This section of our blog is dedicated to the public transportation in Japan, available for free to all Japan Rail Pass holders.
If you want to learn more about how to locate and take your trains from Tokyo or Kyoto stations; how to arrive in central Tokyo from Narita Airport, by taking the Narita Express (N’EX); how to ride the JR buses in the major cities or take the Miyajima ferry from Hiroshima, this section is for you.
You will also enjoy a number of comprehensive routes on how to arrive from one city to another; where to look for accurate online timetables; where and how to transfer between stations and more.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen line is an extension of the Nagano Shinkansen line. Since 2015, it has offered a quick and easy way to travel from Tokyo to Kanazawa.
You can use your JR Pass on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to visit Kanazawa’s top attractions, including the Kenrokuen Garden, Ninjadera Temple, Oyama Shrine, Omicho Market, and the Nagamachi samurai district.
Sannomiya Station, named after the Sannomiya Shrine, is situated in the major port city of Kobe, in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture. Sannomiya district is one of the city’s business and entertainment hubs.
If you were in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost island, in 2020, you had the chance to see a special commorative Pixar bullet train!
The Go! Waku Waku Adventure with Pixar project marked the 25th anniversary of Toy Story, the family classic that introduced us to Woody, Mr. Potato Head, and of course Buzz Lightyear.
The large city of Tokyo is divided into a number of special wards or municipalities. Tokyo’s Shibuya ward is home to the neighborhood of Ebisu, which contains a JR East railway station of the same name.
The JR Saikyo Line, or Saikyo-sen, connects Osaki Station in Tokyo and Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. Opened in 1885 and is operated by the East Japan Railway Company, or JR East. Over a million passengers utilize the JR Saikyo Line each day.
Ready to discover all that Kyushu has to offer? You can use your Japan Rail Pass to travel to and around Kyushu in style via the Shinkansen bullet train.
The Kyushu Shinkansen connects the cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima. In this way, it also provides a rapid connection between the northern and southern portions of the siland.
