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

Price and Duration

On sale

Year-round

Period of use:

Year-round

Valid for

7 days

Service Area

• Click here for information on public transportation (boarding areas, service hours)
• 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
  (Japanese only)

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As of December 1, 2020

• * See the lower part of this page for more information, including bus and ferry boarding locations and a tram route map.
• ･ 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.).
  • - The pass can be used for reserved and non-reserved seats on JR-WEST and JR-SHIKOKU Rapid Service Marine Liner and local service trains (including Special Rapid and Rapid Service trains).

• * These trains below cannot be used
  • - Bullet Train "TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Tokyo)
  • - Bullet Train "KYUSHU SHINKANSEN" (Hakata⇔Kagoshima-Chuo)
  • - The Special Rapid "A Seat" paid seating Service

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 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.)

Reserving via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION

• Step 1. Submit a reservation via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION.
  * Payment must be made by credit card when submitting the reservation. Paying at a station is not possible.
• Step 2. After arriving in Japan, use the following to receive a pass from a station ticket machine or a station ticket counter.
  • (1) Reservation information (Click here for more information.)
  • (2) Passport
  • * A passport with an IC chip is required to receive a pass from a ticket machine. Travelers without a passport with an IC chip will need to receive their pass from a ticket counter.
  • * Pick up station: Click here for details

Caution:
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).
· The applicable sales price of the product will vary according to the purchase date and not the date of exchange or the date of use.

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

• 同意并预约
  （跳转到简体中文预约页面）
• 동의 후 예약하기
  (한국어 예약 페이지로)

Purchasing at a JR-WEST or JR-SHIKOKU Ticket Office

• Step 1. After entering in Japan, fill out an application with necessary details and present these items below at sales locations; a passport
  • * Sales locations: Click here for details
• Step 2. Purchase by cash or credit card.

About Credit Card Payment

• ･ The following credit cards can be accepted as payment at JR-WEST and JR-SHIKOKU stations.
  • * Only the card holder can use the credit card.

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

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	*5

• * 1 First Class (Green)/Sleeper Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
• * 2 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
• * 3 Separate charges apply when reserving and using the Special Rapid "A Seat" paid seating service.
• * 4 Separate charges will apply if using carriages / trains that require numbered or liner tickets.
• * 5 Only JR-WEST Miyajima Ferry is valid.

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

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

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	*2	*3	*4	*5

• * 1 First Class (Green)/Sleeper Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
• * 2 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
• * 3 Separate charges apply when reserving and using the Special Rapid "A Seat" paid seating service.
• * 4 Separate charges will apply if using carriages / trains that require numbered or liner tickets.
• * 5 Only JR-WEST Miyajima Ferry is valid.

Changes

• ･ The starting date of the rail pass and the duration cannot be changed after purchasing.
• ･ Conditions vary for reservations submitted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.

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 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

• ･ 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 not be reissued even if lost or stolen.
• ･ Conditions of use for a rail pass are stipulated by JR-WEST's and JR-SHIKOKU'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.
• ･ The information displayed [including prices], which is current as of December 1, 2020, is subject to change.

Setouchi Area Pass:
Secondary Access within the Free Travel Area