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JR West Kansai Area Rail Pass
·Osaka, Japan
Free Cancellation
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Tickets can be cancelled up to 72 hours before the booking date. Rescheduling is available.
Exploring western Japan is no joke: the Kansai region is huge, with plenty to see and do everywhere. Whether you're spending 1 day in Kansai or 5, here's a flexible rail pass to take care of your 'getting around' concerns. Spend time doing what matters: getting to know this post-card-worthy region that once served as Japan's cultural and political center. Eat great food, visit serene temples, and enjoy the vibrant nightlife across Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara, Himeji, Wakayama & Otsu.
Travel comfortably and conveniently in world-class trains – your pass offers unlimited access to major rail lines like Kansai Airport Express Haruka, Rapid and Special Rapid Services, JR-West trains, and JR buses (in Kyoto). What's better? It's valid for 90 days from the date of purchase: plan your travel as leisurely as you like.
This pass is for you if you are a non-Japanese passport holder with a temporary visiting visa and permanently reside outside Japan for over 6 months.
Please ensure that you receive a stamp or seal from airport staff indicating that you are a 'temporary visitor'. Ensure that you approach personnel if entering via an automated gate to receive the stamp/certificate.
Children aged 12 and over are considered as adults. An Adult or Child pass holder can support up to 2 infants, aged 5 and under for free. Additional charges will apply for more infants.
A rail pass will not be reissued even if lost or stolen.
Unused tickets can be fully refunded during the validity.
Specify a fixed date while redeeming the voucher for physical tickets.
The starting date on the rail pass and the duration cannot be changed after purchase.
Some JR trains offer reserved seating although you might have to purchase a separate express ticket to reserve the seats.
No express ticket is required for reservations on Rapid Services and local trains on JR-West Conventional Lines.
Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Please present the voucher along with a valid passport at the redemption stations in exchange for your physical JR pass.
How to redeem your tickets
Please go to green ticket-vending machines and pick up physical ticket by scanning QR code of e-ticket and non-Japanese passport.
If the machine breaks down or the passport have no IC chip, please proceed to JR-WEST Ticket Office to exchange physical ticket.
Head to the JR Pass Ticket Office (Midori no Madoguchi) and lookout for a digital redemption machine
You can also redeem your voucher at the ticket redemption machines at major JR West station and board the JR trains directly from there
Exchanging reserved seat tickets: Before getting on the train, please go to the green ticket-vending machines and pick. up physical reserved seat tickets by the area pass.
