Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to use a JR Pass at a ticket machine (updated 2023)
In this illustrated guide, we’ll go through the process of using a Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass) to make free seat reservations on a ticket machine.
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Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to reserve Shinkansen seats with oversized baggage space on a ticket machine
In this guide, we’ll go through the process of reserving seats with oversized baggage space on a ticket machine. Such reservations are now mandatory for Shinkansen services covered by the […]
Oversized baggage on the Tōkaidō, San’yō, and Kyūshū Shinkansen: A summary of the current rules
In this post, we’ll go over the regulations around oversized luggage that were introduced in 2020 for some of Japan’s Shinkansen lines. The key element of these new rules: seat […]
Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to use a JR Pass at a ticket machine
In this illustrated guide, we’ll go through the process of using a Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass) to make seat reservations on a ticket machine.
Rail-Bus Report: Travelling to and around the Kiso Valley from Nagoya, Japan
In this report, I’ll describe how I travelled to – and between – the wonderfully scenic Edo-period post towns of the Kiso Valley using public transportation, with Nagoya (the nearest […]
Rail Report: Travelling by Train between Nagoya and Ise-Shima, Japan
In this report, we’ll explore two options for travelling by train between Nagoya and the Ise-Shima area: one operated by Kintetsu Railway, the other by Japan Railways.
Rail-Bus Report: From Tōkyō to Kusatsu Onsen and back with a Japan Rail Pass
There’s more than one way to travel between Tōkyō and the famous hot spring town of Kusatsu Onsen. Moreover, it’s possible to do the entire journey for free with a […]
Rail Report: Beppu to Fukuoka on the Yufuin no Mori, Japan (25 September 2018)
Think of Japanese trains, and the high-speed shinkansen will probably come to mind before anything else. But some of my favourite journeys were on much slower rolling stock, like the […]
Rail Report: From the Shinkansen to the City on the Hakodate Liner, Japan (02 October 2017)
The long journey from Tōkyō to Hakodate isn’t as time-consuming as it used to be, thanks to the newly opened first segment of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen. That said, the shinkansen […]
Rail Report: Tōkyō to Hakodate on the Tōhoku and Hokkaidō Shinkansen, Japan (02 October 2017)
Travelling between Tōkyō and Hokkaidō has never been easier, with new high-speed rail services whisking passengers from the Japanese capital to Hakodate in under four and a half hours. Today, […]
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