By Editor in Chief
on Wed Feb 19 2025
Shinkansen e-Ticket (Tokudate Special 21) Usage period: May 12-30, 2025
Sales period: From 10:00 a.m. one month prior to the boarding date to 11:50 p.m. 21 days prior to the boarding date
Applicable trains: Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa/Hayate, Tohoku Shinkansen Yamabiko (to/from Morioka/Sendai)/Nasuno, Akita Shinkansen Komachi, Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa, Joetsu Shinkansen Toki/Tanigawa, Hokuriku Shinkansen Asama
All of the above are only available for reserved seats in standard carriages. The available sections are listed on the official page. 50% discount for the main available sections (one adult, one-way) Hayabusa: Tokyo – Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto 11,770 yen (usually 23,560 yen), Tokyo – Shin-Aomori 8,730 yen (usually 17,470 yen)
Yamabiko: Tokyo – Morioka 7140 yen (usually 14,290 yen), Tokyo – Sendai 5440 yen (usually 18,090 yen)
Nasuno: Tokyo – Koriyama 4,060 yen (usually 8,140 yen)
Komachi: Tokyo – Akita 8,900 yen (normally 17,820 yen)
Tsubasa: Tokyo – Yamagata 5,610 yen (usually 11,250 yen)
When: Tokyo – Niigata 5,280 yen (usually 10,560 yen)
Tanigawa: Tokyo – Echigo-Yuzawa 3,290 yen (usually 6,590 yen)
Asama: Tokyo – Nagano 4,060 yen (usually 8,140 yen)
Figures in parentheses indicate the prices of Shinkansen e-tickets, standard car reserved seats, and regular-season tickets.
Limited Express Tokudate Special 21 Period of use: May 12-30, 2025
Sales period: From 10:00 a.m. one month prior to the boarding date to 11:50 p.m. 21 days prior to the boarding date
Train: Tobu Direct Limited Express Spacia Nikko/Nikko/Kinugawa, Inaho Limited Express on Hetsu Line, Shirayuki Limited Express on Shinetsu Line
*All of the above are only available for reserved seats in standard carriages. The available sections are listed on the official page. 50% discount for the main available sections (one adult, one-way) Spacia Nikko/Nikko/Kinugawa: Shinjuku – Tobu Nikko 2,040 yen (regular 4,090 yen)
Inaho: Niigata – Sakata 2680 yen (usually 5370 yen)
Shirayuki: Niigata – Joetsu Myoko 2,650 yen (usually 5,320 yen)
The figures in parentheses indicate the price of the ticket + reserved-seat limited express ticket for the regular season. Some “Otokuni-Kippu” tickets handled by JR East will cease to be sold as follows Metropolitan Area Weekend Free Ticket Sales end: March 28, 2025
Subject: Weekend free tickets from Nagaoka, Urasa, Echigo-yuzawa, Nagano, Ueda, Saku-daira, Karuizawa to Tokyo Metropolitan area End of Sale Date: June 27, 2025
Subject: From Akita – Noshiro, Oga, Hagohonsou, Takanosu, Omagari – Yuzawa, Higashiodate, Odate, Goshogawara, Hirosaki, Aomori – Kanita, Shichinohe-Towada, Ominato – Nobechi – Misawa, Hachinohe – Same, Ninohe, Iwate Numamiyauchi, Morioka, Shin Hanamaki, Kitakami, Mizusawa Esashi, Ichinoseki, Fukushima, Koriyama, Shin Shirakawa, Aizu Sakashita, and Kitakata, Aizuwakamatsu, Aizuwakamatsu, Tokyo Free Ticket Sales end: June 27, 2025
Weekend Pass Launch end date: June 27, 2025
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