Should I purchase JR-PASS?

Explaining the case of using TOKAIDO-SHINKANSEN mainly

The Kind of the TOKAIDO- SHINKANSEN

• KODAMA( こだま )– Stops at every station.

• HIKARI( ひかり )– Rapid service

• NOZOMI ( のぞみ )– Special Rapid service

Slowly

Speedy

The Kind of Seats on TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN

• NON reserve

• Reserved

• Green car

Cheaper

More Expensive

Narrow spaceCrowded

Wide spaceNot so much crowded

e.g. Heading towards SHIN-OSAKA from TOKYO

Train Kind Time Seats Cost(individual ticket)

JR PassGreen Car plan

JR Pass NON-Reserved plan

TOKAIDO-SHINKANSEN

KODAMA 4hours Non-reserved \13240 Available Available

Reserved \13750 Available* 　 Available*

Green-car \18390 Available* N/A

HIKARI 3hours Non-reserved \13240 Available Available

Reserved \13750 Available* 　 Available*

Green-car \18390 Available* N/A

NOZOMI 2hours30min

Non-reserved \13200 N/A N/A

Reserved \13200 N/A N/A

Green-car \18690 N/A N/A*You need to get the ticket for reservation seat in addition to ‘JR Pass’ at ‘ みどりの窓口’ in the Station

The Price table of JR PASSGreen-car NON-Reserved/Reserved

Term of validity adult Kids adult Kids

7days \38,880 \19,440 \29,110 \14,55014days \62,950 \31,470 \46,390 \23,19021days \81,870 \40,930 \59,350 \29,670

Consider the case of round trip between TOKYO-OSAKA

Kind Time Seats Cost(individual ticket)

JR PassGreen Car plan

JR Pass NON-Reserved plan

HIKARI 3hours Non-reserved \13240 Available AvailableReserved \13750 Available* 　 Available*Green-car \18390 Available* N/A

*You need to get the ticket for reservation seat in addition to ‘JR Pass’ at ‘ みどりの窓口’ in the Station

Green-car NON-Reserved/Reserved

Ticket term of validity adult Kids adult Kids

7days \38,880 \19,440 \29,110 \14,550

14days \62,950 \31,470 \46,390 \23,19021days \81,870 \40,930 \59,350 \29,670

*Individual ticket

*JR PASS

Round trip between TOKYO and SHIN-OSAKA

\18390*2 = \36780

Consider• Individual ticket

– \36,780

• JR Pass– \38,880

• Actually Individual ticket is cheaper but If you will …– Be Staying within 7days in Japan.– Have a plan to SHIN-OSAKA (or the more west of SHIN-

OSAKA)and back to Tokyo at least once.– Have a plan to go sightseeing within TOKYO or OSAKA– Use JR line exception other line (e.g. subway) as best as you can

You might want to choose JR PASS