This is a friendly reminder for visitors arriving Japan 🇯🇵 Oct.1 to Dec.28. As of today, only 2 weeks more left until the last day you can purchase the JR PASS (Japan Rail Pass) and Regional Passes (such as JR Tokyo Wide Pass, JR East Pass) with the current price. You might want to write down on the calendar or purchase soon if you plan to travel with those rail passes.
For visitors arriving in October, you have choice of purchasing JR PASS from JR group official site or agencies. For regional pass, JR East / West / Kyushu sites or agencies.
One of the agency:
Klook (affiliate link) : https://www.klook.com/activity/1420-7-day-whole-japan-rail-pass-jr-pass/?aid=35056
🚩Klook links above are affiliate link that I get small commission. Purchasing through the link resulted in supporting my videos without paying any extra for the products. Thank you. Please note that purchasing from agency site gives you no access to online reservation.
Price Increase in Japanese Yen
JR PASS Price Increase : (current agency price / official site price → Price after Oct.1 2023 )
*Price will be the same price for agency and official.
7 Days : 29650 / 33610 → 50000
7 Days Green : 39600 / 44810 →70000
14 Days : 47250 / 52960 → 80000
14 Days Green : 64120 / 72310 → 110000
21 Days : 60450 / 66200 → 100000
21 Days Green : 83390 / 91670 → 140000
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Regional Passes Price Increase : (current price → Price after Oct.1 2023)
Example:
JR Tokyo Wide Pass 3 Days: 10180 → 15000
Narita Express Round Trip Ticket: 4070 → 5000
JR East Pass Tohoku Area: 20000 → 30000
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Where to Purchase:
🫱 JR Pass (whole Japan)
JR group official Site: https://www.japanrailpass-reservation.net/
Klook (affiliate link) : https://www.klook.com/activity/1420-7-day-whole-japan-rail-pass-jr-pass/?aid=35056
🫱 Regional Passes
JR East: https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
JR West: https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/overview/
JR Kyushu: https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
Klook (affiliate link): https://www.klook.com/activity/1418-jr-east-tohoku-area-jr-pass/?spm=Billboard.Activity_LIST&clickId=8d5fbf86bd/?aid=35056
[ Official Press Release ]
https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pdf/press_japanrailpass_e.pdf
https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pdf/press_20230802_regional_pass.pdf
https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/pdf/press_20230726.pdf
My videos related to the JR Passes
JR Pass guide: https://youtu.be/pLVyvS3129Q?si=_pMjnndZp7jiwi50
Regional Pass and Itinerary: https://youtu.be/HIfOfUNm6J0?si=gd8bjLFoIiHqHGx8
Price Hike Update: https://youtu.be/x69kfUbjDjw?si=UiXZfWg7MteOIpy7
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17 Comments
Thanks for the reminder Ken-san.. I think from now on if I need to travel between prefecturez I will just just buy non-reserved roundtrip shinkansen tickets + 1 express ticket for a station in between, for example tokyo – osaka with an overnight stoppover in nagoya.
Or I can just exchange my ANA miles with domestic flights (I had plenty of JAL miles but they expired during the pandemic)
Or i'll just take the nobi-nobi seat on the sunrise setto (bringing my ultralight sleeping bag hahaha).
If I was still young I might have the energy to take the seishun kippu, but as the name suggest, seishun janai yo~ 😂
Thanks Kenchan, hope this helps travelers!
I am going to stay for a month in October, but from my calculations I will be spending less on traveling than the price of the JR Pass. So I decided to not buy it. But thanks a lot for the videos and the explanations, it helped a lot with my decision.
Thanks kenchan for another great update. I'll be in Japan again in January for 5 weeks and despite the price increase I still plan on grabbing the 21 day JR pass. I wish JR would create a 28 day pass with more savings
Hi. Ken-san is there any fireworks festivals during october in Tokyo or surroundings?
Thank you for your reminder and brief explanations for travelers who use the various JR passes. That is really considerate of your viewers! Your attention to such things are really appreciated!
Hello Kenchan, thank you for the update. I want to know if I plan to go to kyoto, Osaka, Shirakawago, and Hiroshima, which JR pass should I buy? For example JR east or JR west. It is my first time solo to Japan.
Hi Ken-san, just checking with you, Tokyo Wide Pass can only be purchased one month in advance? So if I plan to use it from 14 Dec, there is no way I can buy it before the price hike, right? Thanks!
Hi Kenchan. We are planning yo use the travel pass from 28th of December . I looked at the current price. There is no difference if we buy via JR. Have you heard of any news if JR plan to raise price for regular tickets too or is it just JR pass so far? Thank you
Thank you for the information and reminder! Your videos have been so helpful!
@tokyokenchan thank you so much for the informative videos! We arrive to Haneda Nov 9, Kyoto Nov 13, Onomichi/Ikuchi Nov 16, Kyoto Nov 18, Tokyo Nov 21. With a likely daytrip to Osaka from Kyoto as well. We're curious which JR pass do you recommend (or not one at all)? Thank you so much again!
Does the old agency you posted in your last JR pass video still work? I’m arriving in japan on December 16 and wanted to know if I buy the pass within the next two days, will it still be valid and good to go?
Thank you for the reminder! Coincidentally our JR pass arrived today. Going in november and more ready than ever 😊😊😊
Good day Kenchan! Thank you for the update. Me and my family will be visiting on November for the fall foliage. I would like to ask if the increase in JR pass prices will also affect the prices of 1-way JR tickets- say going from Osaka to Tokyo? I tried to research but all updates were only mentioning the JR PASS price increase. Thanks again!😄
It is so weird that JR is doing this. In August I took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto reserved, the car I was in was almost empty. If the basic law of supply and demand is true, demand was low and supply was high, so price should be lower correct? It just seems backwards to me.
Hi Kenchan. Just tried to purchase ticket via official website. It only allows me to to buy choose 1 month in advance. Is 90 days for an agency only? Thank you
It is useful and very kind of you to remind us about this information ❤