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This Year We Will Continue to Roll out Mt. Fuji Round Trip Ticket, a Convenient Ticket for Tourists Visiting Japan June 11, 2015 East Japan Railway Company Fujikyuko Co., Ltd. Fujikyu Yamanashi Bus Co., Ltd. This year we will continue to roll out Mt. Fuji Round Trip Ticket, A Convenient Ticket for Tourists Visiting Japan This year as well, JR EAST will commence the limited-time sale of the Mt. Fuji Round Trip Ticket, a discounted ticket for tourists visiting Japan to sightsee near Mt. Fuji for the fourth year in a row. This pass provides unlimited use during two days for round trips from the Tokyo Metropolitan District to Otsuki (via Limited Express trains on the Chuo Main Line) and on the Fujikyu Railway and Mt. Fuji Climber’s bus (Hiking bus). For example, this convenient discount ticket can be used at approximately half of the regular price for round-trip travel from Shinjuku Station to the Fifth Station of Mt. Fuji. Continuing from last year, the Narita Express (N’EX) is directly connected to the Fujikyu Railway from this March. We invite you to use this convenient ticket to enjoy travel around Mt. Fuji in comfortable trains on the Chuo Line and Fujikyu Railway. 1. Overview of Mt. Fuji Round Trip Ticket ◇ Period of Use July 1 (Wednesday) to November 30 (Monday), 2015 ◇ Period of Sales July 1 (Wednesday) to November 29 (Sunday), 2015 ◇ Period of Validity Two days ◇ Sold at JR EAST Travel Service Centers (at Narita Airport Terminal 1, Narita Airport Terminal 2・3, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport International Terminal Stations.) JR Ticket offices(Midori-no-madoguchi) (at Narita Airport Terminal 1, Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station) Travel Service Centers (View Plaza) (at Shinagawa, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Ueno, and Yokohama Stations.) ◇ Price Adults (12 years old and above): 5,600 yen, Children (6 to 11 years old): 2,800 yen ◇ Eligibility Only for overseas customers who have a non-Japanese passport. * We will check your passport at the time of purchase. ◇ Ticket Details 1) Reserved seats in Ordinary cars on the Limited Express, Rapid, and Local trains between the Tokyo Metropolitan District and Otsuki Station (round trip) 2) Unlimited use on the Fujisan Express (unreserved seats), Rapid, and Local trains between Otsuki Station and Kawaguchiko Station on the Fujikyu Railway. *A seat-type ticket is required for the No. 1 car of the Fujisan Express (Limited Express trains); a seat ticket is required for the Fuji Tozan Densha. Additional charges apply. 3) Unlimited use on the Mt.Fuji Climber’s bus (Hiking bus) (Fujikyu Yamanashi Bus) between Mt.Fuji Station/Kawaguchiko Station and the Fifth Station of Mt. Fuji. [② Fujikyu Railway] [①JR Line (Chuo Main Line)] Kawaguchiko Free Area Otsuki Tokyo Metropolitan District Mt. Fuji Fujikyu- Highland ③ [ Mt.Fuji Climber’s bus (Hiking bus)] (Fujikyu Yamanashi Bus) Fifth Station of Mt. Fuji Mt.Fuji Climber’s bus Fujikyu Railway JR Limited (Hiking bus) Fujisan Express Express Kaiji 2. Narita Express (N’EX) extended to Kawaguchiko Station Continuing from last year, the Narita Express (N’EX) departing from and arriving at Narita Airport is extended to Kawaguchiko Station on the Fujikyu Railway (from March 2015). We invite you to ride on this convenient train for your travel around Mt. Fuji. ◆Period: Saturdays and holidays prior to September 27 (Sunday); and all days from August 10 (Monday) to 14 (Friday) ◆Train which isextended to Kawaguchiko Station Narita Narita Airport Main stops Airport Tokyo Shinjuku Otsuki Mt. Fuji Kawaguchiko Terminal Terminal 1 2・3 Narita Express Departure Departure Departure Departure Arrival at Arrival at Arrival at (N’EX) No. 8 at 9:15 at 9:19 at 10:21 at 10:47 11:54 12:32 12:41 Departure Departure Departure Narita Express Arrival at Arrival at Departure Departure at 15:08 at 14:22 at 14:14 (N’EX) No. 41 17:29 17:25 at 16:33 at 16:10 (Departure (Departure (Departure at 15:09) at 14:21) at 14:13) * During the period from August 10 to 14, the Narita Express (N’EX) No. 41 train will depart at the times indicated in the brackets. * Passengers holding the “Mt. Fuji Round Trip Ticket” can ride between Tokyo and Kawaguchiko (round-trip). * Passengers holding both the “N’EX TOKYO Round Trip Ticket” and the “Mt. Fuji Round Trip Ticket” as well as passengers holding the “JR Kanto Area Pass” can ride between Narita Airport Terminal 1 and Kawaguchiko (round-trip). This information is being delivered via our multilingual website, etc. for overseas visitors to Japan. (English) http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/ .
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