Coronavirus - Cancellation terms

Please find below the conditions for getting a refund and the cancellation fee applied. 

To receive a refund for products that have been dispatched and received by post in order to cancel these products you must send these back to our office as unused. These products are the national and regional Japan Rail Passes, Hakone Free Pass, Limousine Bus ticket and Sim cards. 

For products and services received by email, you must send us a refund request with your order number via a form on this page. These products and services include Pocket WiFi, the Yasaka shuttle and the two Japan Rail East Passes: Tohoku and Nagano-Niigata.

Below, the cancellation fees by product:

• Japan Rail Pass National and Regional: 15%
• JR East Pass Tohoku / Nagano-Niigata: 15%
• Hakone Free Pass: 15%
• Tokyo Airport Transfer - Limousine Bus: 10%
• SIM card: 10%
• Rental of a Pocket Wifi: 10% / 7 working days before the start date of your rental
• Kyoto Airport Transfer - Yasaka Shuttle: 10% / 7 working days before the pick-up date
• Pasmo and Suica card * - non-refundable (* Pasmo and Suica cards are valid for ten years and you can therefore use them on a future trip)
• Travel guide - non-refundable
• Tokyo / Kyoto Cards - non-refundable

The deadlines for refund requests by product can be found in our general Terms and Conditions.

Please note that customers who have purchased the JRP Assistance service, the cancellation fees are automatically waived for their Japan Rail Pass.

Please note, to cancel a Pocket Wifi rental and Yasaka airport transfers, we need at least 7 working days notice before the start date of the rental. If the cancellation occurs within 7 working days before the start of the rental, we will not be able to refund you.

We suggest you contact your travel insurance company to determine if you can cover the cancellation fee. Please contact us if you need assistance with a letter for your travel insurance company.