November 4, 2015 East Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway Company A new pass for overseas visitors to Japan: Osaka-Tokyo Hokuriku Arch Pass ～This new pass enables economical travel from Osaka and Tokyo to the Hokuriku area!～ JR-East and JR-West have up to now served many passengers through the sales of economical unlimited-travel passes for foreign visitors to Japan. So that foreign visitors to Japan can enjoy touring across a wide area, we are now introducing the Osaka-Tokyo Hokuriku Arch Pass for economical travel from Osaka and Tokyo to the Hokuriku area. With this pass, visitors can travel from the Kansai, Narita, and Haneda international airports to the Hokuriku area by Hokuriku Shinkansen, limited express trains, and other services. In conjunction with this, we are preparing discount and gift benefits that can be used for Hokuriku area leisure-facilities, buses, trains, etc. So that as many foreign visitors as possible can get more enjoyment out of their travel, together with the people of the region, we will be working even harder to publicize sightseeing routes extending across a wide area. ◇ Name Osaka-Tokyo Hokuriku Arch Pass ◇ Usage period Can be used throughout the year, beginning on April 1, 2016 (Friday) ◇ Valid period For 7 continuous days ◇ Sales locations For exchange ticket sales locations (overseas) and sales/exchange locations (in Japan) please see the attachment. ◇ Price Purchased abroad: Adults (age 12 and up) ¥24,000, children (age 6 to 11) ¥12,000 Purchased in Japan: Adults (age 12 and up) ¥25,000, children (age 6 to 11) ¥12,500 ◇ Main validity Unlimited travel for ordinary car reserved seats on the limited express trains (Shinkansen included), express trains, and local trains of Kansai-airport, the Kansai area, the Hokuriku area, Tokyo Metropolitan District and Narita and Haneda Airports (in the case of the Haruka limited express, ordinary car non-reserved seats). ・The Haruka limited express between Kansai-airport and Shin-Osaka/Kyoto (non-reserved seats) ・The Thunderbird limited express between Osaka and Kanazawa and the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tokyo ・The Narita Express limited express in the pass area ・The Tokyo Monorail between Hamamatsucho and Haneda Airport Terminal 2 ・JR lines in the Keihanshin region (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara) and JR lines in the Tokyo Metropolitan District ・Etsumi-Hoku Line, Nanao Line, Himi Line, Johana Line, Takayama Main Line (between Toyama and Inotani), and Oito Line (between Itoigawa and Minami-Otari) ・IR Ishikawa Railway, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and Noto Railway Note: For details see attachment. ◇ Eligibility Foreign nationals who have a passport issued by an issuing authority other than the government of Japan and who are short-term visitors with a length of stay in Japan of 90 days or less. The passport will be checked at the time of exchange/purchase. ◇ Other Through the cooperation of the people of the region, Hokuriku area leisure-facility, bus, train, and other discount and gift benefits are also being prepared for purchasers of the Osaka-Tokyo Hokuriku Arch Pass. Details are to be presented via multiple-language webpages, etc. Attachment ■Osaka-Tokyo Hokuriku Arch Pass exchange/sales locations 1. Exchange order sales locations Overseas travel agents and other places selling products (JAPAN RAIL PASS, etc.) for non-Japanese persons planning to visit Japan. 2. Exchange locations in Japan 【East Japan area】 ○JR EAST Travel Service Centers Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station, Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport International Terminal Station, Tokyo Station, and Shinjuku Station ○Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station and Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station ○Travel Service Centers (View Plaza) in Yokohama Station and Nagano Station ○Information centers Shinagawa Station, Shibuya Station, Shinjuku Station (East Exit), Ikebukuro Station, and Ueno Station (Central Exit) 【West Japan area】 ○Kansai Airport Station, Osaka Station, Shin-Osaka Station, Kyoto Station, Kanazawa Station, and Toyama Station 3. Sales locations in Japan 【East Japan area】 ○JR EAST Travel Service Centers Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station, Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport International Terminal Station, Tokyo Station, and Shinjuku Station ○Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station and Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station ○Travel Service Centers (View Plaza) in Shinagawa Station, Shibuya Station, Ikebukuro Station(West Exit), Ueno Station, Yokohama Station, and Nagano Station 【West Japan area】 ○Kansai Airport Station, Osaka Station, Shin-Osaka Station, Kyoto Station, Kanazawa Station, and Toyama Station ■Service area for the Osaka-Tokyo Hokuriku Arch Pass .