NEWSRELEASE

January 30, 2024
West Japan Railway Company

Launch and review of Products Exclusive for visitors toJapan in the Kansai and San’in Areas
At 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 upcoming Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in sight, we will introduce the new Kansai-San’in
Area Pass, which is convenient for traveling in the Kansai and San’in (Tottori and ShimanePrefecture) areas, and review some of our products from the same area.
In addition to expanding our lineup of products connecting the areas of Kansai and West Japan,
we will continue to promote the appeal of West Japan to visitors through further cooperation withlocal communities.
<Kansai and West Japan Area Tour Products for Tourists Visiting Japan>○ Kansai WIDE Area Pass:
Kansai + Okayama Areas○ Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass: Kansai WIDE Area Pass + Hiroshima Area
○ Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass: Kansai WIDE Area Pass + Hokuriku Area
○ Kansai-San’in Area Pass:
Kansai WIDE Area Pass + San’in Area
○ Sanyo-San’in Area Pass:
Kansai + Sanyo and San’in Areas○ Discover West Japan—Setouchi Area Pass:
Kansai + Setouchi Areas (Joint product with JR Shikoku)○ JR-WEST All Area Pass:
All of the JR-West Area

1. New Kansai-San’in Area Pass
We will launch a new product connecting Kansai to the San’in area. With the launch of the
Kansai-San’in Area Pass, sales of the current San’in-Okayama Area Pass will be discontinued asof March 15, 2024.
○ 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 fromKansai Airport to the Kansai and San’in areas.
○ Subject trains, etc. (All of these can only be boarded within the free travel sections.)• Sanyo Shinkansen (between Shin-Osaka and Okayama), JR Lines’ Limited Express trains,and ordinary trains (including Rapid and Special Rapid trains)* The Tokaido Shinkansen cannot be used. (The Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka andKyoto cannot be used.)• Chizu Express, Kyoto Tango Railway, and West Japan JR Bus○ Valid period: 7 days
○ Sale price (adult): 18,000 yen * The price for children (age 6 to 11) is half the adult price.
○ Start date for sale and use: March 16, 2024 (Saturday)○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan, JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION,
some travel agencies in Japan

○ Free travel sections
Amanohashidate

Sakai-Minato
Hagi

Izumoshi

MasudaKurayoshi

YonagoNiimi

TsuwanoTottori

Hoki-Daisen

MatsueShinjiBingo-Ochiai

TsuyamaMiyazuWadayama

Toyooka

Obama

Fukuchiyama

Chizu

Tsuruga

Nishi-Maizuru
Ayabe
Omi-ImazuShin-Osaka

Soja
Kurashiki

Himeji

OkayamaKamigori

Osaka

Hyogo

Nishi-Akashi

Tsuge

Nishikujo近江塩津

JR-Namba

Wadamisaki

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

Maibara

Kyoto

Nara

Sakurajima
Higashi-Hagoromo

TennojiKansai-airport
Wakayama

Hineno2. Review of the Tottori-Matsue Pass * The underlined parts will be changed from March 16.
With the introduction of the Kansai-San’in Area Pass, we will review the product validity toimprove the convenience of the Tottori-Matsue Pass for customers entering Japan from Yonago
Airport or Sakai Port.
○ 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 in theSan’in area.
• It is newly possible to use the Tottori and Shimane (Matsue) city buses that are convenient
for sightseeing.
○ Subject trains, etc. (All of these can only be boarded within the free travel sections.)• Limited Express trains and ordinary trains (including Rapid trains)• Loop Kirinjishi—Tottori City route bus and Matsue Lakeline Sightseeing Bus—Matsue City
route bus
○ Valid period: 3 days
○ Sale price (adult): 4,000 yen (sale price before review: 3,000 yen)
* The price for children (age 6 to 11) is half the adult price.
○ Date of change: Starting from tickets sold on March 16, 2024 (Saturday)○ Sale locations: Travel agencies outside Japan○ Free travel sections
Sakai-Minato(From March 16, 2024)
Hoki-Daisen

Shinji
IzumoshiTottoriMatsue Yonago
Kisuki

Higashihama
Neu

Koge

JR Lines
Loop Kirinjishi Bus
Gurutto Matsue Lake Line Bus

3. Eligibility
These products can be purchased and used only by customers who are holders of a passport
issued by a government or other agency outside of Japan and who have a residential status that
qualifies as “Temporary Visitor.”

4. How to purchase(1) When purchasing at a travel agency outside Japan• Purchase an exchange order and exchange it for a ticket at one of the designated locations(JR-West and other stations, some travel agencies) after entering Japan.

• When exchanging, in addition to the exchange ticket, you will also need to submit a passportthat can confirm your eligibility.
(2) When purchasing via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION• Purchase from a location such as the products page of the JR-West Global website (English,Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese), and exchange it for a ticket at one of thedesignated locations (JR-West and other stations) 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
the reservation, the reservation number, the PIN which you set yourself, and a passport orother document 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 when receiving your purchase,
please check the JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION User Guide.
* The Tottori-Matsue Pass can only be purchased at travel agencies outside Japan. It cannot
be purchased on JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION.
(3) When purchasing in Japan• Purchase a ticket at one of the limited travel agencies in the JR-West area or elsewhere.
* The Tottori-Matsue Pass can only be purchased at travel agencies outside Japan. It cannot
be purchased at travel agencies in Japan.

5. Transitional handling
Beginning on March 16, 2024, the limited express YAKUMO, SUPER HAKUTO, and SUPERINABA will operate with only reserved seating in all cars. When a San’in-Okayama Area Pass orTottori-Matsue Pass (including exchange tickets for either pass) that was purchased or reservedon or before March 15 is used on or after March 16, ordinary car reserved seats on theYAKUMO, SUPER HAKUTO, and SUPER INABA can be used only when there are available
ordinary car reserved seats on the boarded train.
* If purchased or reserved on or before March 15, reserved seat reservations prior to boarding
are not possible. After boarding, if there are no reserved seats available, then you may ridestanding.