NEWSRELEASE

January 23, 2024
West Japan Railway Company

Price Revision and Review of Products
Exclusive for Visitors to JapanAt JR-West, we offer the JR-WEST RAIL PASS and other products designed especially for visitors
to Japan that are convenient for travelling the West Japan area by rail .
With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on March 16,2024 (Saturday), we will review the sales price and validity of related products and will also review
the coverage area for some products.

1. Price revision and review of validity for some products accompanying the
opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga
With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between
Kanazawa and Tsuruga on March 16, 2024, the sale priceand validity of some products will be changed from thisdate for JR-West set products and some joint products with
JR-East and JR Central for tourists to Japan.
* Exchange orders and tickets purchased at travel agencies
and tickets reserved online using JR-WEST ONLINETRAIN RESERVATION on or before March 15 can still be
used after March 16.

2. Transitional handling accompanying the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen
between Kanazawa and Tsuruga
Exchange orders or tickets that can be used between Kanazawa and Tsuruga on the Hokuriku
Line on or before March 15, 2024, can also be used on the same section of the Hokuriku
Shinkansen on or after March 16, after the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line between
Kanazawa and Tsuruga without additional charges.

3. OtherSome sections of the SANYO-SHINKANSEN One-way Tickets will be reviewed.
Please check the attachment for details of the reviewed products .
*Due to the impact of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, there may be transportation services
within the free travel area of each product that are not available for use. When traveling, pleasecheck the latest operation information.
[JR West Train Operation Information]
English: https://global.trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/en/Attachment: Products Subject to Sale Price and Validity Review* The underlined parts will be changed from March 16.
* The price for children (age 6 to 11) is half the indicated price.

1. Products subject to review accompanying the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line
between Kanazawa and Tsuruga(1) Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass
○ Product overview• This is a rail pass that allows unlimited rides during the valid period in ordinary car reservedseats and non-reserved seats on subject trains, etc. within the free travel sections from Kansai
Airport to the Kansai and Hokuriku areas.
○ Subject trains, etc. (All of these can only be boarded within the free travel sections.)• Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tsuruga and Joetsumyoko), JR Lines’ Limited Express trains,
and ordinary trains (including Special Rapid and Rapid trains)* The Tokaido Shinkansen cannot be used. (The Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
cannot be used.)• Noto Railway, Kyoto Tango Railway, Wakayama Electric Railway, and West Japan JR Bus• Hapi-Line Fukui, IR Ishikawa Railway, and Ainokaze Toyama Railway when passing through JR
lines* As a special case, when using the JR Etsumihoku Line, Nanao Line, Himi Line, and JohanaLine, the Hapi-Line Fukui (between Fukui and Echizen-Hanando), IR Ishikawa Railway(between Kanazawa and Tsubata), and Ainokaze Toyama Railway (between Takaoka andToyama) may be used as long as the customer passes through without disembarking.
○ Valid period: 7 days
○ Sale price (adult): 19,000 yen (sale price before review: 17,000 yen (purchased at travel agency
outside of Japan))○ Date of change: Starting from tickets sold on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)* If the ticket was purchased before the change, the above subject trains, etc. canbe used during the portion of use on and after March 16.
○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan, JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION, sometravel agencies in Japan○ Free travel sections (on and after March 16)
Wakuraonsen

Amanohashidate

Tottori

Soja

Himi
Nanao
ToyamaKanazawa
Itoigawa
Takaoka
Wadayama
Fukui
Fukuchiyama
Tsuruga
Tsubata
Nishi-Maizuru Obama
Shin-Takaoka●
Echizen-Hanando
Minami-Otari
Ayabe
SonobeJohanaInotani
Kuzuryuko
Shin-Osaka
Omi-Imazu
Joetsumyoko
Kyoto
Nishi-Akashi
Maibara
Hyogo
Osaka

Toyooka豊岡TsuyamaOkayamaKurashiki

MiyazuHimeji

Wadamisaki

Nishikujo

Tsuge

JR-Namba

Sakurajima
Uno
KojimaHigashi-Hagoromo

Nara
TennojiKansai-airport
HinenoWakayamashi
Wakayama和歌山
Kishi

ShinguSanyo Shinkansen
Hokuriku Shinkansen
JR Lines
IR Ishikawa Railway
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Noto Railway
Hapi-Line Fukui
Kyoto Tango Railway
Wakayama Electric Railway
West JR Bus

(2) Hokuriku Area Pass
○ Product overview• This is a rail pass that allows unlimited rides during the valid period in ordinary car non-reservedseats on subject trains, etc. within the free travel sections in the Hokuriku area.
• With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, this pass will
become even more convenient and will newly allow use of the Echizen Railway, Toyama Chihou
Railway, and Manyo Line.
○ Subject trains, etc. (All of these can only be boarded within the free travel sections.)• Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tsuruga and Kurobe-Unazukionsen), JR Lines’ Limited Express
trains, and ordinary trains* The Kagayaki Hokuriku Shinkansen cannot be used because all seats are reserved seats.
• Toyama Chihou Railway, Manyo Line, Noto Railway, Echizen Railway, and West Japan JR Bus• Hapi-Line Fukui, IR Ishikawa Railway, and Ainokaze Toyama Railway when passing through JR
lines* As a special case, when using the JR Etsumihoku Line, Nanao Line, Himi Line, and JohanaLine, the Hapi-Line Fukui (between Fukui and Echizen-Hanando), IR Ishikawa Railway(between Kanazawa and Tsubata), and Ainokaze Toyama Railway (between Takaoka andToyama) may be used as long as the customer passes through without disembarking.
○ Valid period: 4 days
○ Sale price (adult): 7,000 yen (sale price before review: 5,090 yen (purchased at travel agency
outside of Japan))○ Date of change: Starting from tickets sold on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)* If the ticket was purchased at the pre-review price, the above subject trains canbe used during the portion of use on and after March 16.
○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan, JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION, sometravel agencies in Japan○ Free travel sections (on and after March 16)
Wakuraonsen
Himi

Nanao
Obama

Echizen-Hanando
TsurugaMikuni Minato
Kanazawa
Fukui

Tsubata

Kosinokata

Kurobe-Unazukionsen

Takaoka
Shin-Takaoka

ToyamaHokuriku Shinkansen

Katsuyama
Kuzuryuko
JR Lines
IR Ishikawa Railway
Hapi-Line Fukui
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Echizen Railway
Noto Railway
Toyama Chihou Railway（Tram）
West JR Bus
ManyosenInotani
Johana(3) JR-WEST All Area Pass
○ Product overview• This is a rail pass that allows unlimited rides during the valid period in ordinary car reservedseats and non-reserved seats on subject trains, etc. within the free travel sections including all
JR-West lines.
○ Subject trains, etc. (All of these can only be boarded within the free travel sections.)• All JR-West Shinkansen (Sanyo Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tsuruga andJoetsumyoko)), JR Lines’ Limited Express trains, and ordinary trains (including Special Rapid
and Rapid trains)* The Tokaido Shinkansen cannot be used. (The Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Kyoto
cannot be used.)• Noto Railway, Chizu Express, Kyoto Tango Railway, JR-West Miyajima Ferry, West Japan JR
Bus, and Chugoku JR Bus• Hapi-Line Fukui, IR Ishikawa Railway, and Ainokaze Toyama Railway when passing through JR
lines* As a special case, when using the JR Etsumihoku Line, Nanao Line, Himi Line, and JohanaLine, the Hapi-Line Fukui (between Fukui and Echizen-Hanando), IR Ishikawa Railway(between Kanazawa and Tsubata), and Ainokaze Toyama Railway (between Takaoka andToyama) may be used as long as the customer passes through without disembarking.
○ Valid period: 7 days
○ Sale price (adult): 26,000 yen (no change to current sale price)○ Date of change: Starting from tickets used on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)* If the ticket was purchased before the change, the above subject trains, etc. canbe used during the portion of use on and after March 16.
○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan, JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION, sometravel agencies in Japan○ Free travel sections (on and after March 16)
Senzaki
Hagi
Nagatoshi

Wakuraonsen

Sakai-Minato
MatsueMasudaHoki-Daisen

TottoriToyooka Amanohashidate
MiyazuYonagoChizu
MiyoshiAkiyoshidai
KokuraHakataShin-Shimonoseki
Asa

Shimonoseki
Hakataminami

Fukuyama

Sanyo Shinkansen
JR Lines
Kyoto Tango Railway
Chizu Express
West JR Bus
Chugoku JR Bus

Okayama

Hiroshima島 Kurashiki
MiharaMiyajima

Nagato-Motoyama

Ayabe
Omi-ImazuShin-Osaka Sonobe

Aki‐ Kameyama

Yamaguchi
Shin-Yamaguchi
Ube

Wadayama
Fukuchiyama

Tsuyama
Himeji

Nishi-Akashi
Hyogo

Kamigori
Wadamisaki
Uno

Obama
Tsuruga Fukui
Nishi-Maizuru

Osaka

Kyoto

Kanazawa

Nanao

Himi

TakaokaToyamaItoigawa

Tsubata
MaibaraShin-Takaoka
Echizen-Hanando
Minami-Otari

JohanaKuzuryuko

Joetsumyoko

Inotani

Nishikujo
JR-Namba

Sakurajima

KojimaHigashi-Hagoromo

Hokuriku Shinkansen
Kansai-airport
IR Ishikawa Railway
Wakayamashi
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Noto Railway
Wakayama
Hapi-Line Fukui
JR-West Miyajima Ferry

Kameyama
Nara

Tennoji
HinenoShingu(4) Hokuriku One-Way Ticket (Name changed from the current THUNDERBIRD One-way Ticket)○ Product overview• This ticket can be used one-way for ordinary car reserved seats and non-reserved seats on the
Limited Express THUNDERBIRD and Hokuriku Shinkansen between Osaka/Kyoto andFukui/Kanazawa/Toyama.
• With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, the transfer
station between the Limited Express THUNDERBIRD and Hokuriku Shinkansen will change from
Kanazawa to Tsuruga.
• The product name will be changed from THUNDERBIRD One-way Ticket to Hokuriku One-Way
Ticket.
○ Subject trains• JR Line Limited Express THUNDERBIRD (between Osaka/Kyoto and Tsuruga) and Hokuriku
Shinkansen (between Tsuruga and Fukui/Kanazawa/Toyama)○ Valid period and sale price: 1 day in all cases (for ordinary cars)
Current

New products(tickets sold through March 15, 2024)(tickets sold on and after March 16, 2024)

SectionSectionSale price

Hokuriku

Sale price

Shinkansen
Osaka City

¥5,000—

Osaka City

¥6,000—¥7,000

Osaka City

Toyama–Toyama—

Kyoto City

¥4,200–Fukui
Kyoto City

¥5,500—¥8,500¥5,000–Toyama

Kyoto City

Toyama–ToyamaTsuruga–
Fukui

Kyoto City

Kanazawa–

Tsuruga–Toyama¥6,500Tsuruga–Kanazawa¥7,500Tsuruga––Kanazawa¥6,500Tsuruga–Kanazawa–Fukui–Kanazawa
Kyoto City

¥8,000

Osaka City

Kanazawa–

Tsuruga–
Fukui–Kanazawa–Toyama
Kyoto City

¥6,000–Fukui–Kanazawa
Osaka City

Shinkansen
Osaka City

–Fukui

Hokuriku

Toyama○ Date of change: Starting from tickets sold on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)* If the ticket was purchased at the pre-review price, the station for transfer
between the Limited Express THUNDERBIRD and Hokuriku Shinkansen will bechanged to Tsuruga when used on and after March 16.
○ Locations where sold: Travel agencies outside Japan
Kanazawa
Tsuruga

Fukui

Toyama

Kyoto

Osaka

Hokuriku Shinkansen
Thunderbird(5) Hokuriku Arch Pass (Joint product with JR-East)○ Product overview• This is a rail pass that allows unlimited rides during the valid period in ordinary car reservedseats and non-reserved seats on subject trains within the free travel sections connecting Kansai
Airport, the Kansai area, the Hokuriku area, Tokyo (within the wards), and Narita Airport.
○ Subject trains (All of these can only be boarded within the free travel sections.)• Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tsuruga and Tokyo), JR Lines’Limited Express trains, andordinary trains (including Special Rapid and Rapid trains)* The Tokaido Shinkansen and sleeping car trains cannot be used.
• Tokyo Monorail (between Hamamatsucho and Haneda Airport Terminal 2) and Noto Railway• Hapi-Line Fukui, IR Ishikawa Railway, and Ainokaze Toyama Railway when passing through JR lines* As a special case, when using the JR Etsumihoku Line, Nanao Line, Himi Line, and JohanaLine, the Hapi-Line Fukui (between Fukui and Echizen-Hanando), IR Ishikawa Railway(between Kanazawa and Tsubata), and Ainokaze Toyama Railway (between Takaoka andToyama) may be used as long as the customer passes through without disembarking.

○ Valid period: 7 days
○ Sale price (adult): 30,000 yen (sale price before review: 24,500 yen (purchased at travel agency
outside of Japan))○ Date of change: Starting from tickets sold on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)* If the ticket was purchased before the change, the above subject trains, etc. canbe used during the portion of use on and after March 16.
○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan, JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION, JREAST Train Reservation, some travel agencies in Japan* Sales at stations in Japan will be discontinued as of March 15, 2024.
○ Free travel sections (on and after March 16)
Hokuriku Shinkansen
JR Lines
Tokyo Monorail
IR Ishikawa Railway
Ainokaze Toyama Railway
Noto Railway
Hapi-Line Fukui

Wakuraonsen

Maiko

Osaka

Shin-Osaka

Echizen-Hanandō

Tsuruga

Kyoto

Wadamisaki

Sakurajima

Inotani

MaibaraJohanaNishi-Ogikubo
赤羽
Ikebukuro

NipporiNaganoTakasakiNishi-Oi

Kanamachi
金町

西荻窪

尾久

池袋

Nara

新宿
Shinjuku
代々木

Kansai-airport

Shinjuku

Minami-Otari

Ukimafunado
浮間船渡

JR-Namba

Tennoji

Higashi-Hagoromo

Joetsumyoko

Shin-Takaoka

Kuzuryūko

Nishikujo

HinenoNishi-Oi
西大井

品川
Tokyo
東京

浜松町

Tokyo Metropolitan District

Omiya

田端

Akihabara
秋葉原

神田

Ukimafunado

Akabane

Tokyo

Chiba

Akihabara

ShinagawaTokyo

Kinshicho

KamataNaritaNippori

日暮里
御茶ノ水
Shinagawa

Kanamachi

Ikebukuro

ToyamaTsubata

Kameoka

Ukimafunado

Nishi-Ogikubo
Itoigawa

Takaoka

Fukui

Sanda
Hyogo

Himi

Nanao
Kanazawa

Kasai-Rinkai-Park
NaritaAirportTerminal1

Haneda Airport Terminal2

Koiwa

錦糸町

Kinshicho
蒲田
Kamata葛西臨海公園
Kasai-Rinkai-Park
小岩
羽田空港第2ターミナル
HanedaAirport Terminal2
Koiwa(6) Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (Joint product with JR Central)○ Product overview• This is a rail pass that allows unlimited rides during the valid period in ordinary car non-reservedseats on subject trains, etc. within the free travel sections connecting Kansai Airport, the Kansaiarea, the Hokuriku area, Takayama, and Nagoya. It can be used up to six times for ordinary car
reserved seats on subject trains.
• With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, the bus routes
which can be used for convenient sightseeing within the free travel sections will be expanded.
○ Subject trains, etc. (All of these can only be boarded within the free travel sections.)• Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tsuruga and Toyama), JR Lines’ Limited Express trains, andordinary trains (including Special Rapid and Rapid trains)* The Tokaido Shinkansen and sleeping car trains cannot be used.
• Highway buses “Takayama–Shirakawa-go–Kanazawa Line/Toyama Line/Takaoka Line” (Takayama
Nohi Bus Center–Shirakawa-go–Kanazawa Station/Toyama Station/Shin-Takaoka Station) [NohiBus, Hokuriku Railroad, Meitetsu Bus, Toyama Chihou Railway, Dolphin Traffic, Kaetsunou Bus],World Heritage Bus (Shin-Takaoka Station–Gokayama–Shirakawa-go) [Kaetsunou Bus]
* With the exception of some buses, the highway buses “Takayama–Shirakawa-go–Kanazawa
Line/Toyama Line/Takaoka Line” require advance telephone reservations.
○ Valid period: 5 days
○ Sale price (adult): 19,800 yen (no change to current sale price)○ Date of change: Starting from tickets used on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan, JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION, somestations and travel agencies in Japan

○ Free travel sections (on and after March 16)
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Tsuruga

JR Lines

Kanazawa

Hokutetsu Bus
Toyama Chitetsu Bus
Meitetsu Bus
Omi-Imazu
Nohi Bus
Dolphin Traffic
Kyoto
Osaka City Zone
Kaetsuno Bus
Tsukamoto Osaka
Shin-Osaka
Kaetsuno Bus
Hanaten(World heritage Bus) Kashima
Nishikujo

Shin-Takaoka

Gokayama(Ainokura)
Gokayama(Suganuma)

Tennoji

Takayama

Shirakawa-go

Gifu

JR-Namba

Sakurajima

ToyamaShin-Kami
Kami

NagoyaHigashi-Hagoromo
Kansai-airport

Hineno2. Other products subject to review(1) SANYO-SHINKANSEN One-way Ticket○ Product overview• This ticket can be used one-way for ordinary car reserved seats and non-reserved seats on the
Sanyo Shinkansen.
• Some use sections will be reviewed based on usage trends.
○ Valid period and sale price: 1 day in all cases (for ordinary cars)
Current section

New section

Sale price(tickets sold through March 15, 2024) (tickets sold on and after March 16, 2024)(adult)Hakata/Kokura–

Hakata/Kokura–¥8,900

Okayama/Kurashiki

Okayama

Remarks* Reserved seat type

○ Date of change: Starting from tickets sold on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan

3. Eligibility
These products can be purchased and used only by customers holding a passport issued by agovernment or other agency outside of Japan and who have a residential status that qualifies as“Temporary Visitor.”
4. How to purchase(1) Purchasing at a travel agency outside Japan• Purchase an exchange order and exchange it for a ticket at one of the designated locations (JRWest and other stations, some travel agencies) after entering Japan.
• When exchanging, in addition to the exchange order, you will also need to show your passport toconfirm your qualifications for purchase and use.
(2) Purchasing via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION• Purchase from the products page of the JR-West website (English, Korean, Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese), and receive the ticket at one of the designated locations (JR-West and otherstations) after entering Japan.
[Products page of the JR-West Global website]
Englishhttps://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/
Koreanhttps://www.westjr.co.jp/global/kr/ticket/
Traditional Chinese
https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/tc/ticket/
Simplified Chinese
https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/sc/ticket/

• When receiving your purchase, you will need the credit card used for payment at the time of thereservation, the reservation number, the PIN which you set yourself, and a passport or otherdocument that can confirm your qualifications for purchase and use. (This varies depending on
the method of reservation and receiving.)* For details about the methods of use and the necessary items to receive the ticket, please checkthe JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION User Guide.
(3) Purchasing in Japan• Purchase a ticket at one of the limited travel agencies in the JR-West area or elsewhere.
* Of the products subject to review, only the Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass can bepurchased at some JR-West stations in addition to travel agencies.

5. Transitional handling
Exchange orders that were purchased, and tickets that were reserved or purchased, on or before
March 15, 2024, are subject to the following transitional handling.
• For products that can be used on the Hokuriku Line between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, the user may
use the Hokuriku Shinkansen (between Tsuruga and Kanazawa) in place of the Hokuriku Line
where the ticket was originally valid on and after March 16 without paying an additional charge
within the valid period.
* The section which will be transferred to Hapi-Line Fukui and IR Ishikawa Railway (between
Tsuruga and Kanazawa) cannot be used on and after March 16. However, as a special case,when using the JR Etsumihoku Line, the Hapi-Line Fukui (between Fukui and Echizen-Hanando)
may be used as long as the customer passes through without disembarking.