JR PASS

Who can buy a Japan Rail Pass?
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is a special ticket that is available only to travelers visiting Japan from foreign countries for sight-seeing. You are eligible to purchase a JAPAN RAIL PASS if you meet one of the following two conditions:
1. You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sight-seeing under the entry status of "temporary visitor" (
圖片參考：http://www.jtbusa.com/images/image/jrpass/visastatus.gif
).
"Temporary visitor" entry status, according to Japanese Immigration Law, allows a stay in Japan of 15 days or 90 days for "sight-seeing, etc." If you apply for a "stay for sight-seeing" when you enter Japan, entry personnel will stamp your passport "temporary visitor". Only persons who have a passport bearing this stamp can use a JAPAN RAIL PASS.

Caution:
Even if you visit Japan with an Exchange Order, to be turned in for a JR Pass, the exchange cannot be made unless you have "temporary visitor" status; if you enter Japan under any other official status, such as "trainee" or "entertainer", you can not change the Exchange Order for a JR Pass. Please note that according to strict interpretation of the Japanese Immigration Law, "temporary visitor" status differs even from other types of stays that are also for only short time periods.
How to obtain Japan Rail Pass
1. Purchase an Exchange Order before you come to Japan
You need to purchase a JAPAN RAIL PASS Exchange Order from an authorized sales agent in US prior to your arrival in Japan. JTB USA is one of a few authorized sales agents for Japan's National Railway Group and offers a full selection of rail pass options.
* Don't forget that JAPAN RAIL PASS cannot be purchased inside Japan
2. Present your Exchange Order and obtain your JAPAN RAIL PASS after you arrive in Japan
Upon arrival in Japan, you need to turn in the Exchange Order to receive your JAPAN RAIL PASS at an applicable JAPAN RAIL station that has a JAPAN RAIL PASS exchange office.

Japan Rail Pass types and price
There are two types of JAPAN RAIL PASS; Green (for superior-class Green cars), and Ordinary. Each of these types is available as a 7-day, 14-day, or 21-day PASS.




Japan Rail Pass
Ordinary (coach class)
Green (first class)

Period \Type
Adult
Child
Adult
Child

7-day period
28,300 Yen
14,150 Yen
37,800 Yen
18,900 Yen

14-day period
45,100 Yen
22,550 Yen
61,200 Yen
30,600 Yen

21-day period
57,700 Yen
28,850 Yen
79,600 Yen
39,800 Yen


* Child: 6 - 11 years old

How to use reserved seat

Shinkansen and most limited express and ordinary express trains have reserved Green car seats and both reserved and non-reserved ordinary car seats.
A non-reserved seat can be used simply by showing your JAPAN RAIL PASS.
To use a reserved seat, apply at any Travel Service Center or reserved-seat ticket office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR station, or at a sales office of a JR-associated travel agency. There, show your JAPAN RAIL PASS, and obtain your reserved-seat ticket before you trip.
* Seat reservations cannot be made outside Japan.
Do not use an automatic ticket-reading gate with a Japan Rail Pass . Please show the Pass at a manned ticket gate. Caution: Please note that during crowded periods you cannot be guaranteed a seat on a specific train. The periods when seat reservations are particularly difficult to secure are as follows.

日本鐡路周遊券的類型和價格
有兩種類型的日本鐡路周遊券：軟席票（高級綠色車廂），以及普通票。每種類型車票的有效期分為7天、14天或21天。請參見“日本鐡路周遊券有效性，使用日本鐡路周遊券可獲得的服務”。





類型


綠証


普通証



有效期


成人

兒童


成人

兒童


7天

37,800日圓

18,900日圓

28,300日圓

14,150日圓


14天

61,200日圓

30,600日圓

45,100日圓

22,550日圓


21天

79,600日圓

39,800日圓

57,700日圓

28,850日圓

以上日本鐡路周遊券調換換票證的價格為日圓 (
圖片參考：http://www.japanrailpass.net/images/yyen.gif
) ；以當時的換票證發行價計算出本國貨幣的實際價格。請注意，購買兌換率可能與您實際訪問日本時的兌換率不同。


換票證的本國貨幣價格、適用的兌換率和發行日期在換票證上有詳細說明。兒童換票證價格適用於6至11歲（含11歲）。價格會有浮動。價格在換票證發行的日期內有效。

http://www.japanrailpass.net/zh/zh001.html