Foreign visitors only JR West 西日本旅客鉄道
Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass
Price¥17,000Adult, 5 days · 2 variants
Valid for5 days¥3,400/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 2026-10-08. Prices and rules may have changed since: check the official page before you rely on it.
- Validity
- 5 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, 5 days | ¥17,000 |
|---|---|
| Child (6–11), 5 days | ¥8,500 |
Is it worth it?
Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 5 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).
- Reserve seats at ticket machines or ticket offices before boarding (online for passes bought on JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION).
- 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
- JR West 西日本旅客鉄道 — 19 sections of lines
Sanyo Shinkansen only Okayama–Hakata, plus JR West conventional lines in the Okayama, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi area on the map. (area estimated from the official map)
In Hyōgo, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka PSections P
- Sanyō Shinkansen Okayama – Hakata (estimated from the official map) 岡山～博多 · 14 stations
- San'yō Main Line Okayama – Shimonoseki (estimated from the official map) 岡山～下関 · 85 stations
- JR Kure Line Mihara – Kaitaichi (estimated from the official map) 三原～海田市 · 28 stations
- JR Geibi Line Hiroshima – Miyoshi (estimated from the official map) 広島～三次 · 21 stations
- JR Kabe Line Yokogawa – Aki-Kameyama (estimated from the official map) 横川～あき亀山 · 14 stations
- JR Gantoku Line Iwakuni – Kushigahama (estimated from the official map) 岩国～櫛ヶ浜 · 15 stations
- JR Ube Line Shin-Yamaguchi – Ube (estimated from the official map) 新山口～宇部 · 18 stations
- JR Mine Line Asa – Nagatoshi (estimated from the official map) 厚狭～長門市 · 12 stations ⚠ disrupted
- JR Yamaguchi Line Shin-Yamaguchi – Masuda (estimated from the official map) 新山口～益田 · 28 stations
- San'in Main Line Masuda – Hatabu (estimated from the official map) 益田～幡生 · 38 stations
- San'in Main Line Nagatoshi – Senzaki (estimated from the official map) 長門市～仙崎 · 2 stations
- JR Fukuen Line Fukuyama – Fuchu (estimated from the official map) 福山～府中 · 15 stations
- JR Hakubi Line Kurashiki – Sōja (estimated from the official map) 倉敷～総社 · 3 stations
- JR Kibi Line Okayama – Sōja (estimated from the official map) 岡山～総社 · 10 stations
- JR Tsuyama Line Okayama – Tsuyama (estimated from the official map) 岡山～津山 · 17 stations
- JR Uno-port Line Okayama – Uno (estimated from the official map) 岡山～宇野 · 15 stations
- Honshi-Bisan Line Chayamachi – Kojima (estimated from the official map) 茶屋町～児島 · 5 stations
- JR Onoda Line Onoda – Inō (estimated from the official map) 小野田～居能 · 9 stations
- JR Onoda Line Suzumeda – Nagato-Motoyama (estimated from the official map) 雀田～長門本山 · 3 stations
Some sections were read off JR West's area map: check the official map before you buy.
- JR Shikoku 四国旅客鉄道 — 2 sections of lines
JR Shikoku Kojima–Utazu–Takamatsu (Seto-Ōhashi Line), drawn as a JR line on the map. (area estimated from the official map)Sections P
- Honshi-Bisan Line Kojima – Utazu (estimated from the official map) 児島～宇多津 · 2 stations
- JR Yosan Line Utazu – Takamatsu (estimated from the official map) 宇多津～高松 · 10 stations
Some sections were read off JR West's area map: check the official map before you buy.
Also included
- JR West Miyajima Ferry (Miyajimaguchi–Miyajima); the ¥100 Miyajima visitor tax is paid separately
- Chugoku JR Bus route buses
- EKIRIN rent-a-cycle shops in the area
Not includedNot valid on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Okayama, or on conventional lines in Kyushu. Green Car costs extra.
Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-08
- prices:
5-day 17,000YEN 8,500YEN
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ - validity:
A rail pass is valid for consecutive days.
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ - covers:
Reserved seats on Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" (Okayama⇔Hakata)
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ - covers:
Unlimited rides on Chugoku JR route buses.
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ - 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/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ - 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/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ - prefs:
Get unlimited rides from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Okayama, and Takamatsu!
— www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ - area (read off the official map): English map "Available Area / Train Services"; legend: Sanyo Shinkansen (red/white dashed band), JR Lines (orange), JR-West Miyajima Ferry (blue wavy), JR Bus Chugoku (green dotted). Sanyo Shinkansen Okayama–Hiroshima–Shin-Yamaguchi–Shin-Shimonoseki–Kokura–Hakata. Orange JR lines: Sanyo Line Okayama–Kurashiki–Fukuyama–Onomichi–Mihara–Hiroshima–Miyajimaguchi–Iwakuni–(Kudamatsu)–Tokuyama–Hofu–Shin-Yamaguchi–Asa–Shimonoseki; straight Iwakuni–Tokuyama line (Gantoku Line); Kure Line Hiroshima–Kure–Mihara; Geibi Line Hiroshima–Miyoshi; Kabe Line to Aki-Kameyama; Fukuen Line Fukuyama–Fuchu; Hakubi Line Kurashiki–Soja; Kibi Line Okayama–Soja; Tsuyama Line Okayama–Tsuyama; Uno Line Okayama–Uno; Okayama–Kojima, continuing in the same orange across the bridge to Utazu–Takamatsu (JR Shikoku); Ube Line Shin-Yamaguchi–Ube (loop); Mine Line Asa–Nagatoshi; Yamaguchi Line Shin-Yamaguchi–Yamaguchi–Tsuwano–Masuda; San-in Line Masuda–Higashi-Hagi–Hagi–Nagatoshi–Shimonoseki and Nagatoshi–Senzaki; an unlabelled orange line leaving the Sanyo Line between Asa and Ube (at Onoda), joining the Ube Line loop (at Ino) with a short stub continuing south: the Onoda Line Onoda–Ino with its Suzumeda–Nagato-Motoyama branch (end stations not printed). No conventional line in Kyushu is drawn. — map
- www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/ · · checked 2026-10-08
Review status: draft_unreviewed.