Japan Rail Pass
Where to use: Almost all trains running in the country, including Shinkansen but excluding Nozomi or Mizuho Shinkansen trains.Validity: Ordinary class & Green class; 7, 14, 21 consecutive days.
JR East Pass - Tohoku Area
Where to Use: Tohoku, Akita, Yamagata, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen and JR East Line.Major cities: Tokyo, Omiya, Takasaki, Sendai, Yonezawa, Akita, Ahin-Aomori.Validity: Ordinary Class; any 5 days of 14-day period.
JR East Pass – Nagano, Niigata Area
Where to Use: Tohoku, Yamagata, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen and JR East Line.Major cities: Tokyo, Ueno, Omiya, Takasaki, Nagano, Joestumyoko, Niigata.Validity: Ordinary Class; any 5 days of 14-day period.
Hokuriku Arch Pass
Where to use: Hokuriku Shinkansen, JR lines, Tokyo Monorail, IR Ishikawa Railway, Ainokaza Toyama Railway and Noto Railway.Major cities: Tokyo, Joetsumyoko, Shin-Takaoka, Johana, Fukui, Tsuruga, Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Sanda.Validity: Ordinary class; 7 consecutive days.
Kyushu Rail Pass
Where to use: Hakata - Kagoshima-Chuo Shinkansen, Local trains, Limited Express trains.Major Cities: Hayato, Hitoyoshi, Miyaji, Kumamoto, Tosu, Haiki, Sendai.Validity: Ordinary class & Green class; 3 or 5 consecutive days.
Northern Kyushu Rail Pass
Where to use: Hakata - Kumamoto Shinkansen, Local trains, Limited Express Trains.Major cities: Misumi, Nagasaki, Haiki, Shin-Tosu, Oita, and Shimonoseki.Validity: Ordinary class & Green class; 3 or 5 consecutive days.
Southern Kyushu Rail Pass
Where to use: Kumamoto Kagoshima-chuo Shinkansen, Local trains, Limited Express trains.Major Cities: Hayato, Sendai, Hitoyoshi, Yoshimatsu, Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto.Validity: Ordinary class & Green class; 3 consecutive days.
Hokkaido Rail Pass
Where to use: all JR Hokkaido trains except Hokkaido Shinkansen.Major cities: Sapporo, Kushiro, Hakodate, Obihiro, Asahikawa, Abashiri and Wakkanai.Validity: Ordinary class, sleeping car, carpet car; 3, 5, 7 consecutive days of one month, or any 4 days of 10-day period.
Shikoku Rail Pass
Where to use: JR Shikoku line, Iyotetsu line, Tosaden Kotsu line, Tosa-Kuroshio Tetsudo line, Asa Kaigan Tetsudo line, Kotoden line.Major cities: Matsuyama, Kochi, Tokushima, Takamatsu.Validity: Ordinary car; 3, 4, 5 or 7 consecutive days
