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Ride JR EAST Trains and Enjoy a Stamp Rally!
Collect the cute train stamps and you will receive a “Digital Photo Frame”!
JR Rent-A-Car (Rent a car at the station) campaign
JR Rent-A-Car is managed by the JR Group. The rental office is located at the station, making it easy to rent a car after arriving on the train. Use the link below to get a preferred discount from JR Rent-A-Car. Please refer to the terms and conditions on the website. Enjoy a trip by rail and car!
Welcome to Saitama
Take this pamphlet to exchange for a Kawagoe-Saitama Original Tenugui(Japanese hand towel).
Touch the culture of sake and miso in Niigata City
A walking tour of discovery in Nuttari, a town extending along the Shinano River estuary and famed for its fermented foods. Take a trip to Nuttari, a town with a rich history where traces of its heyday as a rice shipping port can still be seen and a long tradition of fermented foods lives on. Take a casual walk from Niigata Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen and enjoy the town.
From Matsumoto to Hida Takayama
Holders of JR EAST PASS get a discount for round-trip bus ticket between Matsumoto and Takayama.
An economical bus excursion ticket for Matsumoto, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, and Kanazawa!
The wide area connecting Kanazawa, Gokayama, Shirakawa-go, Takayama and Matsumoto embraces some of Japan’s greatest tourist attractions, such as Kenroku-en Garden, villages of thatched “Gassho-zukuri” farmhouses (World Cultural Heritage sites), quaint streets of Hida Takayama, and Matsumoto Castle (a National Treasure) – all highlighted with three stars in the Michelin Green Guide Japan, hence earning the nickname “Mitsuboshi Kaidou” or Three-Star Road. Why not explore the Three-Star Road and Zenkoji Temple in Nagano, another three-star attraction, using the convenient Hokuriku Shinkansen superexpress (serving between Tōkyō and Kanazawa) and the Three-Star Route Option Ticket?
Nagano Prefecture Unlimited-ride Excursion Ticket 「NAGANO PASS」
Introducing a 5-day unlimited-ride pass from Nagano’s 4 private railways!
Plus, this pass grants you special offers, discounts, gifts, and more atnd tourist attractions and other facilities along the included lines.
Use the NAGANO PASS to get great deals when you travel around Nagano!
Adult 5,000 yen (ages 12+)／Child 2,500 yen (ages 6 - 11) ※Ages 5 and under are free.
※Available only for holders of one of these passes:JR EAST PASS (Nagano/Niigata area),Hokuriku Arch Pass,JR TOKYO Wide Pass
SADO - NIIGATA Pass/SADO - JOETSU Pass
【SADO - NIIGATA Pass】
・One round-trip ticket on the car ferry from Niigata Port to Ryotsu Port on Sado Island
・Three days of unlimited bus rides on Sado Island
*Available for JR EAST PASS (Nagano, Niigata area) holders only.
【SADO - JOETSU Pass】
The SADO-JOETSU Pass is now on sale! Travel from the Joetsu Area to Sado Island (Ogi Port) at a discounted rate.
Note: The ferry on this route does not operate during the winter season. Click on “Go to details” for further information.