JR East and JR Hokkaido will also offer the “Hokkaido & East Japan Pass” during the winter season.
This ticket allows unlimited rides for 7 consecutive days on local and rapid trains’ non-reserved ordinary car seats and BRT on all lines of JR East, JR Hokkaido, Aoimori Railway, IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway, and Hokuetsu Express in Japan.
When using Shinkansen or limited express trains, both a basic fare ticket and a limited express ticket are required for the section used. However, on the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto stations, if traveling solely within this section, passengers can use vacant ordinary car seats by purchasing a special limited express ticket. In addition, on the Ou Main Line between Aomori and Shin-Aomori stations, if traveling solely within this section, passengers can use non-reserved ordinary car seats on limited express and express trains, as well as ordinary cars on local and rapid trains where all cars require reserved seats. On the Sekisho Line between Shintoku and Shin-Yubari stations and on the Muroran Main Line between Higashi-Muroran and Muroran stations, if traveling solely within each section, passengers can use reserved ordinary car seats on limited express and express trains.
The price is 11,530 yen for adults and 5,760 yen for children. The sales period is from November 28 to January 12, 2026, and the valid travel period is from December 12 to January 12, 2026.
AloJapan.com