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Besides the well known Japan Rail Passthere exists a large variety of regional rail passes that provide unlimited travel in a certain area of the country. The interactive map below indicates which regions are covered by what passes (click on a pass to see its coverage area or click on a location on the map to see which passes are valid there). It is followed by a more detailed list of some of the best rail passes available in Japan:
Hokkaido Rail Pass
Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Pass
Sapporo-Furano Area Pass
Tohoku South Hokkaido Rail Pass
JR East South Hokkaido Rail Pass
JR East Tohoku Area Pass
JR East Nagano Niigata Area Pass
Tokyo Wide Pass
Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Area Tourist Pass Mini
Hokuriku Arch Pass
Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass
Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass
Hokuriku Area Pass
Kansai Hokuriku Area Pass
Ise-Kumano-Wakayama Area Tourist Pass
Kansai Railway Pass
Kansai Mini Pass
Kansai Area Pass
Kansai Wide Area Pass
Kintetsu Rail Pass
JR West All Area Pass
Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass
Setouchi Area Pass
Sanyo Sanin Area Pass
Sanyo Sanin Northern Kyushu Pass
Kansai Sanin Area Pass
Tottori Matsue Pass
Hiroshima Yamaguchi Area Pass
Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi Area Pass
All Shikoku Rail Pass
Kyushu Rail Pass
| Nationwide |
| Japan Rail Pass click here for details | |||||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on almost all JR trains nationwideincluding bullet trainslimited express trainslocal trainssome JR buses and the JR ferry to Miyajima. | ||||||
| Duration: | 714 or 21 consecutive days | ||||||
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. | ||||||
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| JR Seishun 18 Kippu click here for details | |||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on local and rapid (kaisoku) JR trains nationwide. | ||||
| Duration: | 3 or 5 consecutive days | ||||
| Conditions: | Available only seasonally. | ||||
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| Hokkaido |
| JR Hokkaido Rail Pass click here for details | |||||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on all trainsincluding limited express trains and most busesoperated by JR Hokkaido and JR Hokkaido Bus. | ||||||
| Duration: | 57 or 10 consecutive days | ||||||
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. | ||||||
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| JR Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Pass click here for details | |||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the area around Sapporo and Noboribetsu. | ||||
| Duration: | 4 consecutive days | ||||
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. | ||||
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| JR Sapporo-Furano Area Pass click here for details | |||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the area around Sapporo and Furano. | ||||
| Duration: | 4 consecutive days | ||||
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. | ||||
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| Kanto / Tohoku |
| JR East Tohoku Area Pass click here for details | |||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on trains operated by JR East in the Kanto and Tohoku regionsincluding shinkansenlimited express trains and local trains. | ||||
| Duration: | 5 or 10 consecutive days | ||||
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. | ||||
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| JR East South Hokkaido Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on trains operated by JR East and JR Hokkaido in the Kanto Regionthe Tohoku Region and southern Hokkaidoincluding shinkansenlimited express trains and local trains. |
| Duration: | 6 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. |
| Price: | 35,370 yen |
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| JR Tohoku South Hokkaido Rail Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the Tohoku Region and southern Hokkaidoincluding shinkansenlimited express trains and local trains. |
| Duration: | 6 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. |
| Price: | 30,640 yen |
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| Kanto |
| JR Tokyo Wide Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains and selected non-JR lines in the Kanto Region. |
| Duration: | 3 consecutive calendar days |
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. |
| Price: | 15,000 yen |
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| Nikko Pass click here for details | |||||
| Type: | 1) Round trip to Nikko by Tobu train and 2) unlimited travel on selected transportation in the Nikko region. | ||||
| Duration: | 2 or 4 days | ||||
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. | ||||
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| Odakyu Enoshima Kamakura Free Pass click here for details | |||
| Type: | 1) Round trip to Fujisawa by Odakyu Railway and 2) unlimited travel on the Enoden train between Fujisawa and Kamakura and the Odakyu Line between Fujisawa and Enoshima. | ||
| Duration: | 1 day | ||
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| Hakone Kamakura Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on Odakyu trains and the Enodenas well as Odakyu-affiliated trainsbusescablecarsropeways and boats in the Hakone area. |
| Duration: | 3 days |
| Price: | 8,520 yen |
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| Hakone / Izu / Mt.Fuji |
| Hakone Free Pass click here for details | |||||
| Type: | 1) Round trip to Hakone by the Odakyu Line and 2) unlimited use of most trainscablecarsropewaysboats and buses in the Hakone area. | ||||
| Duration: | 2 or 3 days | ||||
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| Fuji Hakone Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | 1) A round trip between Tokyo and Hakone by Odakyu Railway and 2) unlimited use of designated trainscablecarsropewaysboats and buses in Hakone and the Fuji Five Lakes region. |
| Duration: | 3 days |
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. |
| Price: | 11,100 yen |
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| Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Area Tourist Pass Mini click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on designated trains in Shizuoka Prefectureas well as on selected bus and ferry linesespecially around Mount Fuji. |
| Duration: | 3 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 6,500 yen |
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| Chubu |
| Hokuriku Arch Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on designated JR trains between Tokyo and Osaka via the Hokuriku Shinkansen. |
| Duration: | 7 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 30,000 yen |
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| JR East Nagano Niigata Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on trains operated by JR East in the Kanto Region and the Koshinetsu Region (YamanashiNagano and Niigata Prefectures)including shinkansenlimited express trains and local trains. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Available only to holders of non-Japanese passports. |
| Price: | 27,000 yen |
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| Takayama-Hokuriku Tourist Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited use of JR trains between NagoyaTakayama and Toyama and between OsakaKanazawa and Toyama. Unlimited use of buses between Takayama and Kanazawa and between Takaoka and Shirakawago. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 19,800 yen |
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| Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | A great pass to visit the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route from Nagoya. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: |
Not available to residents of Japan.
Available for use from mid April to early November. |
| Price: | 24,000 yen |
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| JR Hokuriku Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited use of JR trains in the Hokuriku Region around Kanazawa. |
| Duration: | 4 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 7,000 yen |
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| JR Kansai Hokuriku Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited use of JR trains in the Kansai and Hokuriku Regions and Okayama. |
| Duration: | 7 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 19,000 yen |
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| JR Aozora Free Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited usage of local and rapid JR trains around Nagoya on a SaturdaySunday or national holiday. |
| Duration: | 1 day (SaturdaySunday or national holiday) |
| Price: | 2,620 yen |
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| Western Japan |
| JR West All Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the service area of JR Westwhich includes the KansaiHokuriku and Chugoku regions. |
| Duration: | 7 days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 26,000 yen |
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| Kansai |
See also our separate page about passes for the Kansai Region.
| Kansai Railway Pass click here for details | |||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on non-JR trains and subways in the Kansai region (OsakaKyotoKobe). Formerly known as "Kansai Thru Pass". | ||||
| Duration: | 2 or 3 days | ||||
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. | ||||
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| JR Kansai Mini Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on local and rapid JR trains in the region around OsakaKyotoNara and Kobe. |
| Duration: | 3 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 3,000 yen |
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| JR Kansai Area Pass click here for details | |||||||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on local and rapid JR trains in the region around OsakaKyotoNaraKobe and Himeji and on the Haruka limited express to/from Kansai Airport. | ||||||||
| Duration: | 123 or 4 consecutive days | ||||||||
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. | ||||||||
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| JR Kansai Wide Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on localrapidlimited express JR trains in the Kansai Region and the Sanyo Shinkansen between Osaka and Okayama. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: |
Not available to residents of Japan. A similar 3-day pass is available also to foreign residents. |
| Price: | 12,000 yen |
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| Kintetsu Rail Pass click here for details | |||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on trains on the Kintetsu railway network (except limited express trains). The "Plus" version additionally includes selected buses. | ||||
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days | ||||
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. | ||||
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| Ise-Kumano-Wakayama Area Tourist Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited use of JR trains between NagoyaIsethe Kumano RegionOsaka and Nara and unlimited use of selected buses in the Kumano area. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 16,500 yen |
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| Koyasan World Heritage Ticket click here for details | |||
| Type: | 1) Round trip to Koyasan by Nankai train and cablecar and 2) unlimited usage of Nankai buses on Koyasan. | ||
| Duration: | 2 days | ||
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| Chugoku |
| JR Sanyo Sanin Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the Chugoku Region and parts of the Kansai Regionincluding shinkansen and limited express trains. |
| Duration: | 7 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 23,000 yen |
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| JR Sanyo Sanin Northern Kyushu Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the Chugoku Regionnorthern Kyushu and parts of the Kansai Regionincluding shinkansen and limited express trains. |
| Duration: | 7 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 26,000 yen |
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| JR Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the Kansai Region and along the Sanyo Coast as far as Hiroshimaincluding shinkansen and limited express trains. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 17,000 yen |
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| JR Kansai Sanin Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in the Kansai and Sanin regions. |
| Duration: | 7 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 18,000 yen |
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| Tottori Matsue Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains around TottoriMatsue and Izumo. |
| Duration: | 3 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 4,000 yen |
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| JR Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in OkayamaHiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefecturesincluding shinkansen and limited express trains. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 17,000 yen |
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| JR Hiroshima Yamaguchi Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains in Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefecturesincluding shinkansen and limited express trains. |
| Duration: | 5 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 15,000 yen |
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| JR Setouchi Area Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on designated JR trains and selected tramsbuses and ferries in the region around the Seto Inland Sea. |
| Duration: | 7 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 22,000 yen |
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| Shikoku |
| All Shikoku Rail Pass click here for details | |||||||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on all trains in Shikokuincluding local and express trains by JR and private railway companies. The pass also covers selected ferries to Shodoshima Island and buses on Shodoshima. | ||||||||
| Duration: | 345 or 7 consecutive days | ||||||||
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. | ||||||||
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| Kyushu |
| Kyushu Rail Pass click here for details | |||||||||||||
| Type: | Unlimited travel on the trains in Kyushuwhich are operated by JR Kyushuincluding the Kyushu Shinkansen and limited express trainsbut excluding the Sanyo Shinkansen. The "Northern Kyushu" and "Southern Kyushu" versions are limited to the respective parts of Kyushu. | ||||||||||||
| Duration: | 35 or 7 consecutive days | ||||||||||||
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. | ||||||||||||
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| Fukuoka Wide Pass click here for details | |
| Type: | Unlimited travel on JR trains around Fukuoka Prefecture. |
| Duration: | 2 consecutive days |
| Conditions: | Not available to residents of Japan. |
| Price: | 3,500 yen |
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