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Simply make your booking, redeem your voucher for a JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass while in Japan and be ready to explore all of Kansai and Hokuriku prefectures, including Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, Nara, Kansai Airport, Himeji and Wakayama, Kanazawa and Joetsu-Myoko! For 7 days, spend your time visiting the Kenrokuen Garden, Eiheiji Temple, or one of the three most important dinosaur museums in Katsuyama Fukui!

What Shinkansen trains and JR trains are covered?

JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass allows for travel on various trains within the designated area. It covers reserved seats on the Bullet Train “Sanyo Shinkansen” which runs between Shin-Osaka and Okayama, including the Hello Kitty Shinkansen; the Bullet Train "Hokuriku Shinkansen" which runs between Kanazawa and Joetsu-Myoko. It also includes reserved seats on Express Trains such as Haruka, Kuroshio, Thumderbird, Kounotori, Super Hakuto(Kyoto⇔Kamigori). he pass is also valid on Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR West Conventional lines. Additionally, it can be used on West Japan JR Bus routes within the valid area, excluding expressway buses.

What are not covered by JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass?

JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass does not cover certain train services, including the Bullet Train "Tokaido Shinkansen" between Shin-Osaka and Tokyo; the Bullet Train "Sanyo Shinkansen" between Okayama and Hakata; and the Bullet Train "Hokuriku Shinkansen" between Joetsu-Myoko and Tokyo. And also not valid for the IR Ishikawa Railway or the Ainokaze Toyama Railway.

Notice of redemption of reserved seating for JR-West Rail Pass

1. Different passes can be redeemed for a different number of times of reserved seating tickets. Please check the product page for details.

2. Please check each product page for an achievable train for reserved seating.

3. The reserved seating for the pass must be redeemed separately (make a reservation at the green machine or window).

4. The pass can be used to take non-reserved seating directly when the number of times reserved seating runs out or if there is no prior redemption of reserved seating ticket.

5. Unlimited rides of reserved seating tickets can be redeemed, it requires a manual reservation at the green window when using for the seventh time and above, and the machine is not able to redeem directly.

The reserved seat ticket can be redeemed six times. ※If the number of rides exceeds the number of reserved seats, the original ticket can be used to board the unreserved train directly.