Book your Regional Japan Rail Pass

Hokuriku Region

Nestled in the heart of Japan between the sea and the mountains, the Hokuriku Region is full of cultural and historical treasures.

Visit Kanazawa, the center of contemporary art and traditional products and crafts. The city is also home known to the famous Kenroku-en garden, one of Japan's three most beautiful gardens.

Explore the Japanese Alps by bus (Nohi buses, Hokuetsu buses from Takayama and Kanazawa; Kaetsuno buses from Shin-Takaoka), passing through the well-preserved village of Shirakawa-go, with its traditional thatched roofs, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Be charmed by Takayama, a small mountain town with many traditional houses and artisan shops. This pass will also allow you to travel to Kyoto, Osaka, Kansai Airport and Nagoya but does not cover the Tokaido Shinkansen between Nagoya, Kyoto and Shin-Osaka.

Pass holders are allowed four reservations each on limited express trains (excluding reserved seats on "Hakura Airport Express"), and unlimited rides on ordinary trains, non-reserved cars on limited express trains, non-reserved seats in the ordinary cars of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.

Conditions of the Takayama Hokuriku Tourist Pass 

Eligibility 

- A rail pass user must be holding a passport issued by a foreign government.

※外国での永住権を持っているお客様を含め、日本国籍のお客様は使用できません。

- A rail pass user must be entering in Japan as a "短期滞在 (Temporary Visitor) ".

* "短期滞在 (Temporary Visitor) " is a status of residence defined under Japanese immigration law.

- Individual customers are not allowed to purchase or exchange more than one of the same tickets for the same use period.

- You must present your passport to receive a pass.

Exchange

• We will send the paper voucher to your home address within 5 days. (Paper voucher is not tickets, you cannot use it without exchange)
• Please do not forget to bring your paper voucher to Japan.

You can redeem your voucher for a physical pass in these places.

• Tokyo Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office (Yaesu Central), daily from 7:30am to 8:30pm 
• Tokyo Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office (Yaesu North), daily from 9am to 7pm
• Tokyo Station, JR TOKAI TOURS, daily from 10am to 7pm
• Shinagawa Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 9am to 7pm
• Shin-Yokohama Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 8am to 8:30pm 
• Shin-Yokohama Station, JR TOKAI TOURS, daily from 10am to 6pm 
• Odawara Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 8am to 8pm
• Atami Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 6:30am to 9:30pm
• Mishima Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office (South), daily from 8am to 8:30pm
• Shin-Fuji Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 6:30 to 9:30pm
• Shizuoka Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 8am to 8:30pm
• Kakegawa Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office (South), daily from 6am to 8pm
• Hamamatsu Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 8am to 8:30pm
• Toyohashi Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office (East), daily from 6:20 am to 9pm
• Mikawa-Anjo Station , JR CENTRAL Ticket Office (Shinkansen), daily from 9am to 7pm
• Nagoya Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 6am to 10am and 7pm to 11pm. 
• Nagoya Station, JR Information Center, daily from 10am to 7pm
• Nagoya Station, JR TOKAI TOURS (Nagoya Branch), Weekdays from 8am to 8pm, Weekends from 8am to 7pm
• Nagoya Station, JR TOKAI TOURS (Nagoya Station Hirokoji Exit Branch), Weekdays from 8am to 8pm, Weekends from 8am to 7pm
• Takayama Station, JR CENTRAL TIcket Office, daily from 10am to 6:30pm
• Komatsu Station, JR WEST Ticket Office, daily from 7am to 8pm
• Kanazawa Station, JR WEST Ticket Office, daily from 7am to 8pm
• Toyama Station, JR WEST Ticket Office, daily from 7am to 8pm
• Fukui Station, JR WEST Ticket Office, daily from 7am to 8pm
• Tsuruga Station, JR WEST Ticket Office, daily from 7am to 8pm
• Kyoto Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office (Hachijyo), daily from 8:30am to 11pm. 
• Kyoto Station, JR TOKAI TOURS, Weekdays from 8am to 7pm, Weekends from 8am to 8pm.
• Kyoto Station, JR WEST Ticket Office (Central), daily from 6:30am to 9pm
• Kyoto Station, NTA TiS Kyoto Branch, 10am to 12pm/1pm to 4pm (Except Wednesday) 
• Shin-Osaka Station, JR CENTRAL Ticket Office, daily from 5:30am to 11pm
• Shin-Osaka Station, JR TOKAI TOURS, daily from 8:30am to 8pm
• Shin-Osaka Station, JR WEST Ticket Office (East), daily 6am to 10pm
• Shin-Osaka Station, Travel Service Center SHIN-OSAKA (Central), daily from 8am to 8pm
• Osaka Station, JR WEST Ticket Office (Central 12, 13), daily from 6am to 10pm 
• Osaka Station, Nippon Travel Agency TiS Osaka Branch (Travel Service Center OSAKA), daily from 10am to 6pm
• Kansai-airport, JR WEST Ticket Office, daily 5:30am to 11pm.

Validity 

What lines are included with the pass? 

• JR Limited Express, Express and local trains between Kansai Airport, Osaka, Kyoto and Kanazawa.
• JR Limited Express, Express and local trains between Nagoya, Takayama and Toyama Hokuriku Shinkansen line between Toyama and Kanazawa. 
• Nohi Buses and Hokutetsu buses between Kanazawa - Shirakawa-go - Takayama.
• Kaetsuno buses between Shirakawa-go - Gokayama - Shin Takaoka

What is excluded with the pass? 

• The pass is not valid on Kagayaki trains (Hokuriku Shinkansen line).
• The pass is not valid on the Tokaido Shinkansen and sleeper trains.

Seat Reservations

• With the pass, no additional fee is required when reserving seats.
• Reserved Seats in Ordinary car can be used up to 4 times (no reservation possible on Hokuriku Shinkansen and Limited express train Haruka). 
• Non-reserved Ordinary class cars can be accessed freely.
• In order to travel in first class (Green cars) you will have to pay additional fees.
• To access the platforms, show your pass to the staff located at the gate to the platform.
• To reserve a seat, ask the staff at the ticket office.
• Most buses between Takayama and Kanazawa require seat reservation (please refer to this website for more information) This pass is intended for use by a single person.
• Please always carry your passport when using the pass as station or train staff may check it. 

Cancellation conditions and fees

• An unused voucher is refundable for one year from the date of issue.

• The voucher can be refunded if it has never been exchanged in Japan.

• A cancellation fee of 15% of the value of the voucher will be retained.

• No refund is possible for a voucher received by us more than one year from the date of issue.

• A refund is not possible for a lost or stolen voucher.