By Editor in Chief
on Wed Jan 22 2025
JR Hokkaido and JR East will sell the “Hokkaido & East Japan Pass” for the spring season of 2025 from February 13 to March 25.
Priced at 11,330 yen for adults and 5,600 yen for children, the pass will be on sale at major stations and reserved-seat ticket machines in JR Hokkaido and East Japan, and at major travel agencies. The pass is valid for seven consecutive days from February 22 to March 31.
Unlimited unlimited rides on non-reserved ordinary and rapid trains in JR Hokkaido/JR East Japan area, Aoimori Railway Line, Iwate Galaxy Railway Line, and Hokuetsu Kyuko Line.
Limited express trains such as the Shinkansen are not eligible. However, in the case of reciprocal departures and arrivals within the Hokkaido Shinkansen between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Shin-Aomori, passengers can board standing seats (available seats) with the purchase of a specific limited express ticket.
In addition, as a special exception, on the following sections, unreserved or reserved seats in ordinary cars of limited express and express trains may be used only when the trains arrive and depart from each other.
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