Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyushu Area Pass
Other Rail Passes
- Kansai
- Tottori
- Matsue
- Okayama
- Hiroshima
- Yamaguchi
- Northern Kyushu
Further travel from Kansai area to Kyushu area (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita) in addition to Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane!
Pass Prices
| Adult | Child | |
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| 7-day | 26,000YEN | 13,000YEN |
* Prices are subject to change.
Ticket prices and how tickets are reserved/received will change accordingly. We appreciate your understanding.
Note
- * An adult or child rail pass holder can accompany up to two children (ages 1-5) 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
Valid Train Routes
Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyushu Area Pass is valid for unlimited travel in the valid area on the map.
Valid trains
- Reserved seats on SANYO SHINKANSEN (Shin-Osaka⇔Hakata)
· The pass can be used for the "Hello Kitty Shinkansen".
- Reserved seats on KYUSHU SHINKANSEN (Hakata⇔Kumamoto)
- Reserved seats on Nishi-KYUSHU SHINKANSEN(Takeo-Onsen⇔Nagasaki)
- Reserved seats on Limited Express Train HARUKA, YAKUMO, SUPER HAKUTO, YUFUIN NO MORI 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 in JR-WEST area.
* These JR-KYUSHU trains below have all reserved seats.
-YUFUIN NO MORI, ASO BOY!, A-TRAIN, KAWASEMI YAMASEMI, TWO STARS 4047 - Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR-WEST and JR-KYUSHU JR Lines.
- JR West Miyajima Ferry (Miyajimaguchi⇔Miyajima)
Other
The pass is only valid on WEST JAPAN JR BUS (route buses), JR Bus Chugoku (route buses and “Super Hagi”bus) and JR Kyushu Bus (Hitahikosan Line BRT).
Trains below cannot be used!
- Bullet Train "TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Tokyo)
- Bullet Train "KYUSHU SHINKANSEN" (Kumamoto⇔Kagoshima-Chuo)
- Twilight Express MIZUKAZE, Seven Stars in Kyushu and “ARU RESSHA” trains
- Fukuoka City Subway between Hakata Station and Fukuoka Airport
* Separate charges apply when reserving and using the Special Rapid “A Seat” paid seating service.
Buses below cannot be used!
- B&S Miyazaki buses
- Kyoto City buses
Train Accommodations
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* 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“ Bullet Train "KYUSHU SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Hakata⇔Kumamoto) Bullet Train "Nishi-KYUSHU SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Takeo-Onsen⇔Nagasaki) |
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| Type | First Class (Green) Car | Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating | Ordinary Car, Non-reserved Seating |
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| 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 |
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| Train | Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Shin-Osaka⇔Hakata) * Including "Hello Kitty Shinkansen“ Bullet Train "KYUSHU SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Hakata⇔Kumamoto) Bullet Train "Nishi-KYUSHU SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Takeo-Onsen⇔Nagasaki) |
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| Train | Special Rapid Services/Rapid Services/ Local Services in the valid area |
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Miyajima ferry |
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- * 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 The pass covers only the fare for assigned seating (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).
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.
- You must present your passport to receive a pass.
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, the MCO must be exchanged within 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 a rail pass.
- * The MCO exchange locations: Click here for details
- * The MCO 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.
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 JR Ticket Office and a travel agency
- · Passes can be purchased from JR Ticket Office and a travel agency in Japan.
· Sales locations: Click here for details
· A rail pass is purchasable up to 1 month in advance of the first day of use.
About Credit Card Payment
- · The following credit cards can be accepted as payment at JR-WEST stations.
* Only the card holder can use the credit card.
* Virtual and numberless credit cards cannot be used.
Availability and Use
- · A rail pass is available and usable all year around.
- · A rail pass is valid for consecutive days.
- · The pass will be valid at 0:00 from the start day to 24:00 on the last day (all times JST).
However, if the validity period expires while riding a train on the last day, the pass will be valid for the fare until the following day so long as the passenger does not exit the station, and for ticket fees so long as the passenger does not depart the train.
Reserving a Reserved Seat Ticket
- · Reserved seat tickets can be reserved at a ticket vending machine or a station ticket office.
Click here for information on reserving reserved seat tickets from a ticket vending machine. - · Seat reservations are also available online for passes reserved via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION.
- * For passes with unlimited seat reservations, seats must be reserved at the JR ticket office from the 7th booking.
Changes
- · The starting date of the rail pass, duration, and pass type cannot be changed after exchanging the exchange order.
- · Validity periods will not be extended even in the event of non-availability of train services, delays, etc.
- · Conditions vary for reservations submitted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.
Refunds
- · The exchange order 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.)
If a rail pass has already been exchanged, refunds are only possible at the ticket counters of exchange locations in Japan. (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 expires
- · No refund will be given due to non-availability of service, delays, or similar issues
- · Conditions vary for reservations submitted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.
Related Information
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Recommended Spots and Benefits
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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).
