Getting around

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.

City & area pass

Osaka Subway 26-Hour / 48-Hour Free Ride Ticket

Unlimited rides on all Osaka Metro lines for 26 or 48 hours, with discounts at sights

from ¥1,00026 or 48 hours, adult

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City & area pass

Visit Hiroshima Tourist Pass

Hiroden streetcars, central Hiroshima buses and both Miyajima ferries, with a Middle Area option to Kure and Iwakuni

from ¥1,00024, 48 or 72 hours, adult

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City & area pass

Hankyu One-Day Pass

All Hankyu Railway lines for one day, linking Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe

¥1,3001 day, adult

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City & area pass

Sendai Area Pass

One day of JR trains around Sendai out to Matsushima, Yamadera and Shiroishi, plus the subway, city buses and airport line

¥1,4201 day, adult

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City & area pass

Sendai Marugoto Pass

Two days of JR trains around Sendai out to Matsushima, Yamadera and Shiroishi, plus the subway, city buses and airport line

¥2,9302 days, adult

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City & area pass

JR Kyushu Mobile Pass (Fukuoka Wide Area)

JR Kyushu trains around Fukuoka for 2 days, from Karatsu and Omuta to Kokura and Mojiko

¥3,5002 days, adult

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City & area pass

Greater Tokyo Pass

5 days on Tokyo Metro, Toei and 11 other private railways plus Toei buses, reaching Nikko, Narita and Enoshima

¥6,5005 days, adult

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City & area pass

Hokuriku Area Pass

The Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tsuruga to Kurobe-Unazukionsen and JR West lines around Kanazawa, Toyama and Fukui, for 4 days

¥7,0004 days, adult

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City & area pass

Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Pass

JR trains between New Chitose Airport, Sapporo, Otaru and Noboribetsu, limited expresses included

¥10,0004 days, adult

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City & area pass

Sapporo-Furano Area Pass

JR trains between New Chitose Airport, Sapporo, Otaru, Asahikawa, Biei and Furano, limited expresses included

¥11,0004 days, adult

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