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Special discount tickets for EVERYONE (unlike JR Pass, you can buy while you are
in Japan)
From March 1st to April 10th
From July 20th to September 10th
From December 10th to January 10th (2013)
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| This is, by all means, the cheapest transportation
method next to hitch-hike, Low Cost Carrier (budget airlines, cheap airlines) and Hokkaido&Higashi-Nihon-Pass (JPY10,000 for 7 consecutive days only valid
for JR Hokkaido & JR East & 4 other
private railways) if you don't mind taking
the slowest trains (available for only JR
local train/s and JR rapid train/s, no bus
available, no ferry available except Miyajima,
no express available, no limited express
available, no shinkansen available). It is
JPY11,500 for 5 flex-days (for 1 person)
during the validity, or 5 of you can use
it in 1 specific day (00:00 - 24:00) during
the validity (all 5 people have to take exactly
same route since the ticket is only 1 piece
of paper, physically not able to hold separately
by 5 people). Also, the following option
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By the way, the number eighteen (18) is pronounced
as Juu-hachi (or Jyu-hachi), Juu (or Jyu)
is 10 (ten) in Japanese language which sounds
like Jui of "Apple Juice". Seishun-18 is the spirit of 18
years old. Isn't it high time to travel again?
Example 1
2 people use it on August 18th, 3 people
use it on September 3rd
Example 2
2 people use it on August 22nd, 2 people
use it on September 2nd, give it away to
your friend who can use it until September
10th (inclusive)
Example 3
1 person use it on July 20th, July 21st,
August 30th, August 31st and September 9th
Example 4
4 people use it on September 5th, 1 person
use it on September 6th
Example 5
5 people use it on August 15th
JPY11,500 = JPY2,300 x 5. Yes, calculation
goes one-person-one-day as JPY2,300 which
is equivalent fare of between 121km-140km
ride (JPY2,210 in main island, Honshu which
is run by JR East, JR Tokai and JR West)
and 141km-160km (JPY2,520 in main island,
Honshu which is run by JR East, JR Tokai
and JR West). If you were planning to ride
the routes mentioned below (one way distance
more than 141km, one way one adult tariff
fare for local train and/or for rapid train),
it is worth purchasing the ticket.
Note : Other than 3 main JR companies (for
example, if you were to ride on JR Hokkaido,
JR Shikoku, JR Kyushu), less kilometers can
pay it all. It is because their price system
is rather expensive compare to the main island
JR companies (JR East, JR Tokai, JR West).
Sapporo - Asahikawa : 136.8km, JPY2,420
Nemuro - Kushiro : 135.4km, JPY2,420
Hakodate - Aomori : 160.4km, JPY3,150
Sendai - Utsunomiya (transfer for Nikko)
: 242.3km, JPY4,310
Tokyo - Minakami (for Takaragawa Onsen) :
164.1km, JPY2,940
Tokyo - Fuji : 146.2km, JPY2,520
Nagano - Nagoya : 250.8km, JPY4,310
Nagoya - Takayama : 180.3km, JPY3,260
Kyoto - Kanazawa : 224.8km, JPY3,890
Kobe - Hiroshima : 304.7km, JPY5,250
Okayama - Matsuyama : 214.4km, JPY3,810
Hakata - Nagasaki : 153.9km, JPY2,730
Miyazaki - Kagoshima : 125.9km, JPY2,420
Beppu : Kumamoto : 160.1km, JPY3,150
It is convenient to make your individual
journey at Hyper Dia or Jorudan, please.
Possible long train trips (needs several
transfer) are available as below. Please
expect your butt will be hurt!
Long journey 1 (originally JPY8,500 but JPY2,300 with Seishun
18 Kippu)
Sapporo 06:58 => 07:46 Iwamizawa 07:54
=> 08:35 Takikawa 09:37 => 12:46 Shintoku
12:51 => 17:39 Kushiro 18:30 => 20:52
Nemuro
Long journey 2 (originally JPY8,720 but JPY2,300 with Seishun
18 Kippu)
Ueno 07:58 => 09:27 Utsunomiya 09:34 =>
10:25 Kuroiso 10:33 => 12:43 Fukushima
12:54 => 14:34 Yamagata 14:45 => 16:02
Shinjo 16:18 => 19:00 Akita
Long journey 3 (originally JPY7,980 but JPY2,300 with Seishun 18 Kippu)
Tokyo 05:20 => 07:10 Atami 07:15 =>
08:45 Shizuoka 08:49 => 10:00 Hamamatsu
10:20 => 10:54 Toyohashi 11:05 => 12:32
Ogaki 12:42 => 13:18 Maibara 13:20 =>
14:13 Kyoto
Long journey 4 (originally JPY6,300 but JPY2,300 with Seishun 18 Kippu)
Kyoto 05:44 => 07:55 Himeji 08:00 =>
09:28 Okayama 09:47 => 11:17 Itozaki 11:27
=> 12:46 Hiroshima
Mild journey 5 (originally JPY3,810 but JPY2,300 with Seishun 18 Kippu)
Okayama 06:01 => 06:38 Sakaide 06:43 =>
07:44 Kan-on-ji 07:53 => 09:19 Iyosaijo
09:31 => 11:35 Matsuyama
Long journey 6 (originally JPY7,140 but JPY2,300 with Seishun 18 Kippu)
Hiroshima 06:27 => 07:15 Iwakuni 07:17
=> 10:45 Shimonoseki 11:00 => 11:07
Moji 11:26 => 13:12 Tosu 13:50 => 16:54
Nagasaki
Long journey 7 (originally JPY7,010 but JPY2,300 with Seishun 18 Kippu)
Hakata 07:34 => 09:51 Kumamoto 10:10 =>
10:46 Yatsushiro 11:09 => 12:22 Hitoyoshi
13:21 => 14:47 Yoshimatsu 15:58 =>
17:24 Miyakonojo 17:42 => 18:51 Miyazaki
Next validity/sale for this special discount
ticket will be as shown at this page or JR Seishun 18 Kippu. Basically, Seishun 18 Kippu is available
in student-holiday-time (winter, spring and
summer vacation) every year.
Small tip is that you may get your seat upgraded
(green car = 1st class) if your local train
or rapid train had the wagon/facility. It
is always cheaper to buy the upgrade (green
car = 1st class) before boarding on train.
Purchasing the green car surcharge = 1st
class surcharge is more expensive if you
did so on the train.
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