Pass/Tickets
We will travel from Sapporo in Hokkaido to Oita in Kyushu and many cities in between. Is it possible to get a single train ticket that will allow unlimited journeys on all routes across the country?
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is available for overseas visitors to Japan, and comprises the six companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group).
The pass allows you to travel across the country on the lines operated by the JR group and is available for seven, fourteen, or twenty-one consecutive days.
Most trains including all Shinkansen (bullet train) can be used.
You can learn more about the JAPAN RAIL PASS here:
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