Foreign visitors only JR East and JR Hokkaido (joint pass) 東日本旅客鉄道・北海道旅客鉄道（共同設定）
JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass
Price¥32,000Adult · 2 variants
Valid for6 days¥5,333/day at the lowest price
Who can buyForeign visitors only
TypeUnlimited rides
Checked a while agoWe last checked the official sources for this pass on 2026-10-10. Prices and rules may have changed since: check the official page before you rely on it.
- Validity
- 6 consecutive days from the start date you choose.
- Who can buy
- Holders of a non-Japanese passport. Original passport needed to buy and collect; carry it while using the pass.
- Format
- Paper pass; reserve seats separately for free.
Prices P
| Adult | ¥32,000 |
|---|---|
| Child (6–11) | ¥16,000 |
Is it worth it?
Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 6 days (from the fare charts at stations or a route planner).
Express, seat and Green car charges are usually not included in a pass: leave them out of the fares too unless the pass covers them.
How to use it
- Buy online on JR-EAST Train Reservation, at a JR East Travel Service Center or station in the area, or from an overseas partner agent.
- Ride Shinkansen, limited express, express and local trains (ordinary cars) in the free area; get free seat reservations before boarding all-reserved trains.
- Carry your passport and show it when asked.
Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →
Where to buy
- JR-EAST Train Reservation (online)
- JR East Travel Service Centers (Eki Tabi Concierge) and some stations in the area
- Partner travel agents overseas
Disruptions in this pass's area
Lines the pass covers where trains do not run now. Ask the operator whether the pass is also valid on its replacement buses or taxis.
Service suspended · 米坂線Yonesaka Line: no trains between Sakamachi and Imaizumi since the August 2022 heavy rain, until further notice. Replacement buses run on this section. As of 2026-10-10. Source
Service suspended · 陸羽東線Rikuu East Line: no trains between Naruko-Onsen and Shinjo since the July 2024 heavy rain, until further notice. Replacement buses run on this section. As of 2026-10-10. Source
Service suspended · 北上線Kitakami Line: no trains between Hotto-Yuda and Yokote for the time being after heavy-rain damage. See JR East's notices for the replacement bus. As of 2026-10-10. Source
Service suspended · 津軽線Tsugaru Line: no trains between Kanita and Minmaya because of track damage. Use the replacement bus or the shared taxi "Wantaku". As of 2026-10-10. Source
What it covers P
Railways
- JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 — 29 sections of lines
JR East lines (incl. BRT) in the Tohoku free area; see the pass map (area estimated from the official map).
In Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Niigata PSections P
- Tohoku Shinkansen Shin-Shirakawa – Shin-Aomori (estimated from the official map) 新白河～新青森 · 17 stations
- Tōhoku Main Line Shirasaka – Morioka (estimated from the official map) 白坂～盛岡 · 79 stations
- JR Ou Line Fukushima – Aomori (estimated from the official map) 福島～青森 · 101 stations
- JR Tazawako Line Morioka – Omagari (estimated from the official map) 盛岡～大曲 · 18 stations
- JR Uetsu Line Murakami – Akita (estimated from the official map) 村上～秋田 · 46 stations
- JR Yonesaka Line Yonezawa – Oguni (estimated from the official map) 米沢～小国 · 15 stations ⚠ disrupted
- JR Ban'etsu West Line Koriyama – Tokusawa (estimated from the official map) 郡山～徳沢 · 27 stations
- JR Tadami Line Aizu-Wakamatsu – Tadami (estimated from the official map) 会津若松～只見 · 28 stations
- Suigun Line Asaka-Nagamori – Yamatsuriyama (estimated from the official map) 安積永盛～矢祭山 · 19 stations
- JR Ban'etsu East Line Iwaki – Koriyama (estimated from the official map) いわき～郡山 · 16 stations
- Jōban Line Nakoso – Iwanuma (estimated from the official map) 勿来～岩沼 · 34 stations
- Local train Sendai – Uzen-Chitose (estimated from the official map) 仙台～羽前千歳 · 18 stations
- JR Rikuu East Line Kogota – Shinjo (estimated from the official map) 小牛田～新庄 · 27 stations ⚠ disrupted
- Rikuu West Line Shinjo – Amarume (estimated from the official map) 新庄～余目 · 10 stations
- Kitakami Line Kitakami – Yokote (estimated from the official map) 北上～横手 · 15 stations ⚠ disrupted
- JR Hanawa Line Koma – Odate (estimated from the official map) 好摩～大館 · 27 stations
- Gonō Line Higashi-Noshiro – Kawabe (estimated from the official map) 東能代～川部 · 43 stations
- Tōhoku Main Line Iwakiri – Rifu (estimated from the official map) 岩切～利府 · 3 stations
- Tsugaru Line Aomori – Minmaya (estimated from the official map) 青森～三厩 · 18 stations ⚠ disrupted
- JR Ominato Line Noheji – Ominato (estimated from the official map) 野辺地～大湊 · 11 stations
- JR Hachinohe Line Hachinohe – Kuji (estimated from the official map) 八戸～久慈 · 24 stations
- Yamada Line Morioka – Miyako (estimated from the official map) 盛岡～宮古 · 15 stations
- JR Kamaishi Line Hanamaki – Kamaishi (estimated from the official map) 花巻～釜石 · 24 stations
- JR Ofunato Line Ichinoseki – Kesennuma (estimated from the official map) 一ノ関～気仙沼 · 14 stations
- JR Kesennuma Line Maeyachi – Yanaizu (estimated from the official map) 前谷地～柳津 · 6 stations
- JR Ishinomaki Line Kogota – Onagawa (estimated from the official map) 小牛田～女川 · 14 stations
- Senseki Line Aoba-dōri – Ishinomaki (estimated from the official map) あおば通～石巻 · 32 stations
- JR Aterazawa Line Kita-Yamagata – Aterazawa (estimated from the official map) 北山形～左沢 · 11 stations
- Oga Line Oiwake – Oga (estimated from the official map) 追分～男鹿 · 9 stations
Some sections were read off JR East and JR Hokkaido (joint pass)'s area map: check the official map before you buy.
- JR Hokkaido 北海道旅客鉄道 — 7 sections of lines
JR Hokkaido lines in the Hakodate, Sapporo and Otaru areas; see the pass map (area estimated from the official map).
In Hokkaidō PSections P
- Hokkaidō Shinkansen Shin-Aomori – Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (estimated from the official map) 新青森～新函館北斗 · 4 stations
- Hakodate Main Line Hakodate – Shiroishi (estimated from the official map) 函館～白石 · 54 stations
- Hakodate Main Line Ōnuma – Mori (estimated from the official map) 大沼～森 · 8 stations
- JR Chitose Line Shiroishi – Numanohata (estimated from the official map) 白石～沼ノ端 · 14 stations
- JR Chitose Line Minami-Chitose – New Chitose Airport (estimated from the official map) 南千歳～新千歳空港 · 2 stations
- Muroran Main Line Numanohata – Oshamambe (estimated from the official map) 沼ノ端～長万部 · 31 stations
- Muroran Main Line Higashi-Muroran – Muroran (estimated from the official map) 東室蘭～室蘭 · 5 stations
Some sections were read off JR East and JR Hokkaido (joint pass)'s area map: check the official map before you buy.
- Aoimori Railway 青い森鉄道 — all lines
1 whole line
- Aoimori Railway Line 青い森鉄道線
- IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway アイジーアールいわて銀河鉄道 — all lines
1 whole line
- Iwate Galaxy Railway Line いわて銀河鉄道線
- Sendai Airport Transit 仙台空港鉄道 — all lines
1 whole line
- Sendai Airport Line 仙台空港線
Not includedJR lines outside the free area (e.g. Tokyo), Green Car and GranClass need extra fares/charges.
Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-10
- prices:
発売価格 32,000 円（こども 16,000 円）
— www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf - validity:
有効期間 利用開始日から連続する 6 日間
— www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf - covers:
JR 北海道線の函館、札幌、小樽エリア、青い森鉄道
— www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf - covers:
線、いわて銀河鉄道線、仙台空港鉄道線の特急
— www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf - audience:
購入資格 日本国以外が発行したパスポートを所持
— www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf - prefs:
JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass
— www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf - prefs:
JR 北海道線の函館、札幌、小樽エリア、青い森鉄道
— www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf - area (read off the official map): Tohoku-South Hokkaido area map (JR lines teal; Shinkansen in their colours). Tōhoku Shinkansen Shin-Shirakawa–Shin-Aomori; Akita Shinkansen Morioka–Ōmagari–Akita; Yamagata Shinkansen Fukushima–Yonezawa–Yamagata–Shinjō. Labelled ends: Shirasaka (Tōhoku Line), Murakami (Uetsu), Oguni (Yonesaka), Tokusawa (Ban-etsu West), Tadami (Tadami Line), Yamatsuriyama (Suigun), Nakoso (Jōban), Iwaki–Kōriyama, Akita–Higashi-Noshiro–Hirosaki–Aomori, Higashi-Noshiro–coast–Hirosaki (Gonō), Ōdate–Kōma (Hanawa), Yokote–Kitakami, Shinjō–coast and Shinjō–Kogota, Sendai–Yamagata. Branch lines drawn wholly inside the area to their own termini (unlabelled dots): Hachinohe–Kuji (Hachinohe Line), Morioka–Miyako (Yamada), Hanamaki–Kamaishi, Ichinoseki–Kesennuma (Ōfunato), Maeyachi–Yanaizu (Kesennuma), Kogota–Onagawa (Ishinomaki), Aoba-dōri–Ishinomaki (Senseki), Aomori–Minmaya (Tsugaru), Noheji–Ōminato, Oiwake–Oga, Kita-Yamagata–Aterazawa and Iwakiri–Rifu; the area takes in all JR East lines in Tōhoku up to the labelled ends. — map
- area (read off the official map): Hokkaido part: Hokkaido Shinkansen Shin-Aomori–Okutsugaru-Imabetsu–Kikonai–Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto; JR lines Hakodate–Goryōkaku–Ōnumakōen (both lines round Ōnuma)–Oshamambe–Kutchan–Otaru–Sapporo–Minami-Chitose; Minami-Chitose–New Chitose Airport; Minami-Chitose–Noboribetsu–(Higashi-Muroran)–Tōya–Oshamambe; branch to Muroran. Note: "Asahikawa, Furano, and Biei are outside of the usage area." — map
- www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20260128_ho03.pdf · · checked 2026-10-08
- www.jreast.co.jp/multi/pass/img/tohokuhokkaido/map_available-area_en.png · · checked 2026-10-10
Review status: draft_unreviewed.