Sanyo Area Pass Information

Valid Train Routes

Sanyo map

･ Sanyo Area Pass is valid for unlimited travel in the valid area on the map.
･ Valid trains and ferries are below;
- Reserved seats on Kansai-airport Express HARUKA
- Reserved seats on Bullet Train “SANYO SHINKANSEN” (Shin-Osaka⇔Hakata)
- Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR-WEST Conventional lines
- JR-WEST Miyajima Ferry
These trains below cannot be used.
- Bullet Trains “TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN“(Shin-Osaka⇔Tokyo)
- Bullet Trains “KYUSHU SHINKANSEN“(Hakata⇔Kagoshima-Chuo)

Prices

There are two types of Sanyo Area Pass: 4 days and 8 days.

Fare table

･ Adult: 12 or over 12 years old when an exchange order issued or a rail pass purchased
･ Child: 6-11 years old when an exchange order issued or a rail pass purchased
An Adult's or Child's rail pass holder can accompany up to 2 infants (1-5 years old) for free.
The infants from the third one will require Child’s rail passes for each.
Babies aged under 1 year old can be accompanied for free.
Child’s rail passes will be required for each infant in the following situations:
1. When accompanied infants use Reserved seats by themselves
2. When infants travel by themselves

Eligibility

･ A rail pass user must be holding a passport issued by a foreign government.
※外国での永住権を持っているお客様を含め、日本国籍のお客様は使用できません。
･Ａ rail pass user must be entering in Japan as a "Temporary Visitor".
"Temporary Visitor" is a status of residence defined under Japanese immigration law.

Purchasing a rail pass

Purchasing Exchange Order through a Travel Agency outside Japan

Step 1. Purchase an exchange order (MCO: Miscellaneous Charges Order) at sales locations outside Japan.
Sales locations: Click here for details
Once issued, MCO must be exchanged in 3 months.
Step 2. After entering in Japan, present the MCO with a passport at exchange locations, fill out an application with necessary details, and exchange for Sanyo Area Pass.
MCO exchange locations: Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Osaka, Kansai-airport, Sannomiya, Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimonoseki, Kokura, Hakata

Booking Online and Picking Up at JR-WEST Ticket Office

Step 1. Book Sanyo Area Pass online, receive Booking Confirmation e-mail containing reservation number, and print out the e-mail.
Step 2. After entering in Japan, fill out an application with necessary details and present these items below at a pick up station;
(1) a printout of Booking Confirmation e-mail
(2) a passport and a departure card (embarkation card)
(3) a return plane/boat ticket (including a printed e-ticket)
An e-ticket must be printed out.
Pick up station: Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Osaka,
Kansai-airport, Hakata
Step 3. Pay for Sanyo Area Pass by cash or credit card.

Purchasing at JR-WEST Ticket Office

Step 1. After entering in Japan, fill out an application with necessary details and present these items below at sales locations;
(1) a passport and a departure card (embarkation card)
(2) a return plane/boat ticket (including a printed e-ticket)
An e-ticket must be printed out.
Sales locations: Kyoto, Ibaraki, Shin-Osaka, Osaka, Kobe, Shin-Kobe, Sannomiya, Nishi-Akashi, Himeji, Nijo, Uji,
Saga-Arashiyama, Kitashinchi, Kyobashi, Tsuruhashi, Tennoji, Shin-Imamiya, Bentencho, Nishikujo,
Kansai-airport, Nara, JR-Namba, Okayama, Hiroshima, Shin-Shimonoseki, Shimonoseki, Kokura, Hakata
Step 2. Purchase Sanyo Area Pass by cash or credit card.

Availability and Use

Train Accommodations

Sanyo Area Pass is usable.
Additional separate tickets are required.

When additional tickets are required, obtain the tickets at a JR-WEST station before boarding.

Seating types

1 First Class (Green)/Sleeper Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
2 Separate Express Tickets are required.
3 Separate Liner Tickets or numbered tickets are required.
4 Only JR-WEST Miyajima Ferry is valid.

Seat reservations

Obtaining Reserved seat Tickets

･ When using Reserved seats, Reserved seat Tickets must be issued at a JR-WEST station before boarding.

Canceling reservations

･ Seat reservations can be cancelled before the departure time of the reserved train.

Boarding a train without making advance seat reservations

･ Without seat reservations, Non-reserved seats can be used.
If there are empty Reserved seats after boarding, the reserved seats can be used as long as there is no operational problem.

Changes

Refunds

･ Refund location: only where a rail pass was issued or exchanged
･ Refund price: the sale price minus a handling fee (10% of the price : minimum 210 yen per one rail pass)
No refund will be given if a magnetic ticket is removed from a rail pass book
No refund will be given after a rail pass starts to be used or expired
No refund will be given due to non-availability of service, delays, or similar issues

Related information

･ A rail pass is only valid for its rail pass holder only.
･ A passport must be carried when a rail pass is used and presented when a JR staff asks to.
･ A rail pass will be void if the magnetic ticket is detached from a rail pass book.
･ A rail pass will not be reissued even if lost or stolen.
･ Conditions of use for a rail pass are stipulated by JR-WEST's carriage conditions and laws of Japan.
･ Conditions of use for an exchange order are stipulated by regulations and contracts of issuing companies.
･ If any discrepancies arise between the foreign language and Japanese versions of the carriage conditions, the Japanese version has precedence.