Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 new 3-day rail pass from JR, valid on Shinkansen trains operated by JR East, 8000￥ for an adult and is valid for rail travel on 3 consecutive days. This is open to foreign residents of Japan as well as tourists. On sale from december apparently 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Oooohhhh, that could be a real winner! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 That is a brilliant deal, but I wonder where kanto stops according to jr? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 JR East includes Nagano/Joetsu/Tohoku shinkansen lines. This puts Appi/Shizukuishi/Tazawa-ko/Hakkoda into play at near-reasonable prices. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Just checked the area, and unfortunately, the furthest west included is sakudaiwa, and minakami whilst north it is kuroiso. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Not clear on that Man, you mean can't go north of Minakami? Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Yes, unfortunately it's limited to the Kanto region, not all of JR East's lines. Limits on Shinkansen are: Nagano - Sakudaira Joetsu - Jomo Kogen Tohoku - Nasu Shiobara Those will get you to some skiing, but not the bigger areas. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
wakaran 1 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Shame, really reduces its attractiveness that Link to post Share on other sites
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