Japan Rail Pass: 7, 14 and 21 days, prices and seat reservations

Add up the fares for the trains and routes you actually plan to take, especially if you will make several long journeys between regions. Compare a regional pass too if most of your trip stays within one area.

Foreign visitors must meet the Temporary Visitor requirements and show the required entry stamp or sticker in their passport. If you use an automated immigration gate, check how to obtain the proof needed for exchange.

Japanese nationals living abroad have separate eligibility rules: they need their original Japanese passport and specified documents proving at least 10 consecutive years of overseas residence, and must use the overseas exchange-order purchase route. The rules for household members and children under 12 depend on the documents provided; check the official guidance before buying.

Overseas-agent prices changed for purchases from 1 October 2026, using the local time at the place of purchase. Official website prices are being retained for a limited period; the end date will be announced separately. The tables below give the official JPY prices checked on 6 October 2026.

These are the Ordinary and Green Car prices when you buy directly through the official JAPAN RAIL PASS Reservation website (JRPR).

These are the official Ordinary and Green Car prices for purchases through designated overseas JR agents. Check the seller’s actual amount and currency separately before paying.

Child prices apply to ages 6–11, assessed on the payment date for official website purchases or the exchange-order issue date for overseas-agent purchases. Up to two children aged 1–5 may travel free with each adult or child pass holder, but a child needs a child pass to occupy a separate reserved seat or travel alone. Infants under one year do not count towards that two-child limit.

Choose 7, 14 or 21 days. An exchange order issued by an overseas agent must be exchanged for the actual pass within three months of issue. The official example is an order issued on 15 April that must be exchanged by 14 July.

An overseas-agent exchange order is not the pass you use to board a train. Take it and your own original passport to a designated exchange office to collect the actual pass. For a direct JRPR purchase, bring the reservation number and the original passports of every traveler included in the booking.

The pass covers eligible JR railways, BRT and the Tokyo Monorail. Non-JR sections generally require separate fares and charges; some through routes have conditional exceptions. A private railway included in a regional pass is not automatically included in this national pass. The official English nationwide route map is dated April 2026. Red station names mark exchange locations at that time; check current counter hours separately. Other operators’ lines drawn on the map are not all covered. For Nozomi and Mizuho, buy the dedicated supplementary ticket before boarding and use it together with a valid pass.

Eligible local JR buses are covered, but highway buses and some other routes are excluded. The JR-West Miyajima Ferry is covered; you must pay the separate JPY 100 Miyajima visitor tax when entering the island.

Check the official location table for your purchase method: collecting a direct website purchase and exchanging an overseas-agent order are separate services. A passport-reading ticket machine listed for official website collection may not accept an agent’s exchange order.

Holding a pass does not secure a reserved seat. Obtain the reserved-seat ticket before boarding. At a compatible machine, scan the actual pass’s QR code or enter the reservation number and passport number, then select the train and seat. Check the reservation requirements for trains with no unreserved cars.

Advance JRPR seat reservations are available only if you bought the pass directly through JRPR. Sign in, choose “Reserve a Seat” for your pass, and enter the departure and arrival stations, date and number of travelers. Check the train and seats, confirm the reservation, and collect both the actual pass and the reserved-seat tickets before boarding. This advance booking process does not apply to travel-agency exchange orders.

JRPR seat reservations normally open at 10:00 Japan time one month before travel and close six minutes before the train’s departure. A different opening date applies when the preceding month has no corresponding date. One pass purchase can cover the lead traveler and up to five companions: six people in total.

Ask the travel agency that sold your exchange order about cancellation. For a pass bought directly through JRPR and not yet collected, request a refund online by 23:30 Japan time on the day before the start date; JPY 560 is deducted per pass. Lost or stolen passes are not reissued.