Jōetsu Shinkansen (333.9 km) Train Names: TOKI, TANIGAWA Max-TOKI, Max-TANIGAWA JAPAN RAIL PASS
Can also be Used for Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen "Max-TOKI"etc. “bullet train” Travel
Akita Shinkansen "KOMACHI" Akita Shinkansen (662.6 km) Train Name: KOMACHI
Akita Shin-Aomori Yamagata Shinkansen "TSUBASA"
Hokuriku Shinkansen (450.5 km) Yamagata Shinkansen Train Names: KAGAYAKI, HAKUTAKA, (421.4 km) Shinjo¯ Morioka TSURUGI, ASAMA Train Name: TSUBASA
Niigata Yamagata
Sendai Kanazawa Toyama Nagano Hokuriku Shinkansen "KAGAYAKI"etc. Fukushima
Takasaki
Omiya¯
Sanyō & Kyūshū Shinkansen "SAKURA" Sanyō Shinkansen (622.3 km) Train Names: NOZOMI*, MIZUHO*, Tōhoku Shinkansen "HAYABUSA "etc. Tōkaidō & Sanyō Shinkansen "HIKARI" HIKARI (incl. HIKARI Rail Star), SAKURA, KODAMA Tōkaidō Shinkansen (552.6 km) (Tōkyō thru Hakata, 1,174.9km) Train Names: NOZOMI*, HIKARI, KODAMA
Hakata Kokura Hiroshima Okayama Shin-Osaka¯ Kyōto Nagoya Shin-Yokohama Shinagawa
Tokyo¯ ¯ * There are six types of train services, “NOZOMI,” “MIZUHO,” “HIKARI,” “SAKURA,” “KODAMA” and “TSUBAME” trains on the Tōkaidō, Sanyō and Kyūshū Shinkansen, and the stations at which trains stop vary with train types. The JAPAN RAIL PASS is only valid for “HIKARI,” “SAKURA,” “KODAMA” Tōhoku Shinkansen "HAYATE," "YAMABIKO,"etc. and “TSUBAME” trains, and not valid for any seats, reserved or non-reserved, on “NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains. To travel on the Tōkaidō, Sanyō and Kyūshū Shinkansen, the pass holders must take Tōhoku Shinkansen (713.7 km) “HIKARI,” “SAKURA,” “KODAMA” or “TSUBAME” trains, or pay the basic fare and the Shinkansen Train Names: HAYABUSA, HAYATE, YAMABIKO, express charge to take “NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains (see p.7-8 for details). NASUNO
● Stations in Kansai area that have ● Stations in Tōkyō area that have Kumamoto JAPAN RAIL PASS exchange offices JAPAN RAIL PASS exchange offices ¯ Ikebukuro ¯ Ueno Shinjuku Sannomiya ¯ Tōkyō Kyobashi Narita Airport JR Namba Terminal 2・3 Shibuya HamamatsuchōHamamatsucho
Shinagawa Kyūshū Shinkansen “Series 800” Yokohama Narita Airport Nara Terminal 1 Kyūshū Shinkansen (288.9 km) Haneda Airport Kagoshima-Chūō International Terminal Train Names:MIZUHO*, SAKURA,TSUBAME Kansai Airport ‒ Shin-Ōsaka / Ōsaka / Kyōto About 50min. to Shin-Ōsaka, about 75min. to Kyōto by Narita Airport-Tōkyō JR’s limited express “Kansai Airport Express “Haruka”. About 60min. by JR’s limited express “Narita express”. About 70min. to Ōsaka by Kansai Airport Special Rapid Service. About 90min. by JR’s rapid train.