Japan Rail Pass

Japan Rail Pass - Buy the Japan Rail Pass here online and see more of Japan for less. A Japan Rail Pass can only be purchased outside of Japan.Japan Rail Pass By far the best option for visitors who plan to do a lot of travelling is the Japan Rail Pass, which allows unlimited travel on almost all JR trains, including all but the fastest class of Shinkansen, for a fixed period of either one, two or three weeks. Japan Rail Passes can only be purchased outside of Japan. You can purchase your Japan Rail Pass online here. Upon purchase, you are given a receipt, which can be exchanged at Japan Rail Offices at most stations in Japan (including all of the stations nearest to airports), for the Japan Rail Pass itself. When you make any rail journeys, you will need to show the Japan Rail Pass at the manned ticket barrier. Japan Rail Pass Japan Rail Pass - JR NetworkJapan’s railways are fast, highly efficient and cover the majority of the country. The JR network is extensive as one would expect from what used to be the national rail system (now privately owned). If you have a Japan Rail Pass, you will almost certainly figure out that even in large cities such as Tokyo or Osaka, there is a JR station fairly near where you want to go. In the countryside JR also runs bus services to connect places that don’t have a rail service. However, the JR network is not a monopoly and particularly within major conurbations there are other private rail networks. Japan Rail Pass Network Shinkansen Network - Use the Japan Rail Pass over these routes Click on the above map to see a larger version. |