The JR East Pass is a great way for tourists to save money while enjoying Japan. It allows unlimited rides on all JR East train lines. Start with a trip from Narita Airport to Tokyo, for example, then ride around, and maybe hop aboard the Shinkansen or a limited express to Sendai or Nagano. In addition to JR East lines, the JR East Pass allows rides on some trains in the Izu, Naoetsu and Nikko areas. Passes are available for youth and children at a discounted rate. While in Japan, take advantage of this great offer to see a lot more for a lot less.

A foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad, under the entry status of "temporary visitor ( 短期滞在 )".

* Japanese living abroad cannot use this pass.

"Temporary visitor" entry status, according to Japanese Immigration Law, allows a stay in Japan of 15 days or 90 days for "sight-seeing, etc."
If you apply for a "stay for sight-seeing" when you enter Japan, entry personnel will stamp your passport as "temporary visitor." Only persons who have a passport bearing this stamp can use a JR EAST PASS.

1. Present your Exchange Order and obtain your JR East PASS after you arrive in Japan

You have to turn in your Exchange Order to receive your JR EAST PASS (within three months from the date the Order was issued) at one of the following applicable JR EAST stations with a JR EAST PASS exchange office. Note: You must pay on your own any transportation fare for a PASS exchange.

1. For a 5-day or a 10-days PASS, you must specify the date that you want to start using the PASS. It can be any date within one month from the date the PASS was issued.
2. For a Flexible 4-day PASS, the validity period is "either a consecutive or non-consecutive" total of any 4 days you like within one month from the date PASS was issued.

The definition of "one month": If you received your PASS on February 16, March 15 is the limit of one month. ("The previous date in the next month" is the key on any month.)

There are two types of JR EAST PASS: Green (for superior-class Green cars) and Ordinary. Each of these types is available as a 5-day, a 10-day, a Flexible 4-day PASS.

Type	Green		Ordinary
Duration	Adult	Child	Adult	Child
5-DAYS	28,000	14,000	20,000	10,000
10-DAYS	44,800	22,400	32,000	16,000
Flexible 4-DAYS	28,000	14,000	20,000	10,000

• Prices are subject to change without notice
• Pass prices for children apply from age 6 to and including age 11.

These prices are subject to exchange rate fluctuation. The applicable exchange rates are updated each morning of each working day.
If you have any question, please call 0800-525-725.

Valid Train Routes

Unlimited travel on local, limited express and express trains including Shinkansens on the following rail company lines: JR East Lines, Sendai Airport Transit, Tokyo Monorail, Izu Kyuko Line, Hokuetsu Kyuko Railway Hokuhoku Line, Aoimori Railway, IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway, Tobu Railway ,local trains between Shimo-imaichi and Tobu-nikko/Kinugawa-onsen Stations.
Also, the following Tobu Railway limited express trains: the Nikko, the Spacia Nikko, the Kinugawa and the Spacia Kinugawa

Categories

Many JR EAST trains have Green cars (superior category); all have ordinary cars. You can use Green cars or ordinary cars with a Green-type PASS, and you can use ordinary cars with an Ordinary-type PASS, without paying additional charges. Refer to the following table for details:

Trains	Categories	Green	Ordinary
Shinkansen	Gran Class	X	X
	Green car	@	X
	Ordinary car	@	@
	Green private compartment	X	X
	Ordinary private compartment	X	X
Limited express and ordinary express	Green car	@	X
	Ordinary car	@	@
	Green private compartment	X	X
	Sleeping car	X	X
Local	Green car	@	X
	Ordinary car	@	@

Valid Period

• [5-day PASS, 10-day PASS]

  5-and 10-day PASSES are valid for a period of 5 or 10 consecutive days, respectively, beginning on the first day of use of the PASS.

• [Flexible 4-day PASS]

  Usable on any 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within a month: Useful for leisurely-stay-type travel
  Flexible 4-day PASSES are valid for 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within one month from the date the PASS was issued. (Each date on which the PASS is used will be stamped on the PASS at the respective station's ticket gate or aboard trains.)

Seat reservations can be made without additional payment; seat availability cannot be guaranteed otherwise. To make a reservation, apply at a Travel Service Centre (View Plaza) or a reservation office (midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR EAST station. There, show your PASS, and obtain your reserved-seat ticket before boarding.