Start with the places and travel dates in your itinerary. A region name does not mean every line is included: check each pass’s route map, validity and eligibility before buying.
28 passes
Nationwide
The nationwide JAPAN RAIL PASS is valid for 7, 14 or 21 consecutive days. As of 7 October 2026, adult Ordinary passes cost JPY 50,000/80,000/100,000 through the official JR website, or JPY 53,000/84,000/105,000 through designated overseas agents. Green Car prices are listed separately below. A supplementary ticket is required before boarding Nozomi or Mizuho.
Check coverage and how to use it →Hokkaido
The Hokkaido Rail Pass covers eligible trains across JR Hokkaido for 5, 7 or 10 consecutive days. It excludes the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Reserve an Ordinary Car seat before boarding a limited-express train.
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The Sapporo–Noboribetsu Area Pass covers specified JR routes linking New Chitose Airport · 新千歳空港, Sapporo · 札幌, Otaru · 小樽 and Noboribetsu · 登別 for four consecutive days. Toya · 洞爺 is outside the pass area, and the bus from Noboribetsu Station to the hot-spring district requires a separate fare.
Check coverage and how to use it →Hokkaido
The Sapporo–Furano Area Pass covers specified JR routes linking New Chitose Airport · 新千歳空港, Sapporo · 札幌, Otaru · 小樽, Furano · 富良野, Biei · 美瑛 and Asahikawa · 旭川 for four consecutive days. Tomamu · トマム is outside the pass area, and buses from the stations to sightseeing destinations require separate fares.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tōhoku · Tokyo area · Hokuriku and Central Japan
The JR EAST PASS covers specified rail routes towards Aomori, Sendai, Nagano and Niigata for five or ten consecutive days. The Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Izu Kyūkō Line and Fujikyū Railway are not included.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tokyo area
The JR TOKYO Wide Pass covers Ordinary Car travel for three consecutive days on specified routes in and around Tokyo. It includes eligible JR East Shinkansen and limited-express services plus certain other railways, but excludes the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and JR buses.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tokyo area · Tōhoku · Hokkaido
The JR East–South Hokkaido Rail Pass covers the official railway area from Tokyo · 東京 to Hakodate · 函館, Sapporo · 札幌 and Otaru · 小樽 for six consecutive days. Eligible Ordinary Car reserved and unreserved seats are included. This is not a pass for all of Hokkaido.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tōhoku · Hokkaido
The JR Tohoku–South Hokkaido Rail Pass covers specified routes from Tohoku, including Sendai · 仙台, to Hakodate · 函館, Sapporo · 札幌 and Otaru · 小樽 for six consecutive days. Eligible Ordinary Car reserved and non-reserved seats are included. The pass does not cover all of Hokkaido or the Tokyo-area starting section.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tokyo area · Hokuriku and Central Japan · Kansai
The Hokuriku Arch Pass costs JPY 35,000 for adults or JPY 17,500 for children and covers specified routes from Tokyo through Hokuriku to Kyoto and Osaka for seven consecutive days. It includes the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Tsuruga, but not the Tōkaidō Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto or Shin-Osaka, nor the San’yō Shinkansen.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kansai
The Kansai Wide Area Pass costs JPY 12,000 for an adult or JPY 6,000 for a child and covers designated routes in Kansai and towards Okayama · 岡山, Tottori · 鳥取 and Takamatsu · 高松 for five consecutive days. Its Shinkansen coverage ends at Okayama; travel onwards to Hiroshima needs a separate ticket.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kansai · San’yō and San’in
The Kansai–Hiroshima Area Pass costs JPY 17,000 for an adult or JPY 8,500 for a child and covers five consecutive days. It includes the Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka · 新大阪 to Hiroshima · 広島, but not the Shinkansen onwards to Hakata. Reserve an Ordinary Car seat before boarding if you want a reserved seat.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kansai · Hokuriku and Central Japan
The Kansai–Hokuriku Area Pass costs JPY 19,000 for an adult or JPY 9,500 for a child and covers designated routes for seven consecutive days. It includes the Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka · 新大阪 to Okayama · 岡山 and the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tsuruga · 敦賀 to Joetsu-Myoko · 上越妙高, but not the continuation towards Tokyo.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kansai · San’yō and San’in · Shikoku and Setouchi · Kyushu
The Sanyo–San’in Area Pass costs JPY 23,000 for an adult or JPY 11,500 for a child and covers designated Kansai, Sanyo and Sanin routes for seven consecutive days. It includes the Sanyo Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka · 新大阪 to Hakata · 博多, but not the Kyushu or Hokuriku Shinkansen.
Check coverage and how to use it →San’yō and San’in · Kyushu
The Okayama–Hiroshima–Yamaguchi Area Pass costs JPY 17,000 for an adult or JPY 8,500 for a child and covers designated routes for five consecutive days. Its Sanyo Shinkansen section is Okayama · 岡山–Hakata · 博多, not Shin-Osaka–Okayama. Reserve before boarding if you want an Ordinary Car reserved seat.
Check coverage and how to use it →Hokuriku and Central Japan · Kansai · San’yō and San’in
The JR-WEST All Area Pass costs JPY 26,000 for adults or JPY 13,000 for children and covers specified western Japan routes for seven consecutive days. It includes the San’yō Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata and the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tsuruga and Jōetsumyōkō, plus eligible buses and the JR-West Miyajima Ferry. It is not the nationwide JAPAN RAIL PASS.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kansai · San’yō and San’in · Shikoku and Setouchi
The Kansai WIDE Excursion Pass costs JPY 12,000 for an adult or JPY 6,000 for a child and covers specified routes across Kansai, Okayama and Tottori for three consecutive days. Non-Japanese passport holders, including eligible foreign residents of Japan, may use it. This agency-only product is different from the five-day Kansai WIDE Area Pass.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kansai
The WEST QR Kansai Area Pass costs JPY 2,700–6,700 for adults, depending on its one- to four-day validity. Its live QR ticket covers eligible JR local trains and HARUKA within the mapped area; HARUKA non-reserved seats are included, and its designated reserved seats can be booked up to twice. Shinkansen travel is not included.
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The WEST QR Kansai Mini Pass costs JPY 3,000 for an adult or JPY 1,500 for a child and is a live QR ticket for eligible JR local, rapid and special rapid trains for three consecutive days. HARUKA needs a separate limited-express ticket; Shinkansen travel is not included.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kyushu
The All Kyushu Rail Pass covers specified JR Kyushu routes for three, five or seven consecutive days. It can suit a trip spanning northern and southern Kyushu. The Kyushu Shinkansen is included from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chuo, and the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen from Takeo-Onsen to Nagasaki.
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The Northern Kyushu Rail Pass covers specified JR routes in northern Kyushu for three or five consecutive days. It can suit a Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita or Kumamoto itinerary. On the Kyushu Shinkansen, only the Hakata–Kumamoto section is included.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kyushu
The Southern Kyushu Rail Pass covers specified JR Kyushu routes south of Kumamoto and Oita for three consecutive days. The Kyushu Shinkansen is included between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo. You cannot exchange this pass at Hakata Station or Fukuoka Airport.
Check coverage and how to use it →Kyushu
The JR KYUSHU MOBILE PASS FUKUOKA WIDE Area is a smartphone ticket for local, rapid and non-reserved limited-express trains on specified routes around Fukuoka for two consecutive days. It is not exchanged for a paper pass. Shinkansen, subway and bus travel are not included.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tokyo area
The Tokyo 1-Day Ticket covers eligible JR local and rapid trains in the 23 wards of Tokyo · 東京, along with Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, the Nippori-Toneri Liner, Tokyo Sakura Tram and Toei Bus for one day. Toei late-night buses and reserved-seat buses are excluded.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan District Pass (Tokunai Pass) covers non-reserved Ordinary Car seats on eligible JR local and rapid trains in the 23 wards of Tokyo · 東京 for one day. Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway are not included.
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The NONBIRI Holiday Suica Pass is a one-day IC-card-only ticket for eligible JR local and rapid trains around Tokyo · 東京, plus the Rinkai Line and Tokyo Monorail within its valid area. It is available on weekends, Japanese national holidays and designated seasonal periods. Shinkansen travel is not included.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tokyo area
The N’EX TOKYO Round Trip Ticket covers one journey from Narita Airport · 成田空港 to the designated JR area and one return to the airport within 14 days. It is not an unlimited pass: each one-way journey ends when you leave the ticket gates.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tōhoku
The Sendai Area Pass covers designated JR routes, the Sendai Airport Access Line, Sendai Subway and eligible buses including Loople Sendai for one day. Carry a valid non-Japanese passport when buying and using it.
Check coverage and how to use it →Tōhoku
The Sendai Marugoto Pass covers designated JR, airport rail, subway and bus routes around Sendai · 仙台 for two consecutive days. Insert a paper pass into compatible rail gates; show a TOHOKU MaaS digital pass at a staffed gate.
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Choose the region and days you expect to travel, then compare the included lines against the tickets for your actual journeys. Some passes are exchange orders, others are paper or QR tickets; an item that appears on a map is not automatically covered by every pass. Each guide explains the operator’s conditions and links to the official source checked for that pass.
Official Japanese fares are shown in JPY. A retailer may display a different currency and apply its own booking, exchange or refund terms. Reading this Canadian-English guide does not establish eligibility: check the passport, entry-status and residency rules of the specific product.
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