Take a wide swing through the Setouchi Area!
Bus and boat tickets are included.Save on this Setouchi Area Pass!

Price and Duration

* Prices are subject to change.

Service Area

• Meipuru-pu (Sightseeing bus
  route map and timetable)
• Miyajima Ferry
  (Timetable)
• Ishizaki Kisen
  (Timetable)
• Setonaikaikisen
  (Timetable)
• Okayama Electric Tramway website
  (Japanese only)
• Okaden Bus website
  (Japanese only)
• Shodoshima Ferry
  website
• Kokusai Ryobi Ferry
  website
  

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• ･ Setouchi Area Pass is valid for unlimited travel in the valid area on the map
• ･ Valid trains are below;
  • - The pass can be used for reserved and non-reserved seats on Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Hakata). The pass can also be used for the Hello Kitty Shinkansen.
  • - The pass can be used for reserved and non-reserved seats on Limited Express trains (HARUKA, SHIOKAZE, NAMPU, etc.).
  • * 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 and JR-SHIKOKU Conventional lines.

• * These trains below cannot be used
  • - Bullet Train "TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Tokyo)
  • - Bullet Train "KYUSHU SHINKANSEN" (Hakata⇔Kagoshima-Chuo)
  • * Paid seating services, such as A-seat, are available on Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid trains in the Kansai area.

How to Purchase

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 "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.

How to purchase

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 arriving in Japan, present the MCO or E-TICKT and your passport at an exchange location and fill out an application with the necessary details to receive your Setouchi 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.

Agree and Submit Reservation
(Click here to reserve in English)

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

• · Passes can be purchased from a travel agency in Japan.
  · Sales locations: Click here for details

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

• Setouchi Area Pass is usable.
• Additional separate tickets are required

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

Train	Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Shin-Osaka ↔ Hakata) * Including "Hello Kitty Shinkansen"
Type	First Class (Green) Car	Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating	Ordinary Car, Non-reserved Seating
Validity	*1	*2	*3

Train	Limited Express / Express Trains in valid area				Special Rapid Services/Rapid Services/ Local Services in the valid area			Ferries
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	Miyajima Ferry
Validity	*1	*1	*2	*3	*4	*2*5		*6

• * 1 First Class (Green)/Sleeper Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
• * 2 When using reserved seating, make sure to reserve seats in advance before boarding.
• * 3 Non-reserved seating is not available on trains with exclusively reserved seats. Click here to check trains with all reserved seats.
• * 4 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
• * 5 Separate charges are required when using paid seating services (such as A-seat) on Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid trains in the Kansai area.
• * 6 Only JR-WEST Miyajima Ferry is valid. *When visiting Miyajima, a visitation tax of 100 yen must be paid upon boarding the Miyajima Ferry (as of October 2023） .

Train	Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Shin-Osaka ↔ Hakata) * Including "Hello Kitty Shinkansen"
Type	First Class (Green) Car	Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating	Ordinary Car, Non-reserved Seating
Validity	*1	*2	*3

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	*1	*1	*2	*3

Train	Special Rapid Services/Rapid Services/ Local Services in the valid area			ferries
Type	First Class (Green) Car	Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating	Ordinary Car, Non-reserved Seating	Miyajima ferry
Validity	*4	*2*5		*6

• * 1 First Class (Green)/Sleeper Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
• * 2 When using reserved seating, make sure to reserve seats in advance before boarding.
• * 3 Non-reserved seating is not available on trains with exclusively reserved seats. Click here to check trains with all reserved seats.
• * 4 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
• * 5 Separate charges are required when using paid seating services (such as A-seat) on Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid trains in the Kansai area.
• * 6 Only JR-WEST Miyajima Ferry is valid. *When visiting Miyajima, a visitation tax of 100 yen must be paid upon boarding the Miyajima Ferry (as of October 2023） .

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.