Seniors Shonai Kotsu 庄内交通
Shonai Kotsu Gold Pass (seniors' unlimited bus pass) 高齢者専用定期券「ゴールドパス」
Price¥11,4001 month · 4 variants
Valid forSee validity
Who can buySeniors
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
- Unlimited rides every day for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months.
- Who can buy
- People aged 70 or over on the day of purchase. A licence-return pass at the same prices exists for holders of a driving-history certificate (any age).
- Format
- Loaded onto a shoko cherica IC card only
- When it is sold
- Prices revised 1 April 2026. Tsuruoka city residents get a city subsidy (1 month ¥3,200 self-pay).
Prices P
| 1 month | ¥11,400 |
|---|---|
| 3 months | ¥30,800 |
| 6 months | ¥61,000 |
| 1 year | ¥120,800 |
Is it worth it?
Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan (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
- Touch the shoko cherica card when you board and get off.
Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →
Where to buy
- shoko cherica sales counters
What it covers P
Buses
Not includedNot valid on highway buses, the Shonai Airport bus, the seasonal Hagurosan-chō – Gassan 8th Station section or special buses.
Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-08
- prices:
高齢者専用定期券 「ゴールドパス」 購入日時点で 満70歳以上の方 1ヶ月 11,400円 3ヶ月 30,800円 6ヶ月 61,000円 1年 120,800円
— www.shonaikotsu.jp/local_bus/goldpass.html - validity:
期間中毎日何度でも乗り放題！買い物・通院・観光にもおとく！
— www.shonaikotsu.jp/local_bus/goldpass.html - covers:
当社の運行する定期路線バス(※)が期間中毎日何度でも乗り放題となります。
— www.shonaikotsu.jp/local_bus/goldpass.html - audience:
購入日時点で 満70歳以上の方
— www.shonaikotsu.jp/local_bus/goldpass.html - format_en:
※定期券の購入はshoko chericaのみとなります。
— www.shonaikotsu.jp/local_bus/goldpass.html
- www.shonaikotsu.jp/local_bus/goldpass.html · · checked 2026-10-08
Review status: draft_unreviewed.