshima, including the Nozomi and Mizuho
- Limited expresses such as the Haruka, Kuroshio, Konotori and Kinosaki
- JR West lines from Kansai to Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Kure and Iwakuni, and out to Kinosakionsen, Tottori, Shirahama, Kii-Katsuura and Tsuruga
- JR lines from Okayama to Takamatsu, the Kyoto Tango Railway to Amanohashidate, and the Wakayama Electric Railway
- The JR West Miyajima Ferry between Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima
- Reserved seats in ordinary cars, as many as you like; from the 7th booking, reserve at a ticket office
- West Japan JR Bus local buses in the area, and on JR Bus Chugoku the Hiroshima Meipuru-pu and some local buses
- The Sanyo Shinkansen west of Hiroshima, and the Tokaido and Kyushu Shinkansen
- Green Cars, which need extra tickets
- Paid seats such as the A-seat on Kansai local and rapid trains
- Expressway buses
- Ferries other than the JR West Miyajima Ferry, and the Miyajima visitor tax
How to use it
The pass runs for 5 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last. If it runs out while you are on a train, you can finish that trip as long as you don't leave the station.
Reserve seats before you board, at a ticket machine or ticket office, or online if you bought the pass through JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Some trains have reserved seats only. On the Sanyo Shinkansen, luggage over 160 cm in total needs a seat with an oversized baggage area, which you can reserve with the pass.
On the Miyajima Ferry, you pay the island's ¥100 visitor tax when you board. Carry your passport with the pass, as staff may ask to see it.
Before you buy
The pass is for holders of a foreign passport who enter Japan as a Temporary Visitor. Japanese nationals can't use it, even with permanent residence abroad. You can hold only one of the same pass for the same dates.
There are three ways to buy it. Travel agencies outside Japan sell an exchange order or e-ticket, which you exchange for the pass in Japan within 3 months, showing your passport. JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION takes bookings from 10:00 (Japan time) one month before your first day; you pay by credit card and collect the pass at a station ticket machine, if your passport has an IC chip, or at a ticket office. Travel agencies in Japan sell it up to one month ahead.
Refunds: an unused pass can be refunded for 10% of the price, at least ¥220. An exchange order goes back to the overseas agency that sold it; a pass already issued can only be refunded at an exchange office in Japan. There are no refunds once the pass is in use.
Questions
Does the Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass cover the shinkansen to Hiroshima?
Yes, the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hiroshima, including the Nozomi and Mizuho. West of Hiroshima it is not covered.
Does it cover the ferry to Miyajima?
Yes, the JR West Miyajima Ferry from Miyajimaguchi. You pay the ¥100 visitor tax separately when you board.
Can I get to Kinosaki Onsen and Amanohashidate with it?
Yes. JR lines to Kinosakionsen and the Kyoto Tango Railway to Amanohashidate are covered.
Are seat reservations free?
Yes, as many as you like. From the 7th booking, reserve at a JR ticket office.
Do children need their own pass?
Children aged 6 to 11 need a child pass, ¥8,500. Up to two children aged 1 to 5 ride free with each pass holder.
Who can buy it?
Holders of a foreign passport who enter Japan as a Temporary Visitor. Japanese nationals can't use it.
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