Sanyo-San'in Area Pass
Enjoy unlimited rides on JR trains from Kyoto/Osaka to Northern Kyusyu area!
Validity
●Reserved/Non-reserved seat on Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata.
●Reserved/Non-reserved seat on Kyusyu Shinkansen between Hakata and Kumamoto
*The pass can be used for "Hello Kitty Shinkansen".
●Reserved/Non-reserved seats on Express Trains.
•including Chizu Express lines
●JR local trains incl. Rapid and Special Rapid service trains.
*A separate ticket is required for a Green car.
*Tokaido Shinkansen and Kyusyu Shinkansen can not be used by the pass.
*Airport transit between Hakata Station and Fukuoka Airport cannot be used.
●Chugoku JR Bus (Route Bus in Hiroshian and Yamaguchi)
http://www.chugoku-jrbus.co.jp/pdf/route_bus/20170117chugoku-jrbus_route-map.pdf
●"Super Hagi" Bus (Chugoku JR Bus)
●WEST JR Bus (Route Bus in Kyoto)*Kyoto City buses cannot be used.
●JR west Miyajima Ferry ：between Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima.*required to additionally pay a Miyajima Visitor Tax of 100 yen when visiting the island)
●Rent a Bicycle " Ekirinkun"
•Free rental bicycle for pass holder.
*Reservation is not available (fist
come, first served!).
*Children age 11 or younger may not use the service. https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/travel/shopping/service/#ekirin
*Updated: as of Dec 2020. The validity and rules may change without notice.
Valid
Period
7-Day pass allows you to choose the starting date and
can be used for 7 consecutive days from the starting
date.
Eligibility for use
Only a
foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sight-seeing, under the entry
status of "temporary visitor."Japanese passport holders or Japanese residents cannot be
used.
How to turn in an Exchange Order to receive a Pass
After arriving in Japan, please exchange
your Exchange Order for the Sanyo-San'in Area Pass at the designated counters.
Please present your passport with the "Temporary Visitor"
stamp/sticker. (You cannot use a copy of your passport etc.)
*The counters can be very crowded during tourist season. Please leave extra
time for receiving the rail pass.
*Business days and hours are subject to change during the New Year holidays
etc.