Trains with all reserved seats.

*For reserved seating, ensure you book your seats before boarding the train.
*There are days when the Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi operates with all reserved seating. Click here for details. (English Only)

　
Train name Main service section Accepted rail passes
Kansai WIDE Area Pass Kansai - Hiroshima Area Pass Sanyo - San'in Area Pass Kansai - Hokuriku Area Pass Hiroshima - Yamaguchi Area Pass Okayama - Hiroshima - Yamaguchi Area Pass JR-WEST All Area Pass Setouchi Area Pass Sanyo-Sanin-Northern-Kyushu pass
Sanyo Shinkansen Nozomi Shin-Osaka - Hakata ○* ○* ○* ○* ○* ○*○* ○*
Hokuriku Shinkansen KAGAYAKI Kanazawa - Tokyo ○ ○
Limited Express trains KUROSHIO Kyoto/Shin-Osaka - Shirahama/Shingu ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
KINOSAKI Kyoto - Fukuchiyama/Kinosakionsen ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
KONOTORI Shin-Osaka - Fukuchiyama/Kinosakionsen ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
MAIZURU Kyoto - Higashi-Maizuru ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
HASHIDATE Kyoto - Amanohashidate/Toyooka ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
HAMAKAZE Osaka - Hamasaka/Tottori ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Biwako Express Osaka - Kusatsu/Maibara ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Rakuraku Harima Shin-Osaka - Himeji ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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[Notice] End of Sales at Stations in Japan

  • · Sales at train stations in Japan ended on September 30, 2023 (JST).
  • · Click here for more information.
Valid Train Routes

Map Map

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  • · Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass is valid for unlimited travel in the valid area on the map
  • · Valid trains are below;
    • - Reserved seats on Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Okayama)
      · The pass can be used for the Hello Kitty Shinkansen.
    • - Reserved seats on Bullet Train "HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN" (Kanazawa⇔Joetsu-Myoko)
    • - Reserved seats on Limited Express Trains.HARUKA, THUNDER BIRD,KONOTORI, etc.
      * A separate fare is required for traveling on SUPER HAKUTO (Kamigori⇔Tottori) and SUPER INABA (Kamigori⇔Tottori)
      * For reserved seating, ensure you book your seats before boarding the train.
      * Non-reserved seating is not available on trains with exclusively reserved seats.
      Click here to check trains with all reserved seats.
    • - Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR-WEST Conventional lines
  • · The pass is only valid on WEST JAPAN JR BUS route buses within the valid area. The pass cannot be used on expressway buses.
  • * These trains below cannot be used
    • - Bullet Train "HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN" (Joetsu-Myoko⇔Tokyo)
    • - Bullet Train "TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Tokyo)
    • - Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" (Okayama⇔Hakata)
    • * Paid seating services, such as A-seat, are available on Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid trains in the Kansai area.
    • - Not valid for the IR Ishikawa Railway or the Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
      • * As a special exception, the pass can be used for the Himi, Johana, or Nanao lines only if the pass-holder does not alight from the IR Ishikawa Railway (Kanazawa⇔Tsubata) or the Ainokaze Toyama Railway (Takaoka⇔Toyama).
        Limited express trains can be used on the IR Ishikawa Railway (Kanazawa⇔Tsubata). 
        If using the Ainokaze Liner rapid service on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway, a separate "liner fare" is required.

Prices

Validity
period		 Purchasing from
a travel agent overseas		 Purchasing from
JR-WEST
ONLINE TRAIN
RESERVATION		 Purchasing from
Travel agency
(Ticket counter)
7-day
Adult 17,000YEN
Child 8,500YEN
Adult 18,500YEN
Child 9,250YEN
Adult 19,000YEN
Child 9,500YEN

ATTENTION!!

  • · Ticket prices and how tickets are reserved/received will change accordingly. We appreciate your understanding.
  • · A passport, reservation number, identification number, and credit card are required to receive a pass reserved via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information
    • * Identification number is a 4-digit number you set.
  • · Reserved seat tickets can be reserved when using JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION.
    • * When purchasing a pass from an overseas travel agency, a reserved seat ticket can be reserved at a sales location after arriving in Japan.
  • - 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

Temporary visitor's visa

- 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 "短期滞在 (Temporary Visitor) ".

* "短期滞在 (Temporary Visitor) " is a status of residence defined under Japanese immigration law.

- Individual customers are not allowed to purchase or exchange more than one of the same ticket for the same use period.

Purchasing a rail pass

Purchasing Exchange Order through a Travel Agency outside Japan

  • Step 1. Purchase an exchange order (MCO: Miscellaneous Charges Order or E-TICKET) at sales locations outside Japan.
    • * Sales locations: Click here for details
    • * Once issued, the MCO or E-TICKET must be exchanged within 3 months.
  • Step 2. After entering in Japan, present the MCO or E-TICKET with a passport at exchange locations, fill out an application with necessary details, and exchange for Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass.
    • * The MCO or E-TICKET exchange locations: Click here for details
    • * Receiving an E-TICKET: Click here for more information
    • * The MCO or E-TICKET that could not be exchanged can be refunded at the overseas travel agency where the pass was originally purchased. (*A separate handling fee will be applied.)

Purchasing a pass via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION

  • Step 1. Purchase a pass via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION.
    * Payment must be made by credit card when reserving tickets. Payment cannot be accepted at the station.
    * Virtual and numberless credit cards cannot be used.
  • Step 2. When choosing paying by credit card in advance, use the following at a station ticket vending machine or station ticket office to receive your pass, after arriving in Japan.(Click here for details.)
    • (1) Reservation number
    • (2) Identification number *A 4-digit number you set
    • (3) Credit card *The one used to make the reservation
    • (4) Passport
    • * A passport with an IC chip is required to receive a pass from a ticket-vending machine. Travelers with a passport that does not have an IC chip must receive their pass from the ticket office.
    • * Exchange stations: Click here for details
NOTE:
Reservations are accepted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION from one month before boarding (starting at 10:00 am (JST) on the same day of the preceding month).
· Product sales prices are set according to the date of purchase and not the date of exchange or use.

Purchasing from a travel agency ※Sales at train stations in Japan ended on September 30, 2023 (JST).

Availability and Use

  • · A rail pass is available and usable all year around.
  • · A rail pass is purchasable up to 1month in advance of the first day of use.
  • · Reservations are accepted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION up to one month before boarding (starting at 10:00 am (JST) on same day of preceding month).
  • · A rail pass is valid for consecutive days.
  • · The validity of a rail pass starts from 12 a.m.

Reserving a Reserved Seat Ticket

· Reserved seat tickets can be reserved at a green ticket-vending machine or a station ticket office.

* Click here for information on reserving reserved seat tickets from a green ticket-vending machine.

* Seats must be reserved at the JR ticket office from the 7th booking.

Train Accommodations

  • Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass is usable.
  • Additional separate tickets are required
  • Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass cannot be used.

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

Train Bullet Train "HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Kanazawa⇔Joetsu-Myoko)
Type GranClass seat First Class(Green) Car Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *1 *2 *3 *4
Train Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Shin-Osaka⇔Okayama)
* Including "Hello Kitty Shinkansen"
Type First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating Ordinary Car, Non-reserved Seating
Validity *2 *3 *4
Train Limited Express / Express Trains in valid area Special Rapid Services/Rapid Services/
Local Services in the valid area
Type First Class(Green) Car Sleeper Car Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating		 First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *2 *3 *4 *5 *3*6
  • * 1 Separate GranClass Tickets are required.
  • * 2 First Class (Green) Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
  • * 3 When using reserved seating, make sure to reserve seats in advance before boarding.
  • * 4 Non-reserved seating is not available on trains with exclusively reserved seats. Click here to check trains with all reserved seats.
  • * 5 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
  • * 6 The pass covers only the fare for assigned seating (such as A-Seat) on Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid trains in the Kansai area.
Train Bullet Train "HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Kanazawa⇔Joetsu-Myoko)
Type GranClass seat First Class(Green) Car Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating
Validity *1 *2 *3
Type Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *4
Train Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Shin-Osaka⇔Okayama)
* Including "Hello Kitty Shinkansen"
Type First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating Ordinary Car, Non-reserved Seating
Validity *2 *3 *4
Train Limited Express / Express Trains in valid area
Type First Class(Green) Car Sleeper Car Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *2 *3 *4
Train Special Rapid Services/Rapid Services/
Local Services in the valid area
Type First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *5 *3*6
  • * 1 Separate GranClass Tickets are required.
  • * 2 First Class (Green) Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
  • * 3 When using reserved seating, make sure to reserve seats in advance before boarding.
  • * 4 Non-reserved seating is not available on trains with exclusively reserved seats. Click here to check trains with all reserved seats.
  • * 5 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
  • * 6 The pass covers only the fare for assigned seating (such as A-Seat) on Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid trains in the Kansai area.

Changes

  • · The starting date of the rail pass and the duration cannot be changed after exchanging MCO or E-TICKET.
  • · Conditions vary for reservations submitted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.

Refunds

  • · Refund locations: Only for issued or exchanged rail passes
    If a rail pass has already been exchanged, refunds are only possible at the ticket counters of JR West stations. (Travel agencies where the pass was purchased cannot refund an already exchanged rail pass.)
  • · Refund price: the sale price minus a handling fee (10% of the price: Minimum 220 yen per one rail pass)
  • · 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
  • · MCOs that could not be exchanged can be refunded at the overseas travel agency where the pass was originally purchased. (*A separate handling fee will be applied.)
  • · Conditions vary for reservations submitted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.

Related information

  • · Rail passes are only valid for the rail pass holder.
  • · Presentation of your passport when requested by JR staff is required to use a rail pass. Please keep your passport together with your rail pass.
  • · Lost or stolen rail passes cannot be reissued.
  • · The conditions of use for rail passes are stipulated in JR-West’s Conditions of Carriage and by Japanese law.
  • · The terms and conditions of use for exchange orders are stipulated by the regulations and agreements of the issuing company.
  • · For any discrepancies between foreign language versions and the Japanese version of the Conditions of Carriage, the Japanese version shall prevail.
  • · Displayed information (including prices) is current as of October 1, 2023, and subject to change.

[NOTICE] Sanyo Shinkansen Passengers

  • · Starting May 20, 2020, passengers bringing baggage with dimensions totaling more than 160 cm but less than 250 cm on three sides (oversized baggage) on Sanyo Shinkansen are required to reserve a seat with an oversized baggage area. Shinkansen passengers with oversized baggage may use a reserved seating JR-WEST RAIL PASS and a section ticket, or a separate Unlimited Ride Oversized Baggage Ticket (available for purchase at JR-West Ticket Offices in major JR-West stations) if using a non-reserved seating JR-WEST RAIL PASS. Please ask a station attendant for more details.
  • ◇ Unlimited Ride Oversized Baggage Ticket Information
  • ◇ Information on Oversized Baggage

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