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
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
¥17,0005 days, adult
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Kansai-San'in Area Pass
JR West trains from Kansai to Okayama and the San'in coast, including the Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama, for 7 days
¥18,0007 days, adult
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Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass
JR West trains from Kansai to Kanazawa, Toyama and Fukui, including the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tsuruga and the Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama, for 7 days
¥19,0007 days, adult
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Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass
JR trains from Nagoya via Takayama to Toyama and from Kyoto and Osaka to Tsuruga, the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama, and buses to Shirakawa-go, for 5 days
¥19,8005 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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Sanyo-San'in Area Pass
JR West trains from Kansai to Hakata and across San'in, including the whole Sanyo Shinkansen and the Miyajima ferry, for 7 days
¥23,0007 days, adult
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Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass
JR lines from Nagoya to Takayama, Toyama and Matsumoto, plus the whole Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
¥24,5005 days, adult
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JR West All Area Pass
The whole JR West network: Kansai, Hokuriku and Chugoku
¥26,0007 days, adult
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