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JR TOKYO Wide Pass

JR TOKYO Wide Pass(JR 東京ワイドパス)

Foreign visitors onlyJR included3 daysPick up

¥16,000

checked November 14, 2026

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Three consecutive days of unlimited rides on JR East trains, including Shinkansen and limited express, from Tokyo to nearby areas such as Nikko, Mt. Fuji, Izu and GALA Yuzawa. Not valid on the Tokaido Shinkansen. For holders of a non-Japanese passport.

Foreign passport holders only. Holders of a non-Japanese passport (Japanese nationals cannot use it). The official eligibility does not mention a "Temporary Visitor" requirement. The user must buy it in person with their original valid passport (it is not sold to anyone else, including family).

Where to buy

Prices

TypeValid forAdultChild
3 days3 days¥16,000¥8,000

Checked: November 14, 2026 (official sources)

Key facts

Who can buy
Foreign passport holders only (see the box above for details)
How days are counted
The three consecutive days shown on the ticket. Non-consecutive days are not allowed, and the period cannot be changed.
Format
A ticket you receive (or buy) at a station; it works in automatic ticket gates
What you can ride
  • JR East lines within the area (including ordinary reserved seats on Shinkansen and limited express trains)
  • All of the Tokyo Monorail
  • All of the Izukyu Line
  • All of the Fujikyu Railway
  • All of the Joshin Electric Railway
  • Saitama New Urban Transit (Omiya–Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan)
  • All of the Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line)
  • Ordinary reserved seats on the limited express Nikko, Kinugawa and SPACIA Kinugawa, which run through between JR and Tobu
  • Tobu local trains (including rapid) between Shimo-Imaichi and Tobu-Nikko / Kinugawa-Onsen
Not covered / extra fee
  • Tokaido Shinkansen (run by a different company)
  • HAYABUSA, KOMACHI and GranClass (you pay the limited express and GranClass charges to use them)
  • JR buses
  • Limited express trains that start and end at Tobu stations (only through trains from JR can be used)
  • Reserved seats on the Fujisan Limited Express and Fujisan View Express, and the Fuji Tozan Densha, cost extra on the Fujikyu Railway
  • Green cars and sleepers cost extra
  • Travel outside the area or on other companies' lines needs separate fares
How to buy
Buy online at JR-EAST Train Reservation and pick it up after arriving in Japan, or buy in Japan. Pick-up and purchase are at reserved-seat ticket machines with a passport reader at major stations (IC-chip passport) or at Travel Service Center counters. A photocopy of your passport is not accepted.
Refunds
If unused and within its validity, refundable where you bought it, minus a 10% fee. Once a reserved seat ticket has been issued and that train has departed, there is no refund even if unused. After you start using it, there is no extension or refund for suspensions or delays.

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Checked: November 14, 2026 (official sources)

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