INFORMATION WE NEED FOR YOUR BOOKING

• Departure date from your country of residence. (start date you choose yourself in Japan)
• All first names according to your passport. In Japan there is a strict control on this. (During booking you will be asked for first name as in passport. Please fill in all first names)

VALIDITY

• Ordinary Pass (2nd class) and Green Pass (1st class), also for all Shinkansen trains
• The Japan Rail Pass is valid only on consecutive days (for a period of 7, 14 or 21 days), starting on the day it is first used (stamped at manned ticket gate)
• We send a voucher, not the pass itself. This must be exchanged for the actual pass in Japan
• The voucher for the pass must be redeemed within 3 months, starting from the day the voucher is printed (so if printed on 27 March, redeem before 26 June)
• At the time of redemption, you can indicate when you want to start using the pass. This does not have to be the day itself, but a date of your choice, as long as it is within one month after receiving the pass in Japan. This date cannot be changed later.
• Japan Rail Pass is only available outside Japan
• Note: Only foreign travellers visiting Japan as tourists with a "Temporary Visitor" stamp in their passport can use the Japan Rail Pass.
• The Japan Rail Pass is not valid on the 'NOZOMI' and 'MIZUHO' shinkansen trains

ADVANTAGES

• Free seat reservations in Japan on presentation of pass
• Easy to use, seats in Japan can be reserved at the ticket office in no time at all
• A return Tokyo-Osaka is cheaper with a rail pass
• With the Green Pass you can travel in the Green Car Wagon of all Shinkansen trains and some other high speed trains. This is comparable to our first class.