Discount Passes and Packages in and Around Gifu

TRAIN BUS JR Central Gifu Bus

Mame Bus

Nohi Bus

Nagaragawa Railway

Yoro Railway

Gifu City 1-Day Pass●Details: With this pass, you can travel an unlim-ited number of times in one day on the Gifu Bus routes within the Gifu City limits that normally cost ¥200 a trip. ●Price: ¥530 (Small children: ¥270) ●Where to Purchase: JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station's Gifu Bus Terminal ●For More Information: http://www.gifubus.co.jp/(JPN)

Gujo Hachiman Community Bus 1-Day Pass

●Details: Use this pass for unlimited travel on the Mame Bus for a 1-day period. This community bus takes you to and from Gujo Hachiman Station and the Jokamachi Plaza bus terminal, as well as many other places in-between. ●Price: ¥200; For comparison: one trip normally costs ¥100 ●Where to Purchase: In the Mame Bus itself, at the Gujo Hachiman Jokamachi Plaza, or at Gujo City Hall ●For More Information: http://www.city.gujo.gifu.jp/life/servicebus/(JPN)

Takayama City Open Ticket●Details: This pass - available in 1-day and 2-day forms - is applicable to all trips on the Sarubobo Bus and the Machinami Bus. It also allows for discounted admission to many of the tourist sites around town. ●Price: 1-day pass: ¥600 (Small children: ¥300), 2-day pass: ¥1,000 (Small children: ¥500); For comparison: one trip normally costs ¥200 and ¥100 on the Sarubobo Bus and Machinami Bus, respectively ●Where to Purchase: Takayama Nohi Bus Center ●For More Information: http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/index.html

Alps WIDE Free Passport Shinshu/Hida●Sales Period: Until March 31, 2013 (The next round of sales will begin shortly thereafter) ●Details: This fantastic pass, valid for 4 consecutive days, cov-ers bus lines running between Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Gero Hot Spring, Hida Furukawa, the Okuhida Hot Spring Villages, Mt. Norikura, Kamikochi (Nagano Prefecture), and Matsumoto (Nagano Prefecture), giving you full access to the regions of Hida and Shinshu! See linked flyer for more details.

●Price: ¥10,000 (Small children: ¥5,000); For comparison: might cost ¥17,000 normally (e.g. Day 1: Gero → Takayama → Furukawa → Takayama [city bus], Day 2: Takayama → Shirakawa-go → Shinhotaka, Day 3: Shinhotaka → Kamikochi → Hirayu, Day 4: Hirayu → peak of Mt. Norikura → Matsumoto) → 40% savings! ●Where to Purchase: Any bus center along the various routes●For More Information: http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/jikoku_pdf/2012alpswide_e.pdf

Takayama & Shinhotaka 2-Day Open Ticket●Details: Use this pass to travel on the Hirayu/Shinhotaka Line an unlim-ited number of times during a consecutive 2-day period. ●Price: ¥4,000 (Small children: ¥2,000); For comparison: a 1-way trip from Takayama to the Shinhotaka Ropeway normally costs ¥2,100 ●Where to Purchase: Takayama Nohi Bus Center

1-Day Pass ▶P58●Details: This pass allows for unlimited travel on the Nagaragawa Railway during any one Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. ●Price: ¥2,000 (Small children: ¥1,000); For comparison: might cost ¥2,640 normally (e.g. round-trip tickets to Gujo Hachiman) → 25% savings! ●Where to Purchase: Major stations along the Nagaragawa Railway

Yoro Line Holiday Pass ▶P87●Details: With this pass, you can travel an unlimited num-ber of times along the Yoro Railway (running from Kuwana to Ibi) on any one Saturday, holiday, or one of the following days: March 25 ~ April 5, July 25 ~ August 28, December 25 ~ January 5. ●Price: ¥1,000 (Small children: ¥500); For comparison: might cost ¥1,820 normally → 45% savings! ●Where to Purchase: Any manned station along the Yoro Railway

Nagoya

Takayama

Gifu City

Shinhotaka Ropeway

Shinhotaka Ropeway

TakayamaShirakawa-go

KyotoNagoya

Ise

TateyamaToyama Shinano-

Omachi

MatsumotoAlpine Route

Gifu

Nagoya

Gujo- Hachiman

Mino-Ota

Gifu City

OgakiYoro

Kuwana

Gujo Hachiman

Takayama

Mt. NorikuraMatsumoto

Kamikochi

Shirakawa-go

Gero

Hida Furukawa

Takayama

Shinhotaka Ropeway

Hidaji Furii Kippu (Rail & Okuhida Bus Course)●Details: This package includes round-trip tickets on the Limited Express Wide View Hida rapid between JR Nagoya or JR Gifu Sta-tion and Hida-Furukawa Station, in addition to unlimitage passage on all non-rapid JR trains running between Gero and Hida-Furukawa. You can also enjoy unlimited passage on the Nohi Bus Hirayu/Shinhotaka Line, which takes you as far as the Shinhotaka Ropeway. Tickets valid for a 3-day period. ●Price: ¥11,800 for 1 person (More savings with more people - total for a group of 4 people: ¥29,800); For comparison: a 1-way trip from JR Nagoya Station to Hida-Furukawa Station normally costs ¥5,870, and a 1-way trip from Takayama to the Shinhotaka Ropeway normally costs ¥2,100

●Where to Purchase: Major JR stations in the Tokai area (Gifu, Aichi, and Mie Prefectures) or at a travel agency ●For More Information: http://english.jr-central.co.jp/tickets/value/hidaji

Central Japan Stay & Rail-Excursion Package●Details: This bargain package includes 2 nights in Nagoya at the Nagoya Marriot As-socia Hotel and 3 nights in Hida Takayama at the Hotel Associa Takayama Resort, both among the best hotels in their respective cities. It also covers round-trip tickets between Nagoya and Takayama, round-trip bus tickets from Takayama to either Shirakawa-go or the Shinhotaka Ropeway, and a 1-day Takayama City bus pass. Finally, you can select between two destinations for a day-excursion: the old capital of Kyoto or Ise, the home of Japan's holiest site - the Grand Shrine of Ise. Round-trip train tickets to one of these desti-nations completes the package. ●Price: ¥50,000 (Children: ¥41,000); For comparison: might cost ¥83,000 normally → 40% savings! ●Where to Purchase: Online or by telephone: 03-5796-5454 (JTB SUNRISE TOURS) ●For More Information: http://japanican.com/tours/list.aspx?kw=stayrailtakahaku

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket●Details: The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route has garnered much attention internationally for its towering snow walls and stunning mountain scenery. This round-trip package covers your trip from the Nagoya-Gifu area to Toyama or Shinano-Omachi, across the Alpine Route, and then back along a different route. Choose the Hida Course and enjoy the sights in Gifu as you make your way to or from the Alpine Route! Valid for an 8-day period.●Price: ¥18,090 (Children: ¥9,090); For comparison: a 1-way trip from JR Na-goya Station to Toyama normally costs ¥7,440, a trip across the Alpine Route costs ¥10,560, and a trip from Shinano-Omachi back to Nagoya costs ¥6,500 (for a total of ¥24,500) → 26% savings!

●Where to Purchase: Major JR Stations operated by JR Central or at a travel agency●For More Information: http://go-centraljapan.jp/en/expedia/pdf/alpine-ticket.pdf

Note: JR Central does not have its own regional Japan Rail Pass like some other regions in Japan do. Those interested in unlimited travel on JR lines in central Japan must therefore purchase the nationwide Rail Pass.

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