The JR EAST PASS is an
economical and flexible rail pass to travel around Eastern
Japan. It is valid for travel on all the 72 railway lines of JR
EAST:5Shinkansen Super Express Lines & 67 Conventional Lines.
The JR EAST PASS comes in several variations to meet your
itinerary and flexibility :available as a 5-day, a 10-day, and a
Flexible 4-day.
There are two types of JR EAST PASS: Green (for superior-class Green cars) and Ordinary. Each of these types is available as a 5-day, a 10-day, a Flexible 4-day PASS.
The JR EAST PASS is valid for travel on all of the 72 railway lines of JR EAST: limited express trains(except private compartments or berths), including Shinkansen super express trains; express trains(except berths, etc.); local trains (except "Liner"/"Home Liner").
Note: Some JR EAST-line trains also travel on other companies' lines. Passengers using such trains traveling on non-JR EAST lines must pay the respective fares and charges applicable to the distances traveled on such lines. Please note the names of the following JR EAST-line trains that travel on non-JR EAST lines: "Super-Hakucho, Hakucho", "Hakutaka", "Raicho, Hokuetsu", "Shinano", "Odoriko, Super-View Odoriko", "Tokai".
Also please note: The JR EAST PASS is not valid for the Tokaido Shinkansen and the Sanyo Shinkansen lines, which connect Tokyo and western Japan cities, such as Kyoto, Osaka, or Fukuoka, and which start from Tokyo station like JR EAST's five Shinkansen lines. The Tokaido Shinkansen and Sanyo Shinkansen lines are run respectively by JR CENTRAL and JR WEST. (Between Tokyo and Atami, use "Odoriko", "Super-view Odoriko", or local trains.)
5-and 10-day PASSES are valid for a period of 5 or 10 consecutive days, respectively, beginning on the first day of use of the PASS.
2. Flexible 4-day PASSES
Usable on any 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within a month: Useful for leisurely-stay-type travel
Flexible 4-day PASSES are valid for 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within one month from the date the PASS was issued. (Each date on which the PASS is used will be stamped on the PASS at the respective station's ticket gate or aboard trains.)
