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JR-WEST All Area Pass JR-WEST All Area Pass

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Price¥26,000Adult, 7 days · 2 variants
Valid for7 days¥3,714/day at the lowest price
Who can buyForeign visitors only
TypeUnlimited rides
Validity
7 consecutive days, from 0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day. Child = 6–11 years old when bought; up to two children aged 1–5 travel free with each pass holder (without own seat).
Who can buy
Holders of a foreign (non-Japanese) passport entering Japan with "Temporary Visitor" (短期滞在) status; Japanese nationals cannot use it, even with permanent residence abroad. Carry your passport.
Format
Paper pass collected with your passport; seat reservations are separate free tickets.
When it is sold
Sold all year; online up to one month before the first day of use. Prices are set by the purchase date.

Prices P

Adult, 7 days¥26,000
Child (6–11), 7 days¥13,000

Is it worth it?

Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 7 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

    1. Buy the pass (or an exchange order) and collect it at a JR West ticket machine or ticket office with your passport.
    2. Use it on the valid trains in the area shown on the pass map, on consecutive days (0:00 on the first day to 24:00 on the last day).
    3. Reserve seats at ticket machines or ticket offices before boarding (online for passes bought on JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION).
    4. Carry your passport with the pass and show it when JR staff ask.

    Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →

    Where to buy

    • JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION (online; collect at a ticket machine or ticket office with your passport)
    • Exchange order (E-TICKET/MCO) from travel agencies outside Japan, exchanged at JR West stations
    • Travel agencies in Japan

    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 · 美祢線Mine Line: no trains on the whole line between Asa and Nagatoshi since the heavy rain of 30 June – 1 July 2023. Replacement buses run instead. As of 2026-10-10. Source

    What it covers P

    Railways

    Also included

    Not includedNot valid on the Tokaido Shinkansen (Shin-Osaka–Tokyo) or the Kyushu Shinkansen. Green Car and paid seats (A-Seat) cost extra.
    Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-10

    Review status: draft_unreviewed.