Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass
JR West trains from Okayama through Hiroshima and Yamaguchi to Hakata, including the Sanyo Shinkansen and the Miyajima ferry, for 5 days
JR West
Adults from¥17,000Price checked 2026/09/28
Provider prices may differ from the price above. Booking through our links earns us a commission, at no extra cost to you.
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 Okayama and Hakata, including the Nozomi and Mizuho
- Limited expresses in the area
- JR West lines from Okayama and Kurashiki through Fukuyama, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Kure and Iwakuni to Shin-Yamaguchi, Hagi and Shimonoseki
- JR lines from Okayama to Takamatsu
- The JR West Miyajima Ferry between Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima
- JR Bus Chugoku: the Hiroshima Meipuru-pu, local buses and the Super Hagi express bus
- Reserved seats in ordinary cars, as many as you like; from the 7th booking, reserve at a ticket office
- EKIRIN rent-a-cycle shops in the area
- The Sanyo Shinkansen east of Okayama, towards Shin-Osaka
- Conventional lines in Kyushu: there, only the shinkansen to Kokura and Hakata is covered
- Green Cars, which need extra tickets
- 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 Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass cover the shinkansen?
Yes, the Sanyo Shinkansen between Okayama and Hakata, including the Nozomi and Mizuho. East of Okayama 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 go to Hakata in Fukuoka with it?
Yes, on the Sanyo Shinkansen. Conventional lines in Kyushu are not covered.
Does it go to Hagi?
Yes. JR lines to Hagi and Higashi-Hagi are covered, and so is the JR Bus Chugoku Super Hagi express bus.
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.
You might also like
Bizen Pottery Festival
This pottery festival in Japan's Heritage-certified Bizen production area offers visitors the chance to buy ware and try their hand at the potter's wheel.
17–18 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetBizen · Okayama
Kurashiki Tenryo Summer Festival
A renowned summer festival features over 3,500 participants in the Daikan Bayashi-Odori dance, decorated floats, and traditional performances.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKurashiki · Okayama
teamLab Forest Fukuoka
Experience teamLab Forest Fukuoka's digital art museum. Interactive nature installations blend learning with technology.
Fukuoka
Dogeza Festival
An October festival in which a portable shrine is carried in a procession led by participants dressed as samurai, while local residents bow along the streets.
15 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiimi · Okayama
Yamaguchi Xavier Memorial Church
Church built in 1952 to mark Francisco Xavier's arrival in Yamaguchi in 1550, with a Christian museum on the history of missionary work in Japan.
Yamaguchi
Saidaiji Kannon-in
Buddhist temple built around a Senju Kannon statue created in 751 that miraculously survived fire and warfare over the centuries.
Okayama