Foreign visitors only JR West 西日本旅客鉄道

Setouchi Area Pass Setouchi Area Pass

Price¥22,000Adult, 7 days · 2 variants

Valid for7 days¥3,143/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	¥22,000
Child (6–11), 7 days	¥11,000

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).

Compare with

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

What it covers P

Railways

JR West 西日本旅客鉄道 — 1 line + 26 sections of lines
Sanyo Shinkansen Shin-Osaka–Hakata.
1 whole line
- Sanyō Shinkansen 山陽新幹線
Sections P
- San'yō Main Line Kobe – Shimonoseki (estimated from the official map) 神戸～下関 · 125 stations
- San'yō Main Line Hyōgo – Wadamisaki (estimated from the official map) 兵庫～和田岬 · 2 stations
- JR Hanwa Line Otori – Higashi-Hagoromo (estimated from the official map) 鳳～東羽衣 · 2 stations
- JR Ube Line Shin-Yamaguchi – Ube (estimated from the official map) 新山口～宇部 · 18 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
- JR Gantoku Line Iwakuni – Kushigahama (estimated from the official map) 岩国～櫛ヶ浜 · 15 stations
- Tōkaidō Main Line Kyoto – Kobe (estimated from the official map) 京都～神戸 · 34 stations
- San'in Main Line Kyoto – Kameoka (estimated from the official map) 京都～亀岡 · 11 stations
- Nara Line Kyoto – Kizu (estimated from the official map) 京都～木津 · 19 stations
- Kansai Main Line Kizu – JR Namba (estimated from the official map) 木津～JR難波 · 21 stations
- Osaka Loop Line Tennoji – Osaka (estimated from the official map) 天王寺～大阪 · 11 stations
- Osaka Loop Line Tennoji – Osaka (estimated from the official map) 天王寺～大阪 · 10 stations
- JR Sakurajima Line Nishikujo – Sakurajima (estimated from the official map) 西九条～桜島 · 4 stations
- JR Tōzai Line Amagasaki – Kyobashi (estimated from the official map) 尼崎～京橋 · 9 stations
- Katamachi Line Kyobashi – Kizu (estimated from the official map) 京橋～木津 · 24 stations
- Ōsaka Higashi Line Shin-Ōsaka – Kyuhoji (estimated from the official map) 新大阪～久宝寺 · 14 stations
- JR Hanwa Line Tennoji – Hineno (estimated from the official map) 天王寺～日根野 · 26 stations
- JR Kansai Airport Line Hineno – Kansai Airport (estimated from the official map) 日根野～関西空港 · 3 stations
- JR Akō Line Aioi – Higashi-Okayama (estimated from the official map) 相生～東岡山 · 19 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 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 Kure Line Mihara – Kaitaichi (estimated from the official map) 三原～海田市 · 28 stations
- JR Yamaguchi Line Shin-Yamaguchi – Yamaguchi (estimated from the official map) 新山口～山口 · 8 stations
Some sections were read off JR West's area map: check the official map before you buy.
JR West 西日本旅客鉄道 — 26 sections of lines
JR West conventional lines in the area on the map (between Osaka and Fukuoka; the exact lines are shown only on the map). (area estimated from the official map)
In Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, Nara, Wakayama, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka P
Sections P
- San'yō Main Line Kobe – Shimonoseki (estimated from the official map) 神戸～下関 · 125 stations
- San'yō Main Line Hyōgo – Wadamisaki (estimated from the official map) 兵庫～和田岬 · 2 stations
- JR Hanwa Line Otori – Higashi-Hagoromo (estimated from the official map) 鳳～東羽衣 · 2 stations
- JR Ube Line Shin-Yamaguchi – Ube (estimated from the official map) 新山口～宇部 · 18 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
- JR Gantoku Line Iwakuni – Kushigahama (estimated from the official map) 岩国～櫛ヶ浜 · 15 stations
- Tōkaidō Main Line Kyoto – Kobe (estimated from the official map) 京都～神戸 · 34 stations
- San'in Main Line Kyoto – Kameoka (estimated from the official map) 京都～亀岡 · 11 stations
- Nara Line Kyoto – Kizu (estimated from the official map) 京都～木津 · 19 stations
- Kansai Main Line Kizu – JR Namba (estimated from the official map) 木津～JR難波 · 21 stations
- Osaka Loop Line Tennoji – Osaka (estimated from the official map) 天王寺～大阪 · 11 stations
- Osaka Loop Line Tennoji – Osaka (estimated from the official map) 天王寺～大阪 · 10 stations
- JR Sakurajima Line Nishikujo – Sakurajima (estimated from the official map) 西九条～桜島 · 4 stations
- JR Tōzai Line Amagasaki – Kyobashi (estimated from the official map) 尼崎～京橋 · 9 stations
- Katamachi Line Kyobashi – Kizu (estimated from the official map) 京橋～木津 · 24 stations
- Ōsaka Higashi Line Shin-Ōsaka – Kyuhoji (estimated from the official map) 新大阪～久宝寺 · 14 stations
- JR Hanwa Line Tennoji – Hineno (estimated from the official map) 天王寺～日根野 · 26 stations
- JR Kansai Airport Line Hineno – Kansai Airport (estimated from the official map) 日根野～関西空港 · 3 stations
- JR Akō Line Aioi – Higashi-Okayama (estimated from the official map) 相生～東岡山 · 19 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 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 Kure Line Mihara – Kaitaichi (estimated from the official map) 三原～海田市 · 28 stations
- JR Yamaguchi Line Shin-Yamaguchi – Yamaguchi (estimated from the official map) 新山口～山口 · 8 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 — 7 sections of lines
JR Shikoku conventional lines in the area on the map (e.g. Takamatsu, Matsuyama; Shiokaze, Nanpu limited expresses). (area estimated from the official map)
In Okayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Kōchi P
Sections P
- Honshi-Bisan Line Kojima – Utazu (estimated from the official map) 児島～宇多津 · 2 stations
- JR Yosan Line Takamatsu – Iyo-Ōzu (estimated from the official map) 高松～伊予大洲 · 76 stations
- JR Yosan Line Mukaibara – Uchiko (estimated from the official map) 向井原～内子 · 5 stations
- Uchiko Line Uchiko – Niiya (estimated from the official map) 内子～新谷 · 4 stations
- JR Yosan Line Niiya – Iyo-Ōzu (estimated from the official map) 新谷～伊予大洲 · 2 stations
- Kōtoku Line Takamatsu – Ritsurin (estimated from the official map) 高松～栗林 · 4 stations
- Dosan Line Tadotsu – Kotohira (estimated from the official map) 多度津～琴平 · 4 stations
Some sections were read off JR West's area map: check the official map before you buy.
Okayama Electric Tramway 岡山電気軌道 — 2 sections of lines
Okayama Electric Tramway (Okaden) streetcars around Okayama Station, drawn as a black track symbol in the map legend "Okayama Electric Tramway / Okaden Bus". (area estimated from the official map)
Sections P
- Higashiyama Main Line Okayama Ekimae – Higashiyama (Okaden Museum) (estimated from the official map) 岡山駅前～東山・おかでんミュージアム · 10 stations
- Seikibashi Line Yanagawa – Seikibashi (estimated from the official map) 柳川～清輝橋 · 7 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
Some Seto Inland Sea ferries shown on the map (not the Shodoshima Ferry high-speed boats)

Not includedNot valid on the Tokaido or Kyushu Shinkansen, or on Shodoshima Ferry high-speed boats. Green Car and paid seats (A-Seat) cost extra.

Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-08

prices: 7-day 22,000YEN 11,000YEN — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
validity: A rail pass is valid for consecutive days. — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
covers: The pass can be used for reserved and non-reserved seats on Bullet Train "SANYO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Hakata) — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
covers: Special Rapid Services,rapid Services,and Local trains on JR-WEST and JR-SHIKOKU Conventional lines — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
audience: A rail pass user must be holding a passport issued by a foreign government. — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
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/other/setouchi/
prefs: Tour Kansai area, Fukuoka, and Setouchi area on trains and boats! It also includes unlimited rides in Okayama, Takamatsu, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi! — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
prefs: Matsuyama — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
prefs: The pass can be used for reserved and non-reserved seats on Limited Express trains (HARUKA, SHIOKAZE, NAMPU, etc.). — www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/
area (read off the official map): English map "Available Area / Train Services"; legend: Sanyo Shinkansen (red/white dashed band), JR Lines (dark red), Okayama Electric Tramway / Okaden Bus, JR Bus Chugoku, Hiroshima Bus, ferries (wavy). Sanyo Shinkansen Shin-Osaka–Hakata. JR West lines: Tokaido/Sanyo Line Kyoto–Shin-Osaka–Osaka–Amagasaki–Kobe–Himeji–Aioi–Okayama–Kurashiki–Fukuyama–Onomichi–Mihara–Hiroshima–Miyajimaguchi–…–Shin-Yamaguchi–Asa–Shimonoseki; Sagano/San-in Line Kyoto–Saga-Arashiyama–Kameoka; Kyoto–Nara (Nara Line/Kansai Line); Kansai Line Nara–Tennoji and to JR-Namba; Osaka Loop Line; Sakurajima Line Nishikujo–Universal-City–Sakurajima; line from Amagasaki east to the Kyoto–Nara line (JR Tozai/Katamachi Line); line from Shin-Osaka south to the Tennoji–Nara line (Osaka Higashi Line); Tennoji–Kansai-airport; Aioi–(loop)–Okayama (Ako Line); Kurashiki–Soja and Soja–Okayama; Okayama–Uno and Okayama–Utazu over the bridge; Kure Line Hiroshima–Kure–Mihara; Yamaguchi Line Shin-Yamaguchi–Yamaguchi. JR Shikoku (same colour): Utazu–Takamatsu–Ritsurin; Utazu–Matsuyama–Iyo-Ozu with both routes south of Matsuyama (loop); Tadotsu–Kotohira. Unlabelled but identifiable by shape: the short stub south off the Sanyo Line just west of Kobe (Wadamisaki branch Hyogo–Wadamisaki); the short stub west off the Tennoji–Kansai-airport line before the airport turn (Hanwa Line Hagoromo branch Otori–Higashi-Hagoromo); between Asa and Shin-Yamaguchi a loop from Ube to Shin-Yamaguchi (Ube Line) and a line from Onoda joining it with a stub continuing south (Onoda Line Onoda–Ino and Suzumeda–Nagato-Motoyama); the loop between Shin-Yamaguchi and Miyajimaguchi (Sanyo Line via Yanai plus Gantoku Line Kushigahama–Iwakuni). Okayama Electric Tramway: black track-pattern circle just north of Okayama Station (Okaden streetcar lines), and a black track line Okayama–Shin-Okayama Port (Okaden Bus). — map

www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/other/setouchi/ · · checked 2026-10-08

Review status: draft_unreviewed.