June 14, 2019 JR East Nagano Branch Office Releasing the Three-Star Route Option Ticket for Foreign Visitors to Japan ~Promoting Together With the Entire Region as a Sightseeing Route for the Wider Area Using the Hokuriku Shinkansen~ JR East sells the JR EAST PASS and Hokuriku Arch Pass, unlimited ride passes available at a discount for foreign visitors to Japan, which are used by many passengers. On this occasion, JR East Nagano Branch Office will collaborate with Nohi Noriai Jidosha Co., Ltd., ALPICO Kotsu Co., Ltd., Hokuriku Railroad Co., Ltd., Toyama Chihou Tetsudou Inc., and Kaetsunou Bus Co., Ltd. to release the Three-Star Route Option Ticket, a bus pass aimed at foreign visitors to Japan that connects Matsumoto, Takayama, Shirakawa -go, Gokayama, and Hokuriku, promoting together with the entire region as a sightseeing route for the wider area using the Hokuriku Shinkansen. ◇ Product Name: Three-Star Route Option Ticket (One-way) ◇ Usage Period: July 1 (Mon.), 2019 to March 31 (Tue.), 2020 ◇ Sales Period: July 1 (Mon.), 2019 to March 25 (Wed.), 2020 ◇ Period of Validity: 7 days ◇ Sold at: The following JR East ticket counters ・JR EAST Travel Service Center (Tokyo Station, Shinjuku Station, Shibuya Station, Ikebukuro Station, Ueno Station, Hamamatsucho Station, Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport International Terminal Station, Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station) ・JR Ticket Offices (Midori-no-madoguchi) (Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station, Matsumoto Station) ・Travel Service Center (View Plaza) (Nagano Station, Matsumoto Station) ◇ Price: Adults (age 12 and over) ¥5,500, Children (age 6 - 11) ¥2,750 ◇ Conditions: Passengers must be of foreign nationality and possess a non-Japanese passport, and must have a short-term stay residence status of 90 days or less *Passport will be checked during purchase. ◇ Major Benefits: For one-way use from Matsumoto → Hirayu → Takayama → Shirakawa-go → Kanazawa/Shin- Takaoka/Toyama or Toyama/Shin-Takaoka/Kanazawa → Shirakawa-go → Takayama → Hirayu → Matsumoto *A one-way bus pass that lets you pass between either Kanazawa, Shin-Takaoka, or Toyama and Matsumoto. *Cannot be used for return trips or rebounds. ◇ Promotions : ・Special Pamphlet (In 4 Languages: English, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, and Thai) ・Online Posts: https://option-ticket.mitsuboshi-kaidou.com/ *Posts scheduled to start after July 1 <Eligible Area> .