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JR-WEST RAIL PASS Recommended Spots and Benefits JR-WEST RAIL PASS, JR-WEST’s unlimited pass, offers many exclusive benefits! Various benefits can be received at participating facilities upon presentation of a JR-WEST RAIL PASS. • When taking advantage of a benefit, be sure to present your JR-WEST RAIL PASS before using the item in question, entering the facility or boarding the vehicle. If you do not present your pass first, you will not be able to receive the benefit. • When making a reservation or asking a question by telephone or email, be sure to say you will use a JR-WEST RAIL PASS benefit. • If an attraction is marked with "Reservations required," be sure to make a reservation. If you do not make a reservation, you will not be able to use the benefit or board the vehicle, etc. • Unless indicated otherwise, a benefit is for one use by one person per pass within its validity period (only valid for the owner of the pass). • The details of benefits may change and benefits may be canceled at the discretion of the facility. • The information on this website is valid as of March 2018. Osaka Area (Osaka Prefecture) Admission discount: ¥600 → ¥540 Osaka Castle Museum * One person per pass * Present your pass when purchasing a ticket * Not valid with other discounts • ¥500 off adult passage fare Travel with Rakugoka: Osaka Exploration Cruise * One person per pass * Not valid on certain days 10% off admission HARUKAS 300 (Observatory) * One person per pass * Not valid on special event days Admission (Basic fee) discount [Adults: ¥300 → ¥150, University/High school students: ¥200 → ¥100] (Students must present their student ID) Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts * Discounts are applied to the regular exhibition admission fee only * Additional fee is required for special exhibits and displays * Exhibits are subject to change. Discounts not valid on certain days. Umeda Sky Building / KUCHU-TEIEN Observatory 10% off admission AQUALINER boat tour (60 min.) 20% discount AQUALINER Excursion Boat * Discount not valid with route discount * Offer valid only once 10% discount at hotel restaurants Hotel Granvia Osaka * Not valid for some offerings * Not valid for breakfasts, take-out, and at sushi restaurant Sushi-Man Kyoto & Amanohashidate Area (Kyoto Prefecture) 10% discount on admission Kyoto Railway Museum * One person per pass 10% off kimono/yukata rental plan & YUMEYAKATA original gift Kyoto Kimono Rental Shop YUMEYAKATA * Not valid for optional offers 10% discount on all ticket types Kyoto Aquarium * One person per pass Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama Admission discount: Adults ¥100 off, Children ¥50 off 1 free gacha where you can win a traditional craft novelty gift Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts * One time per person with presentation of pass Admission discount (Adults: ¥2,200 → ¥2,000, High/Junior-high students: ¥1,300 → TOEI Kyoto Studio Park ¥1,200, Elementary students and other children 3 years and up: ¥1,100 → ¥1,000) * One person per pass Special Deals (300 yen off per person) Kyoto Sightseeing Bus Please present your pass at the ticket counter, 1 pass valid for 1 person. 5% discount on merchandise JR Kyoto Isetan * Not valid for food purchases and at restaurants * Limited to purchases made in Japanese yen (cash) or by UnionPay card Hotel Granvia Kyoto 5% discount at hotel restaurants MIYAMA Kayabuki no Sato Kajikaso day-trip bathing fee ¥500 → ¥400 Lift & monorail round-trip ticket discount (Adults: ¥850 → ¥700, Children: ¥450 → Amanohashidate View Land ¥350) * Valid for up to 5 people per pass (1) Amanohashidate Boat Tour (round-trip) & Amanohashidate Funicular (round-trip) set ticket Tango Kairiku Koutsu Adults: ¥1,500 → ¥1,300, Children: ¥750 → ¥650 (2) Ine-Amanohashidate free ticket: Adult fare ¥2,460 → ¥2,200 *Validity period : Apr. 1, 2018 to Mar. 31, 2019 JR-WEST RAIL PASS Recommended Spots and Benefits Kobe, Himeji & Kinosakionsen Area (Hyogo Prefecture) Admission fee: ¥100 off for Adults, ¥50 off for Elementary & Junior-high students (Adult: ¥700 → ¥600, Elementary/Junior-high student: ¥300 → ¥250) Kobe Port Tower * Not valid for the Kobe Maritime Museum and Kawasaki Good Times World combined ticket * Not valid with other discounts 10% discount on admission Kazamidori-no-Yakata (“Weathercock House”) * One person per pass Hotel Hopinn Aming 10% discount at hotel restaurants Admission fee: ¥100 off for Adults, ¥50 off for Elementary & Junior-high students (Adults: ¥600 → ¥500, Elementary/Junior-high students: ¥250 → ¥200) Kobe Maritime Museum & Kawasaki Good Times World * Not valid for tickets combining admission to the Kobe Maritime Museum & Kawasaki Good Times World and the Kobe Port Tower * Not valid with other discounts 20% off admission World Heritage Site Himeji Castle * Not valid with other discounts or services 20% off admission: Adults: ¥300 → ¥240, Elementary & Junior-high students: ¥150 → Koko-en Garden, traditional Japanese garden next to ¥120) Himeji Castle * Not valid with other discounts or services 2-hour bicycle rental ¥50 off for standard types (¥400) and electric/sports types Rent-A-Cycle (Kinosaki Onsen Ryokan Association) (¥500). Rental fee for additional time is standard price * Only available for pass holders • Toyooka City 1-day free bus pass “Zentan Green Pass” available for adults for ¥450 Kinosaki Onsen Tourist Information SOZORO instead of ¥500 • Sign up for an excursion tour at SOZORO and get a free gift Adults: ¥300, Students: ¥200 (Junior-high students and under free) discounted to EIRAKUKAN Adults: ¥240, Students: ¥160 * Group discount available Tajimanokuni Izushi Tourist Association 10% off kimono rentals Information Center “Tenku-no-Shiro (Castle in the Free Takeda Castle hand towel Sky)” Nara Area (Nara Prefecture) 10% off Nara Kotsu Bus Lines 1-day free pass Nara Kotsu Bus Lines * One person per pass 10% discount at hotel restaurants Nara Hotel * Not valid for breakfast * Valid for up to 2 people per JR-WEST RAIL PASS Iga-Ueno Area (Mie Prefecture) "Admission discount (Adults: ¥756 → ¥594, Children ¥432 → ¥324)* Additional fee Ninja Museum of Iga-ryu required for Ninjutsu demonstration show * Valid once for up to 4 people per pass" Kumano-Koya & Shirahama Area (Wakayama Prefecture) • Wakayama Castle Keep admission: Adults: ¥410 → ¥300, Children: ¥200 → ¥150 * One person per pass Wakayama Castle * Wakayama Historical Center also accessible with this admission ticket • 5% off souvenir purchases at the Souvenir Center • Free Yoshimune-kun doll gift at Wakayama City Tourist Information 10% discount at hotel café Password, Japanese cuisine restaurant Mari, and buffet Hotel Granvia Wakayama dining restaurant M Kushimoto Marine Park admission ¥1,800 → ¥1,440 Kushimoto Marine Park 10% off Marine Park restaurant and free sea turtle food (¥200 worth) *Validity period : Apr. 1, 2018 to Mar. 31, 2019 JR-WEST RAIL PASS Recommended Spots and Benefits Kurobe & Tateyama Area (Toyama Prefecture) 20% off WAKU-LINER Express ticket WAKU-LINER Express * One person per pass Ainokura Folk Museum Group discount applied to standard admission (¥350 → ¥260) Gokayama Folklore Museum & Ensho-no-yakata Group discount applied to standard admission (¥300 → ¥240) 20% off all World Heritage Site Bus tickets World Heritage Site Bus * One person per pass Kanazawa Area (Ishikawa Prefecture) Kanazawa Katani 10% discount on gold leaf gilding Kokoyui Kimono Rental Kanazawa Station-front Shop 10% off 1-day tourist kimono rentals Kanazawa Loop Bus Hokutetsu Bus One Day Pass ¥500 → ¥450 Highway Express (Kanazawa to Gokayama, Shirakawa- 20% off one-way and round-trip fares go, and Takayama) Tsuruga & Tojinbo Cliffs Area (Fukui Prefecture) Admission fee ¥720 → ¥620 Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum * One person per pass Fare: ¥200 off for Adults, ¥100 off for Children Tojinbo Cliffs Boat Tour * One person per pass 20% discount on Tojinbo Cliffs 2-day Ticket and Tojinbo Cliffs & Eihei-ji Temple 2- Keifuku Bus day Ticket Relaport 50% discount on admission (Adults: ¥1,000 → ¥500, Children ¥500 → ¥250) Nihonkai Sakanamachi (Seafood Market) 20% off Hashigo Meshi coupon (3 tickets for ¥1,500) 20% off Gurutto Tsuruga Tour Bus 1-day free pass for adults and children Gurutto Tsuruga Tour Bus (Adults: ¥500 → ¥400, Children: ¥250 → ¥200) (1) Admission discount ¥210 → ¥160 (2) Admission combined with Fukui City History Yokokan-teien Garden Museum: ¥340 → ¥250 * Combined ticket available at Fukui City History Museum (1) Free original notepad Tsuruga Red Brick Warehouse (2) 20% discount on Diorama Building admission (Adults: ¥400 → ¥320, Children ¥200 → ¥160) Echizen Railway One-day ticket ¥1,000 → ¥900 *Validity period : Apr. 1, 2018 to Mar. 31, 2019 JR-WEST RAIL PASS Recommended Spots and Benefits Okayama & Kurashiki Area (Okayama Prefecture) 20% discount on castle keep admission (Adults: ¥300 → ¥240, Children ¥120 → Okayama Castle ¥100) * One time per person with presentation of pass Sun Station Terrace Okayama 10% off all purchases at souvenir shop Sansute-kan Senko-ji Ropeway Adult one-way fare ¥320 → ¥280, round-trip fare ¥500 → ¥450 Duty-free (8% off) + ¥200 off for purchases of ¥5,000 or more, ¥500 off for purchases Don Quijote Okayama Station-front Shop of ¥10,000 or more, ¥2,000 off for purchases of ¥30,000 or more + Complimentary special gift (special offers limited to Chugoku/Shikoku area shops) 20% off admission: Adults: ¥400 → ¥320 Okayama Korakuen * One person per pass Special coupon applicable to 50 shops in the Outlet Park + ¥500 gift certificate applicable to any purchase of ¥5,000 or more * Valid for 1 person per pass Mitsui Outlet Park Kurashiki * Valid 1 time
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