JR West All Area Pass: seven-day coverage, not nationwide
JR-WEST All Area Pass
Seven consecutive days on specified western Japan rail, bus and ferry routes. It includes the Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Hakata and the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tsuruga to Joetsu-Myoko, not nationwide travel.
Places in this guide: Shin-Osaka (新大阪) · Hakata (博多) · Tsuruga (敦賀) · Joetsu-Myoko (上越妙高) · Nanao (七尾) · Wakura-Onsen (和倉温泉) · Kanazawa (金沢) · Tsubata (津幡) · Takaoka (高岡) · Toyama (富山) · Echizen-Hanando (越前花堂) · Fukui (福井) · Miyajimaguchi (宮島口) · Miyajima (宮島)
Source: JR West All Area official English guideSource: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area Pass
Combine Sanyo and Hokuriku only when your itinerary needs both
Compare this seven-day regional pass if your journeys span eligible Sanyo and Hokuriku sections. For an itinerary within one area, compare the smaller pass or separate tickets first. JR West All Area is not the nationwide six-company Japan Rail Pass.
Source: JR West All Area official English guideSource: JR West official coverage map — JR-WEST All Area Pass
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| Validity | Adult (JPY) | Child aged 6–11 (JPY) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 consecutive days | 26,000 | 13,000 |
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Source: JR West All Area official English guideSource: JR West official coverage map — JR-WEST All Area Pass
Original passport, entry status and child age
You need a passport issued by a government other than Japan and Temporary Visitor entry status. Japanese nationals are not eligible, including those with overseas permanent residence. Bring your original passport for collection and carry it while travelling. A pass is personal, and overlapping purchases of the same pass for the same person are not allowed.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
The current Japanese conditions assess the 6–11 child band when payment is made. One adult or child pass holder may accompany up to two children aged 1–5 free. A third child, a younger child occupying their own reserved seat, or a child travelling alone needs a child pass. Infants under one travel free. Check the seller’s age option as well.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Consecutive calendar days, not rolling hours
Validity runs from 00:00 on the chosen first day to 24:00 on day 7, Japan time. Collecting or boarding late on day one does not move the expiry time. After exchange, the start date and pass type cannot be changed.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
If already travelling across midnight on the final day, the fare element continues until leaving the station and the train-charge element until leaving that train. This does not give a new day of unrestricted travel.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Agency exchange orders and direct-JR collection are different
An agency MCO or E-MCO is an exchange order, not the gate ticket. Exchange it within three months of issue and no later than the travel date at a location accepting this pass and purchase channel. Paper MCOs go to a counter; E-MCOs can use a supported counter or passport-reading machine. A passport-reader symbol alone does not establish support for your order.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Direct JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION (WEST-TR) collection requires the reservation number, your chosen four-digit identification number, the physical payment card and original passport. Machine collection needs an IC-chip passport; otherwise use a counter. Virtual and numberless cards are not accepted for the direct-JR purchase procedure. These requirements must not be substituted for an agency order’s documents.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Unlimited seats versus six machine bookings
Eligible Ordinary Car reservations have no overall use-count limit. Reserve before boarding at a supported machine or JR counter. After six machine bookings, use a counter for the seventh and subsequent reservations. This is not a six-journey limit.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Only direct WEST-TR purchase supports its pre-collection reservation procedure, for up to six trains. Agency MCO/E-MCO customers exchange first, then reserve locally. Do not apply direct-JR online functions to a seller’s voucher.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Missed trains, seat-only services and extra accommodation charges
All-reserved trains have no non-reserved cars. If you miss a booked service, reserve a seat on a later train. Standing is only available on services that offer that arrangement and are full when the reservation is requested; it is not permission to board every full train.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Green Car, sleeping accommodation and Special Rapid A-seat need the applicable additional charge tickets. Sanyo Shinkansen S Work cars require both separate fare and charge tickets. Do not transfer another regional pass’s sleeper exclusion to this product. Check the specific accommodation before boarding; lost or stolen passes are not reissued.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Two included Shinkansen corridors and conditional non-JR sections
Included Shinkansen sections are Sanyo Shin-Osaka–Hakata and Hokuriku Tsuruga–Joetsu-Myoko. Tokaido and Kyushu Shinkansen are excluded. Regional coverage is not nationwide coverage, and reaching Hakata does not include all onward trains in Kyushu.
Source: JR West All Area official English guideSource: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West official coverage map — JR-WEST All Area Pass
The map includes eligible Noto Railway Nanao–Wakura-Onsen, Kyoto Tango Railway and Chizu Express sections. IR Ishikawa Kanazawa–Tsubata, Ainokaze Toyama Takaoka–Toyama and Hapi-Line Fukui Echizen-Hanando–Fukui have specified through-connection exceptions, not unrestricted intermediate-stop use. Separate fares apply when the conditions are not met.
Source: JR West All Area official English guideSource: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West official coverage map — JR-WEST All Area Pass
Included buses and the JR West Miyajima ferry
Mapped West Japan JR local routes and specified JR Bus Chugoku services are included. West Japan JR highway buses are excluded, while the Japanese conditions name JR Bus Chugoku’s Super Hagi as an exception. Check the exact operator and route.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
The JR West Miyajima Ferry between Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima is included, with a separate JPY 100 visitor tax. It does not include every ferry serving the island.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: JR West All Area official English guide
Operator exchange deadline versus seller package deadline
JR’s E-MCO exchange condition is within three months of issue and no later than the travel date. The English Trip.com seven-day e-ticket listing gives redemption within 90 days of booking. These are different calendar deadlines: meet both the operator’s rule and the expiry printed on your voucher. Redeeming the voucher once means collecting the pass, not taking just one train journey.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: Trip.com English seven-day e-ticket listing and seller conditions
Choose the seven-day JR West All Area exchange-order option, not a nationwide pass or WEST QR ticket. The reviewed seller listing allows free cancellation before 23:00 on the expiry date only if the ticket has not been activated or reserved. After that deadline it charges 100%, and partial refunds are not available. Read the cancellation policy for your selected option before booking; these seller conditions are separate from JR’s rules for an issued pass.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area PassSource: Trip.com English seven-day e-ticket listing and seller conditions
Direct-online reservation action limit
Direct WEST-TR purchase supports up to six pre-collection train reservations. Pre-collection reservation, change and cancellation actions count towards a total of 28 per reservation. This does not apply to an agency E-MCO before exchange. After collection, use a counter for further bookings after six machine reservations.
Source: JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area Pass
Unexchanged orders, unused issued passes and refunds
For an unexchanged agency order, contact the original seller. The operator refers order refunds within one year of issue to the issuing agency, but the seller’s actual deadline and fee are package-specific.
Source: JR West All Area purchase-channel refunds (Japanese)
An unused pass exchanged from an agency order can be refunded at a designated exchange counter before validity starts or within the unexpired valid period. The fee is 10% of the JPY selling price, rounding down amounts below JPY 10, with a JPY 220 minimum. Direct WEST-TR purchase has separate conditions, including a JPY 560 fee; check its processing location and first booked-train deadline.
Source: JR West All Area purchase-channel refunds (Japanese)
Once used, the pass is not refundable. Its conditions do not provide pass-price refunds for suspensions or delays. An agency-order cancellation is a separate contract, not an operator promise.
Source: JR West All Area purchase-channel refunds (Japanese)
Using your ticket
Match each journey to this pass’s official map, then choose the consecutive start date and correct adult or child option.
Identify the purchase channel. An agency MCO/E-MCO is an exchange order, not a boarding QR; direct WEST-TR collection uses different documents.
Take every traveller’s original passport and the channel-specific collection documents to a location accepting this pass. Check its counter hours.
After collection, check the physical pass’s start date and reserve eligible Ordinary Car seats before boarding. Use a counter after six machine bookings.
Use the issued physical pass at a supported ticket gate and retrieve it. Show it at staffed gates on JR Shikoku sections. Carry your passport and seat ticket.
Questions and answers
Is JR West All Area the nationwide Japan Rail Pass?
No. It is a separate regional product. Tokaido and Kyushu Shinkansen are excluded.
Does the six-booking rule limit me to six train journeys?
No. Eligible Ordinary Car seat reservations are unlimited. After six machine bookings, make further reservations at a JR counter.
Can I reserve online before exchanging an agency E-MCO?
Not through the direct WEST-TR pre-collection procedure. Exchange the agency order first, then reserve at a supported machine or JR counter.
Can I use the exchange-order QR at the gates?
No. Exchange it for the issued physical pass. WEST QR boarding products are different tickets.
Are Green Car and premium rooms included?
Green Car, GranClass, sleeping accommodation and paid A-seat have separate charge conditions. Do not apply Ordinary Car reserved-seat coverage to those rooms.
Are direct-JR and agency refund fees the same?
No. An unused issued agency-order pass has a 10% fee with a JPY 220 minimum; direct WEST-TR has a JPY 560 fee and different counters and deadlines.
Official sources and coverage maps
Open the operator’s coverage map and conditions before choosing your journeys. Official maps are linked rather than republished. The coverage and exclusions are also explained above.
- JR West official coverage map — JR-WEST All Area Pass ↗
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- JR West All Area official English guide ↗
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- JR West official transport conditions (Japanese) — JR-WEST All Area Pass ↗
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- JR West All Area purchase-channel refunds (Japanese) ↗
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- Previously reviewed Trip.com Korean seven-day exchange-order listing — not English option approval ↗
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- Trip.com English seven-day e-ticket listing and seller conditions ↗
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