Validity

A seat reservation on ordinary cars allows unlimited time.
●*Reserved/Non-reserved seat on Sanyo Shinkansen incl. Nozomi and Mizuho between Okayama and Hakata.
•The pass can be used for the "Hello Kitty Shinkansen". 

●*Reserved/Non-reserved seats on Express Trains.
●Non-reserved seat on JR local trains incl. Rapid and Special Rapid service trains.

*A separate ticket is required for seat reservations.
*The pass invalid for Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Okayama and on Kyusyu Island.


●Chugoku JR Bus
 http://www.chugoku-jrbus.co.jp/pdf/route_bus/20170117chugoku-jrbus_route-map.pdf


●JR west Miyajima Ferry between Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima.*required to additionally pay a Miyajima Visitor Tax of 100 yen when visiting the island)


●Rent a Bicycle " Ekirinkun"
•Free rental bicycle for pass holder.
*Reservation is not available (fist come, first served). 
*Children age 11 or younger may not use the service.  https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/travel/shopping/service/#ekirin

*Updated: as of Oct 2023. The validity and rules may change without notice.

Valid Period

5-Day pass allows you to choose the starting date and can be used for 5 consecutive days from the starting date.

Eligibility for use

Only a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sight-seeing, under the entry status of "temporary visitor."Japanese passport holders or Japanese residents cannot be used.

How to turn in an Exchange Order to receive a Pass

After arriving in Japan, please exchange your Exchange Order for the Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass at the designated counters. Please present your passport with the "Temporary Visitor" stamp/sticker. (You cannot use a copy of your passport etc.)

*The counters can be very crowded during tourist season. Please leave extra time for receiving the rail pass.
*Business days and hours are subject to change during the New Year holidays etc.

Other information

https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/okayama_hiroshima_yamaguchi/area-o-h-yamaguchi.pdf