Price¥7,000Adult, 4 days · 2 variants
Valid for4 days¥1,750/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
- 4 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, 4 days | ¥7,000 |
|---|---|
| Child (6–11), 4 days | ¥3,500 |
Is it worth it?
Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 4 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 the pass (or an exchange order) and collect it at a JR West ticket machine or ticket office with your passport.
- 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).
- Use non-reserved seats; reserved seats are not included.
- 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
What it covers P
Railways
- JR West 西日本旅客鉄道 — 5 lines + 2 sections of lines
Hokuriku Shinkansen non-reserved seats Tsuruga–Kurobe-Unazukionsen (not Kagayaki), and limited express, rapid and local JR West trains on the Obama Line Tsuruga–Obama, Etsumi-Hoku, Nanao (to Wakura-Onsen), Himi, Jōhana and Takayama (Toyama–Inotani) lines.5 whole lines
- JR Etsumi-North Line 越美北線
- JR Takayama Suburban Line 高山線
- Nanao Line 七尾線
- Jōhana Line 城端線
- Himi Line 氷見線
Sections P
- Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga – Kurobe-Unazuki-Onsen 敦賀～黒部宇奈月温泉 · 10 stations
- JR Obama Line Tsuruga – Obama 敦賀～小浜 · 15 stations
- IR Ishikawa Railway IRいしかわ鉄道 — 1 section of line
Only when passing through between Kanazawa and Tsubata (local or limited express), without getting off in between.Sections P
- IR Ishikawa Railway Line Kanazawa – Tsubata (riding through only) 金沢～津幡 · 4 stations
- Ainokaze Toyama Railway あいの風とやま鉄道 — 1 section of line
Only when passing through between Toyama and Takaoka on local trains, without getting off in between.Sections P
- Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line Toyama-eki – Takaoka (riding through only) 富山～高岡 · 5 stations
- Hapi-Line Fukui ハピラインふくい — 1 section of line
Only between Echizen-Hanandō and Fukui on local trains.Sections P
- Hapi-line Fukui Echizen-Hanandō – Fukui (riding through only) 越前花堂～福井 · 2 stations
Also included
- West Japan JR Bus route buses in the area (not expressway buses)
Not includedReserved seats are not included. Not valid on the Hokuriku Shinkansen east of Kurobe-Unazukionsen.
Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-10
- prices:
4-day 7,000YEN 3,500YEN
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - validity:
A rail pass is valid for consecutive days.
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - covers:
Non-reserved seats on Bullet Train "HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN" (Tsuruga⇔Kurobe-Unazukionsen)
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - covers:
The IR Ishikawa Railway Line between Kanazawa and Tsubata.
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - audience:
A rail pass user must be holding a passport issued by a foreign government.
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - audience:
A rail pass user must be entering in Japan as a "短期滞在(Temporary Visitor) ".
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - area:
The IR Ishikawa Railway Line between Kanazawa and Tsubata. However, travel must be conducted on local or limited express trains and must encompass the full segment between these two stations.
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - area:
The Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line between Toyama and Takaoka. However, travel must be conducted on local trains and must encompass the full segment between these two stations.
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - area:
The Hapi-Line Fukui between Echizen-Hanandō and Fukui. However, travel must be conducted only on local trains and only between these two stations (Echizen-Hanandō or Fukui).
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ - area:
Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tsuruga and Kurobe-Unazukionsen), JR Lines’ Limited Express trains, and ordinary trains
— www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pdf/press_20240123.pdf - area:
Wakuraonsen Himi Nanao Kosinokata Mikuni Minato Kurobe-Unazukionsen Obama Echizen-Hanando Kanazawa Takaoka Tsubata Tsuruga Fukui Shin-Takaoka Toyama Hokuriku Shinkansen Katsuyama JR Lines Kuzuryuko Inotani
— www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pdf/press_20240123.pdf - area:
As a special case, when using the JR Etsumihoku Line, Nanao Line, Himi Line, and Johana Line, the Hapi-Line Fukui (between Fukui and Echizen-Hanando), IR Ishikawa Railway (between Kanazawa and Tsubata), and Ainokaze Toyama Railway (between Takaoka and Toyama) may be used as long as the customer passes through without disembarking.
— www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pdf/press_20240123.pdf - area:
Kosinokata Mikuni Minato Kurobe-Unazukionsen
— www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pdf/press_20240123.pdf
- www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/hokuriku/ · · checked 2026-10-08
- www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pdf/press_20240123.pdf · · checked 2026-10-10
Review status: draft_unreviewed.