Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass
From Osaka and Kyoto to Kanazawa and Toyama. 7 consecutive days of unlimited travel through the Japan Sea coast.
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Good to know
The pass cannot be used at automatic ticket gates. Show your pass at the manned gate when entering and exiting platforms.
Pass validity is counted in days from midnight to midnight, not 24-hour periods. The first day of use counts as a full day regardless of start time.
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Why choose the Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass?
Kenroku-en Garden
One of Japan's three most beautiful landscape gardens in Kanazawa
Tateyama Kurobe
Gateway to the stunning Alpine Route from Toyama
Japan Sea coast
Fresh seafood and dramatic coastal scenery
Regional cuisine
Kanazawa sushi, Toyama glass shrimp, Fukui crab
Top destinations
Kanazawa
A well-preserved Edo-period city with samurai and geisha districts. Kenroku-en Garden is considered one of Japan's three most beautiful landscape gardens.
Toyama
Gateway to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. Famous for fresh seafood straight from Toyama Bay, especially glass shrimp and white shrimp.
Shirakawa-go
A UNESCO World Heritage site featuring traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses with steep thatched roofs designed for heavy snowfall. Accessible via bus from Kanazawa.
Pass coverage
Included
- Hokuriku Shinkansen (Tsuruga to Toyama) including reserved seats
- Sanyo Shinkansen (Shin-Osaka to Okayama) including reserved seats
- Limited Express HARUKA (Kansai Airport to Kyoto)
- Limited Express Thunderbird, Shirasagi, Kounotori
- JR conventional lines in coverage area
- IR Ishikawa Railway, Ainokaze Toyama Railway (certain sections)
Not included
- Tokaido Shinkansen (Kyoto to Tokyo)
- Hokuriku Shinkansen beyond Toyama (to Tokyo)
- Sanyo Shinkansen beyond Okayama
- Private railways
- City subways and buses
Popular routes
Osaka → Kanazawa
Thunderbird
Kyoto → Kanazawa
Thunderbird
Kanazawa → Toyama
Shinkansen
Osaka → Okayama
Shinkansen
Kansai Airport → Kyoto
HARUKA
Eligibility requirements
Eligible
- Foreign passport holders entering Japan as temporary visitors
- Must present passport at time of exchange
Not eligible
- Japanese citizens or residents
- Holders of student, work, or other long-term visas
- Those with residence cards
Exchange locations
Kansai International Airport
JR Ticket Office
JR Osaka Station
Ticket Office
JR Kyoto Station
Ticket Office
JR Kanazawa Station
Ticket Office
JR Toyama Station
Ticket Office
Activate within 90 days
Your exchange order is valid for 90 days from the issue date. Choose your preferred start date when you exchange it for the actual pass at any JR station.
Free seat reservations
Reserve seats at no extra cost at any JR station or using the reserved seat ticket machines. Especially useful for popular limited express trains during peak seasons.
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