Japan Rail Pass CHANGES 2024 🚃 5 MUST-KNOW| Is The JR PASS WORTH BUYING?
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- Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass Japan) has been UPDATED from October 1, 2023.
What’s the BEFORE vs AFTER? I’ve summarized the updates into TOP 5 MOST IMPORTANT Things You NEED TO KNOW about this Japan Rail Pass. More importantly, is it STILL WORTH BUYING the JR Pass? Can it still help you save money while traveling in Japan? When do you need the JR Pass? When do you NOT NEED it? What are the alternatives to the JR Pass?
I’ll break down the cost of single trip tickets to compare with the NEW PRICE of the JR Pass to see if it’s still worth buying. Example of how many trips you have to make now in order for this Japan rail pass to actually save you money in real life. And in the opposite case of not buying the JR pass, how and what you do to travel Japan cheaper.
Hopefully, you’ll find all the most USEFUL and essential information you need to know before your trip to Japan in this video.
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🚅 Questions covered in this video:
1. Questions covered in this video 0:01
2. The UNCHANGED JR Pass? 1:04
3. When’s the Price HIKE? 3:20
4. What’s the NEW Price of JR Pass? 3:39
5. Same price regardless of sales points 4:25
6. Where can you buy it now? 4:55
7. DIFFERENCE of sales points 5:22
8. Additional ticket for the fastest bullet trains? 6:07
9. WHEN do you need the JR Pass? 7:05
10. When do you NOT need the JR Pass? Alternative 1? 9:10
11. JR Pass’ alternative 2? 9:36
Equally important, how does the JR Pass work after you purchase it? How to reserve shinkansen tickets at ticket machines using the JR Pass?
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JR Pass alternative - JR Tokyo Wide Pass: www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/pas...
SMARTEX - JR Official App to buy Shinkansen Tickets Online (South West Japan: Tokyo - Kyoto - Osaka…): smart-ex.jp/en/index.php
EKI-NET - JR Official App to buy Shinkansen Tickets Online (North West Japan: Tokyo - Sendai - Hokkaido…): www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-tra...
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I love the way you explain. Very clear and you don’t talk so fast. Just right. New subscribers. We are planning a trip to Japan soon. Thank you for making such great videos 😊
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@@ONEGOODDREAM so well
Explained Thank you! If i am
Going 14 days jr is still make sense the 14 day pass?
Planning Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Mt fuji, Nara Park maybe hiroshima.
Thank you in advance for your reply!😊
@@elyp4771 Thank you so much for watching!🙏
personally I don't think you need the jr pass for your itinerary. alternatively, you can consider:
1) geting a physical IC card or a digital one on your phone: czcams.com/video/thWCRQiF8tQ/video.html
you only need one IC card (any card is fine) for all of Japan. it's very convenient (and slightly cheaper) to have one. you can link shinkansen tickets to an IC card to travel ticketless in Japan.
2) booking shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto/Shin-Osaka-Hiroshima station early to get a discount on SmarEX app: czcams.com/video/1HanXXUv6y8/video.html
3) depending on your itinerary in Kyoto and Osaka, check out the Kansai Mini Pass: www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/kansaimini/
or the Kansai-HIroshima area pass: www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/kansai_hiroshima/
4) for Mt.Fuji or Kawaguchiko station (this is the station to go to if you want to have a view of Mt Fuji instead of climbing/hiking), just buy a normal train/bus ticket, it's around less than 5k JPY for a 2-way ticket: czcams.com/video/v9Ijo2YKmwk/video.html
also, please check out these useful apps while traveling in Japan: czcams.com/video/VFl83UJH0gY/video.html
hope this helps..
Very informative and thank you for sharing
U should continue making video...very easy to understand than most of the other video channel
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Great trip to Japan.
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Arigato! Very helpful.
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As usual, you have rendered an excellent video. Keep it up.
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love your video
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You explanations are great
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So basically they wanted to kill JR pass without just canceling it
Another good ìnfo on the JR pass indeed 🌼 As always, thank you for your hard work on the informative video 🙏 Have a wonderful day 🌹
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I just came back from Japan. I felt in love with Tokyo! Thanks to your videos i didn't have any trouble moving around. I'm already planning my come back on may. Thanks for the information
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Thank you very much for this video. Extremely useful. I now know what is best for me.
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The fact that the JR pass is just a ticket stub that can very easily be lost and cannot be replaced, is pretty shocking to me.
Very clear explanation, Thank you! I will be going in several places (30days) so the 21days pass still worth it! a couple of questions may be, you did not mention unreserved seat in this video can we still take JR trains without a reserved seat? and about the JR website how early can we make our reservation? again than you!!! 🙂
RIP JR PASS. Im glad I managed to experience the JR pass without having to pay that crazy sum. It was fun while it lasted.
good for you! the before-the-hike jr pass was a good deal!
What I currently recommend for passes is the Hokuriku Arch Pass if you want to keep doing the Golden Route. If you want an alternative to the 14 day, add the Kansai Wide pass on top of it. Want to go even further, despite the cost increase, the Kyushu Rail pass is still quite worth it
I have been thinking about the hokuriku arch pass, and I don't know if it has a price increase or not, or it's the same $180 usd
@@typemode9062From what I heard, all the passes have had price increases. :(
I was in Japan last November 2022, going again at end of this October. I don't think It's going to make such a huge difference in my case. I used mainly Tokyo wide pass last time and just paid for my daily fares whenever needed. (In all the other cities and locations I went to). I checked all my receipts (yes......I'm one of 'those' people) when I came home and surprisingly there was about an AUD$80.00 higher difference compared to having bought passes. The only other factor was buying tickets at the machines in stations. I had no issue with that as I somtimes had pleasant social exchanges with locals in those situations, and I thought it was worth it for that experience.
I kept and checked all my receipts too! (isn't it a default?? lol anyway it works well for me that way^^).
Thank you for always presenting these information clearly and smoothly. Would you know why they increased the prices by that much - were they losing money, or were there too many tourists taking advantage?
There are several reasons why the raised the prices:
- The price of the JR pass has stayed the same for quite some time. I remember going to Japan in 2015 and the price was the same then. However, because of the weak yen, JR decided to raise the prices to combat this. Also, inflation is not helping as well.
- One of the biggest issues with the JR Pass being used today is crowding. Many tourists, when visiting Japan, often times just travel on the Golden Route via the Tokaido Shinkansen line: Tokyo to Osaka/Kyoto/Nara then back to Tokyo. They don't travel anywhere else within the country.
And because the pass only allows access to the Hikari or Mizuho trains, many native Japanese travelers have complained about the lack of seats on those trains. They also don't want to pay for the fast Noizomi trains. With the new price increase, JR is looking to curb the high demand on the Tokaido line. The new JR Pass also allows the booking for the Noizomi train for an additional fee (I think $35 USD) on top of the JR Pass. Frankly, it's not worth $35 USD to save 10-20 mins in travel time.
However, based on some of the surveys, it seems those same tourists are willing to pay for the price increase. We won't know for sure until the end of Dec 2023/January 2024 when all JR Passes under the old pricing will be entirely phased out as folks purchasing before Sept 30th have a full 90 days before exchange the order for the pass. If demand for the JR Pass falls off a cliff, JR can always revisit the issue and lower it.
-Raising the price of the JR Pass encourages tourists to look for other options including Regional passes (they're raising those too but not as much). Also, raising the prices forces tourists to venture further out into the country to maximize the cost.
For example with this sample Golden Route itinerary:
Narita Express to Tokyo Station, Tokyo Station to Osaka, Osaka to Kyoto, Kyoto to Nara, Nara to Tokyo, Tokyo to Narita Express = around 30,400-35,400 yen
With the new 7 day regular JR pass at 50,000 yen, you're still short 14,600 yen. In order to maximize the 50,000 yen, tourists need to travel even further (say, Hiroshima, Nagano, Fukuoka, Sendai, Aomori, or even as far as Sapporo). If you're just traveling the Golden Route, you're better off just buying individual tickets for each segment because it's cheaper.
Tourists will need to carefully plan their travel with even more scrutiny to make sure they're not losing money. You're paying an even higher price for the 14 or 21 day pass. For those prices, you'd better be traveling throughout the entire country. For some destinations, you're better off taking a flight with a low costs carrier. It's faster and cheaper.
Frankly, they should offer an option for JR Passes WITHOUT the Tokaido line instead of forcing all tourists to pay the price increase. Not everyone is traveling the Golden Route.
Lastly, Japan is facing overtourism. As one of the last countries to remove COVID restrictions, the government did not anticipate such a resurgence of visitors. This is not the say the country is not welcoming of tourists, it's just that resources are being maxed out and increasing the prices for the JR Pass is one way to curb it. Hell, Kyoto got rid of the single day bus pass this month because it's local citizens were complaining about not being able to get a seat on the bus/the bus is always crowded with tourists/the lines are always long. You should see the sheer numerous of tourists waiting for buses at Kyoto Station! It's really affecting the local people, especially with the elderly.
@@TC-cd5sm Thank you, this is very informative.
@TC-cd5sm Not sure why native travellers would skip the Nozomi. Looking at ticket prices online, it's only 500-600 yen more to take the Nozomi to Osaka than the Hikari. For JR Pass the extra payment for Nozomi is way out of proportion.
I usually travel all of the place and even with travelling a lot the new JR Pass price is too high and cheaper to just buy tickets by itself or just fly. I fully understand an increase was needed as it was the same price for a very long time. The increase is however so large that I don't see how it can be affordable at any rate. My last trip was from Tokyo to Sapporo, and then from Tokyo to Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Onomichi, Fukuoka and Kumamoto and then back up again with more stops along they way in Hiroshima and Osaka beforing going back to Tokyo. That was done in 3 weeks with only 1 or 2 nights at most cities except for Sapporo for the snow festival. With the new price I would have payed 95 less for just getting every ticket separately. If even that much travel isn't enough to make the new price a good value proposition I don't know what will. Even if I would save only 50 bucks with the JR Pass I would be happy. Maybe once the MagLev starts it's worth it, but right now it's just cheaper to buy tickets normally.
In my opinion it's just going to force more tourists to stay within Tokyo, Osaka snd Kyoto and discourage people to travel to more places that are not those 3 cities. People will just not buy the JR Pass. I always get the green car one because it's quieter and easier to get seats, and I have rarely seen tourists in the green cars. And the price difference wasn't that huge between ordinary and green car one before the increase. With ordinary pass now costing more than green pass previously I don't see a lot of people getting the Pass anymore.
My wife and I bought our 14-days pass via the official JR website instead of from an online agent that we used often. While booking seats online was very convenient, a major problem I discovered was that once I ‘issued’ (or printed out) the physical train tickets, I could not modify the reservations, say to the next train, on my phone which was very frustrating.
Yoko-San, as always a great video. I recently visited Japan for 3 weeks (Tokyo, Sapporo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Osaka, and Hiroshima) and took advantage of the 7-day JR pass Green Car ticket once I left Tokyo as well as my visit to Sapporo. I'm sad the price will change but this will not prevent me from visiting in the future.
Thank you so much!🙏
I used JR pass many times but I am going to use LCC from next visit. I think from Tokyo to Fukuoka or Sapporo by LCC are much cheaper.
yeah, for Fukuoka and Sapporo, flying may be a better choice.
Hi, thanks for this wonderful video! I am going to visit Japan in next spring. I will land in Narita Airport, stay in Shiomi, Tokyo for 3 nights, go to Kyoto and stay for 2 nights, go back to Tokyo for the last night before heading back to US from Haneda Airport. What kind of JR Pass would you recommend buying?
Hi, thank you so much for watching!🙏
For Tokyo-Kyoto, you can reserve tickets on the official JR app early to get a discount: czcams.com/video/1HanXXUv6y8/video.html
Then get a digital Suica card on your phone: czcams.com/video/gmU6uXOVtA0/video.html
This Suica card will help you pay for all other trains/buses + other shopping & eating places too. if you can't get it work on your phone, you can buy the Welcome Suica card or the Pasmo Passport when you arrive at the airport in Japan: czcams.com/video/NfUZajhLkPs/video.html
you don't need a jr pass for your itinerary.
Could you please tell me how to get a taxi from Tokyo Station to Kudanshita
Plan to be in Japan for 30 days next year for the sakura season, I am seriously thinking of just get the 21 days green pass.
@@NotAnInternetTroll Just make sure to NOT use the automated customs kiosk or you won't get the 'temporary visitor' stamp.
How come the Japan Official Travel App was terminated? It was such a good app for traveling in Japan! Is there going to be a replacement?
So if you have tourist visa no need to ask for.landing stamp ?
Thanks. What about a regional pass . Is it still worth it ?
For example, Japan JR Hokuriku Arch Pass ?
Thank you so much!🙏 I haven't got the chance to check out that pass yet. but now with the new price of the jr pass, it's worth checking out other regional passes instead.
Hi, thanks for the information. I’m planning to visit Osaka, Kyoto, takayama with last stop at Tokyo. I intended to use kansai pass thru for Osaka as I also plan to visit Nara, Kobe. What would you recommend if I go from Kyoto to Takayama then to Tokyo? Appreciate some advice here.
Hi, thank you so much!🙏 Takayama-Tokyo is probably not the friendliest route. have you heard of Kanazawa? it looks further on the map, but it only takes roughly 2 hours to Tokyo thanks to the shinkansen, plus you can get discount up to 50% if you reserve early (20 days before departure day) online on the Ekinet website (JR East official reservation site).
Wow, the price increase is too much :(( maybe better to take airplanes like the LLC? Do you have a video on cheap airline/fares for Japan? Thanks.
It's still cheap 70000yen for 7 day green card or 55000yen for a one way trip from toyko to kagoshima in get a 7 day pass I got a 14 day for the same price couple weeks ago but I'm still getting another with the price increase it's worth it
4:43 does this 3rd point mean only one has to buy the pass and up to 6 friends can use it too?
Using the JR Pass, are you able to do in person reservations for multiple JR groups through the JR East Tourist Center at Narita or are you only limited to JR East reservations? Also, I see they are only allowing one reservation per group at the office. Do you know if this is only during peak customer hours or in general? I was hoping to get all my reservations booked when we arrive at the airport (didn't buy pass directly from JR, so can't do it online) but it seems that it may not be possible.
at the jr travel service centers, they will help you reserve seats of your first trip. they don't do all the trips if there're other passengers waiting in line. for the rest, you can reserve at the machines (it's faster that way), here's how: czcams.com/video/DjltyiVnr_w/video.html
I’m planning to go to japan for 11 days Tokyo 2 days then going to kyoto for 3 days osaka 2 days then back to Tokyo for the rest of the days should I buy JR pass or I don’t need and how to buy tickets online and we’re 2 persons
Thanks in advance
it seems that the tokyo wide pass is discontinued coz i cant find it in klook 😔
it's still available. you can check on the jr site: www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/pass/tokyowidepass.html
We are a party of 3 adults and planning a 14 day stay and likely going to the Golden Triangle (Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka). It sounds like it is not worth buy the JR Pass. However, during our stay in Tokyo, we do plan on taking advantage of the Yamanote line that circles Tokyo. Can we use the JR Pass on that?
you can reserve shinkansen tickets for 3 early to get discounts on the JR SmartEx app: czcams.com/video/1HanXXUv6y8/video.html
then get a Suica card on your phone: czcams.com/video/VFl83UJH0gY/video.html
or get a Welcome Suica card when you arrive at the airport in Japan (1 card per person). this card will help you pay for buses, subways, all trains (including the Yamanote line), shopping, convenient stores, eats... you can pretty much go anywhere with this card. the jr pass does not cover local buses in Kyoto, and does not cover subways in Tokyo/Osaka.
Hey, I am planning on visiting Tokyo (3 days), Yokohama (1 day), Kyoto (3 days) and Hiroshima (1 day) during Nov first week. Would you recommend JR pass for this itinerary?
Hi, personally I don't think you need the jr pass for that itinerary. you can reserve a ticket on the SmartEX app (official shinkansen app of JR) to get discounts for early bookings: czcams.com/video/1HanXXUv6y8/video.html
a Welcome Suica card or a digital Suica card on your phone can be useful for you, especially in Tokyo and Kyoto, since you can use it to pay for all the trains, subways, buses.
Hi, you said after online railpass purchase, seat reservation can be made before going to Japan. This is in contrary to what JR Rail informed me and their website does not seem to have seat reservation screen available. Thanks.
Hope you bought it from the official JR Pass site which allows you to reserve seats immediately which my wife and I have done twice this year already.
Hi, I'm not sure where you got that info. here's the online purchase and seat reservation instruction from the official jr pass website: japanrailpass.net/en/use/reserved-seat-reservation/
What pass should i get for a 5 days osaka trip?
you don't really need a pass. just get the Icoca or Suica card on your phone and pay as you go, fyi: czcams.com/video/VFl83UJH0gY/video.html
it's also cheaper than buying the actual paper tickets.
I am on a trip planning mode. We are 8pax group. 15 days With itineraries of 5 days Tokyo, 5 days , Osaka with day trips Nagoya,Nara and Kyoto. What alternate can you recommend? Is there any available All- day pass or something?
Big Thank you for anyone who can help. We’ll be using wheelchair ♿️ too….
Please know that I appreciate your video very much🙏🏻
Hi, thank you so much for watching!🙏
For Osaka, Kyoto, Nara you can consider the JR West pass/mini pass.
For Tokyo, if you just stay in Tokyo, probably no need a pass. but if you go to Nikko/Kawaguchiko...from Tokyo, you can check out the Tokyo Wide Pass.
For Shinkansen tickets Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka/Kyoto, you can reserve online to get discounts for early bookings: czcams.com/video/1HanXXUv6y8/video.html
They have seats for wheelchair on the bullet trains.
When you use trains/subways, just talk to a station staff and he/she will assist you to get on/off the trains with wheelchair.
hope this helps.
When to.use Jr pass card and.suica or.passmo ?.kinda getting conflict with these cards
All the same. I prefer the ICOCA card. It looks better.
69% increase is ridiculous
I read that they don't issue pasmo and suica card anymore is that true?
Nope you cant buy the ones without a name, But if you are going to osaka I think you can still get the ICOCA card. And it also works in most places.
they first stopped selling the no-name suica and pasmo in June. then in Aug, they stopped selling the named suica & pasmo too. but there're some exceptions at some stations. that doesn't affect much cuz visitors can buy the welcome suica or pasmo passport, and residents should buy the monthly suica & pasmo cards anyway. plus there are digital suica & pasmo now.
Hello can I buy a welcome suica pass online ???
Hi, that you can't. but you can download the digital Suica card to your phone wallet and use it just like a normal card: czcams.com/video/gmU6uXOVtA0/video.html
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Do I need IC card to enter the Shinkansen gate?
it depends. if you link your shinkansen ticket to your ic card, you need to tap the ic card at the shinkansen gate. if you buy the shinkansen ticket separately and don't link it to the ic card, you just need to insert the shinkansen ticket at the shinkansen gate.
@@ONEGOODDREAM thank you so much
I have a clearer understanding now
Hi, can you explain this for me. I understand that the JR Japan Rail Pass (7 days) allow free travel on the Osaka Loop line, free Shin-Osaka - Osaka station but what about other JR Rail lines in Osaka. For examples, from Imamiya station to Jr-Namba station (JR line too), does the JR Pass cover this route or not, so confusing? Also, if I only use the Osaka JR Loop line stations (save money), does all the main attractions within walking distances from these 19 JR Loop stations? What other JR Lines in Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe/Nara/Nagoya (if any) we can travel for free? Any JR good links, easy to understand for first time travellers? Thanks
hi, simply put, all the local jr lines in all of those mentioned locations are covered by the jr pass. but if you just plan to do Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe/Nara/Nagoya, you may not need the jr pass.
Thank you.
Thinking not to buy a JR Pass because I’m hopping around Tokyo-Takayama-Nagoya-Kyoto-Nara-Tokyo for my 14days trip in Japan 💙💙
Thank you so much!🙏 I think you're right. you can try reserve the tickets online early to get some discounts if your itinerary is finalized.
Hi, we are a family of 4 and we will be in Japan hopefully in late January it will be our first time in Japan. We planned our itinerary as Tokyo- Osaka- Kobe - Nara - Kyoto. Do you think will it be beneficial for us to buy Jr Pass ? And my second question is can we use jr pass in Kyoto, Nara. Are the main attractions can be seen by using jr pass ? Thank you
hi, with your itinerary, maybe it's cheaper without the jr pass. instead, check out the Kansai Wide Area Pass or the Kansai Mini pass since they both cover Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe. might be a good option for your family. check out all the Kansai passes on the official website here: www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/
(all passes do not include attractions).
if you buy the bullet trains from Tokyo-Osaka-Tokyo, you can buy online on the SmartEX app early to get some discounts. here's how: czcams.com/video/1HanXXUv6y8/video.html
hope this helps..
Big rip off now
I see that japanese government is doing everything to discourage tourists to visit Japan lol