Japan Rail Pass Now

It worked out okay but only because we bought before the price increase. We used where possible but does not work easy in Kyoto. It didn’t allow us to get on the fastest train Nozomi which was disappointing. It would useful if the pass covered all train systems in Japan.

Made my travel in Japan easy, smooth & saved me money too.

The pass makes it so easy to get around Japan. Once activated all you have to do is book seats for your destination at no extra cost. Make sure you book seats in advance or you will end up in non reserved and will have to jostle for a seat or stand.

Worked well but doesn’t cover all rail services so needed to pay for those separately. Only covered Hikari Shinkansen but that was ok. Was good value for money but we bought before the price rise.

Saved us a lot of $$ for the travelling we wanted to do across Japan with the bullet trains. Was easy to use on the JR lines but of course not on any other rail service and subway stations were not always even in the same location as a JR station so to change between was sometimes frustrating. What could be better was the online bookings as it was too confusing so we ended up having to go to the machines or ticket office to book and also it was a paper pass which was odd. It could be damaged or lost easily and there was no ability to store it in your digital wallet that we could find like the Suica. Possibly this has changed with the new pass from 1st October…

Had the two week pass and used it every day, converted the pass at Narita airport and after a bit of a learning curve we were on our way. Traveled across a large portion of the country on the Shinkansen's and local trains.
The pass proved to be less than half the cost of what you would pay if you did not have it for the traveling we did. If you are going to Japan get the pass if you intend get to the must see sights quickly and affordably. The train system is extensive, the Shinkansen will make a 700km trip take less the 3 hours and you will leave and arrive right in the middle of the city.

It was perfect pass for a week stay with plenty of travelling options.

Brilliant service. Can't be faulted! Love travelling on JR rail pass.

That pass is amazing, don’t have to think about the queue or just to reserve the seat. Very easy to use.

Easy to use once activated. Great way to get around Japan.

The JR pass was perfect for us during our 12 day visit as we travelled to 6 different cities so not having to worry about purchasing seperate tickets for each journey was great, plus we could use it on several JR lines within Tokyo saving $ on subway tickets.