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NEWS RELEASE October 28, 2019 From Tuesday, October 1 New Special Passenger Tickets for Foreign Visitors to Japan to Go on Sale! -Includes an original dinner course at “Ukai Chikutei,” a renowned traditional kaiseki cuisine establishment in Takao- In order to compel foreign visitors to Japan, whose numbers have been increasing in recent years, to visit locations along Keio lines, starting Tuesday, October 1, Keio Corporation (Head Office: Tama-shi, Tokyo; Representative: Yasushi Komura, President and Representative Director) will offer new special passenger tickets for foreign visitors to Japan to purchase at overseas travel agencies, over travel websites, and other locations. Many foreign visitors to Japan riding Keio lines frequent Mt. Takao, Yomiuri Land and other popular spots located along those lines. The two types of special passenger tickets that Keio Corporation started offering for purchase to visitors to Mt. Takao and the single type it started offering to passengers on the Keio Sagamihara Line this February were well received by such visitors, particularly those from countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Australia. Keio Corporation will release a ticket set that combines a “Keio Line & Inokashira Line 1-Day Ticket” with a “Mt. Takao Cable Car ・ Lift Round-Trip Passenger Ticket” and an “Original Dinner Course at Ukai Chikutei” that includes beef specially selected by noted restaurant Ukai as well as complementary matcha green tea. This ticket set is a special deal that costs lower than arranging for those tickets and meal individually. Furthermore, this special passenger ticket will also come with discounts and special benefits for sightseeing facilities located along Keio lines, such as “Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu” and “Keio Department Store, Shinjuku, Tokyo.” *Please note that this special passenger ticket is for foreign visitors to Japan only, and may not be used by Japanese passengers. Details are as follows. <<Cable car amid autumn foliage at Mt. Takao>> <<Exterior view of Takaosanguchi Sta.>> <<Original dinner course at Ukai Chikutei (image representation)>> New Passenger Tickets for Foreign Visitors to Japan Riding Keio Lines 1. Available From: Tuesday, October 1 (Japan time) 2. Overview of Passenger Ticket: Price Name *Children under 6 years of age Description of Ticket Set ride free of charge i. Keio Line & Inokashira Line 1-Day Ticket Mt. Takao + Keio ii. Mt. Takao Cable Car ・ Lift Round-Trip Passenger 12 years of age and up: 12,480 yen 1-Day Ticket Ticket 6-11 years of age: 3,760 yen -Ukai Chikutei- iii. “Original Dinner Course at Ukai Chikutei” with Complementary Matcha Green Tea 3. Discounts and Special Benefits: i. Face towel voucher at Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu (Free face towel gift exclusively for users of the facility) ii. 5% discount coupon at Keio Department Store, Shinjuku, Tokyo 4. How to Purchase: (1) Reserve and pay for your special passenger ticket set at an overseas travel agency or on a travel website. (2) After arriving in Japan, go to the Central Honshu Information Plaza in Keio << Central Honshu Information Plaza Shinjuku to pick up your special passenger ticket set. in Keio Shinjuku >> *This special passenger ticket cannot be purchased directly at the Central Honshu Information Plaza in Keio Shinjuku. 5. Customer Inquiries: Central Honshu Information Plaza in Keio Shinjuku TEL: (+81)3-5990-5115 (8:30 AM – 7:00 PM) Languages Supported: Japanese, English and Chinese *Please note that Chinese-speaking staff may not always be available. [Reference] Special Passenger Tickets Already Available for Purchase by Foreign Visitors to Japan Riding Keio Lines 1. Overview of Passenger Tickets Price Name *Children under 6 years of age Description of Ticket Set ride free of charge Mt. Takao + Keio 12 years of age and up: 7,380 yen Ukai Toriyama 1-Day Ticket ・Keio Line & Inokashira 6-11 years of age: 3,710 yen Lunch Special -Ukai Toriyama- Line 1-Day Ticket ・Mt. Takao Cable Mt. Takao Monkey Park Mt. Takao + Keio 12 years of age and up: 1,690 yen Car ・ Lift Round-Trip and The Wild Plant Garden 1-Day Ticket 6-11 years of age: 840 yen Passenger Ticket Admission Ticket Keio Amusement 18 years of age and up: 2,520 yen Yomiuri Land Admission Keio Line & Inokashira Ticket 12-17 years of age: 2,220 yen Ticket and Three-Ride Line 1-Day Ticket -Yomiuri Land- 6-11 years of age: 1,660 yen Ticket 2. Discounts and Special Benefits: (1) “Mt. Takao + Keio 1-Day Ticket -Ukai Toriyama-” and “Mt. Takao + Keio 1-Day Ticket” i. Face towel voucher at Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu (Free face towel gift exclusively for users of the facility) ii. 5% discount coupon at Keio Department Store, Shinjuku, Tokyo (2) “Keio Amusement Ticket -Yomiuri Land-” i. 500-yen coupon at MITSUI OUTLET PARK TAMA MINAMI OSAWA (Usable upon paying for purchase of 5,000 yen or greater) ii. Coupons (free toppings, etc.) at Tokyo Meatrea 3. How to Purchase: The method of purchasing these ticket sets is the same as that for the new special passenger ticket. *“Mt. Takao + Keio 1-Day Ticket” and “Keio Amusement Ticket -Yomiuri Land-” can also be purchased directly at the Central Honshu Information Plaza in Keio Shinjuku. .