The specified service fee and communication charges will be deducted from the refund amount. Refunds for rail passes can be obtained at the place of exchange prior to the starting date. No refund is made for rail passes on or after the starting date. If you lose your voucher it can not be reissued. If you have questions, please contact your local JTB branch or call the phone number below.
F light Search. New campaigns and special deals to make your flights more. G hibli Museum Ticket. Tickets are available 3 months in advance. S unrise. What is the JR Pass? Who can buy? The JR Pass is the most convenient, efficient, and economical to travel throughout Japan. A regular round-trip ticket from Tokyo to Osaka costs around 30, yen. You can purchase a 7-day JR pass for less. Who can buy the JR Pass? How to obtain? How to use? Transportation Services. Expiratoin date The valid period of a JR Pass is the consecutive 7, 14, 21 days beginning on the date the Pass is first used.
How to use a reserved seat Shinkansen and most limited express and ordinary express trains have reserved Green car seats and both reserved and non-reserved ordinary car seats. So always make sure that you catch a train from JR. In Tokyo and Osaka there is a kind of circular railway, with which you can reach many sights in the city area.
These trains are also operated by JR and are included in the Rail Pass. So here you can save some trips with the subway. With the Japan Rail Pass, you can reserve seats for free. Just go to one of the many ticket counters and tell them for which train you want to make a reservation. You will then receive a stamp in your passport and a small ticket with your seat number on it. On our trips it was never so crowded that a reservation was really necessary, but of course it is always more relaxed when you have one.
A reservation is possible until shortly before the start of the journey, you can of course also reserve a few days in advance. Reservations are only possible on national trains such as Shinkansen and Limited Express. There are no reserved seats on regional trains.
Our tip: If you are traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto or Osaka, it is best to reserve one day in advance and ask for a seat on the right side of the train.
If the weather plays along, you will have a great view of Mount Fuji. The opposite direction to Tokyo is best to get a seat on the left side. All stations in Japan have electronic barriers at the entrance and exit that open as soon as you hold your train ticket or credit card in front of the card reader.
There is a separate passage for wheelchair users and Rail Pass holders at each entrance. There you simply show your passport before and after the ride and can walk through. On the train, the Rail Passes are usually not checked again. We were only asked for our Rail Pass once on the train. Officially it is required that you always have your passport with you when using the Rail Pass to confirm that you are really the person registered on the Rail Pass.
We never had to show our passport, but you never know. Traveling by train in Japan is definitely a very pleasant experience. The trains are absolutely punctual and incredibly fast. In three weeks all our trains left and arrived on time. So you can definitely rely on the trains.
A few things are nevertheless good to know and we have written them down for you in the next section. The best known is of course the Shinkansen, also known as the Bullet Train. Its futuristic appearance is known far beyond the borders of Japan. The Shinkansen trains connect the big cities and are extremely fast. So you never get stuck behind a regional train running in front of you.
Furthermore, the Shinkansen accelerate very fast directly after the stations and also travel at top speed until shortly before the stops. The individual Shinkansen have names such as Nozomi, Hikari and Sakura. There are different types of trains that run at different speeds, needless to say that they are a lot slower than the Shinkansen. The fastest trains after the Shinkansen are the so-called Limited Express.
In contrast to the Shinkansen, they also connect smaller cities. On the Limited Express you can reserve seats just like on the Shinkansen. Local trains are the slowest in Japan. They are comparable to suburban trains in Germany and stop every few minutes at every small station. Seat reservations are not possible and local trains can get very crowded during rush hours. In addition to the trains of the state-owned railway company JR, there are also a number of private railways in Japan.
Caution Please note that during crowded periods you cannot be guaranteed a seat on a specific train. The periods when seat reservations are particularly difficult to secure are as follows: April 27 to May 6 On consecutive holidays during common travel seasons, some trains are crowded. August 10 to 19 During the Obon season, some trains are crowded with people returning to their hometowns. What is a reserved seat ticket machine? Example of reserved seat ticket vending machine Reserved seat ticket machines are located in some of the JR stations.
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