JR西日本

June 27, 2018

New and revised products especially for visitors to Japan
In the JR-West Group Medium-term Management Plan 2022 (announced this spring), the JR-West Group declared the goal of“2.6 million users for our travel products that are especially for visitors to Japan (for FY2017 + 1 million people),” and we areworking to provide attractive products, services and a heartfelt welcome to inbound visitors.
In order to attract even more customers to the Kansai region, we have created a new product in collaboration with UniversalStudios Japan, which is very popular with foreign visitors. In addition, in conjunction with the San’in Destination Campaign being
held this summer, we are also revising existing products to enhance the appeal of travel to the San’in region.
*For a list of unlimited-ride products and a summary of the revisions, please see [Attachment 1].
New product created in collaboration with USJ Co., Ltd.
●Sales of new set product combining various types of Universal Studios Japan admission tickets with a Kansai
Area Pass or a Kansai WIDE Area Pass
Collaborating with Universal Studios Japan, we created a new set product combining a JR-West Kansai area railpass and a Universal Studios Japan admission ticket. Since June 10, 2018, major overseas travel agencies have
gradually begun selling this product to inbound tourists planning to visit Japan. We hope everyone will be able toconveniently and economically enjoy Universal Studios Japan as well as the entire Kansai region.
*For details, please see the press release issued on the same day as this one.
JR-WEST RAIL PASS revisions in conjunction with the San’in Destination Campaign [Attachment 2]●Expansion of area covered by the Kansai WIDE Area Pass
With the passes sold on and after July 10, access to Tottori will be improved by enabling users to ride the Chizu
Express Line and the Inbi Line (between Chizu and Tottori).
*In conjunction with this change, the price of passes purchased in Japan will be revised from ¥9,500 to ¥10,000.
●Expansion of area covered by the San’in Okayama Area Pass
With the passes sold on and after July 1, users will be able to ride loop busses convenient for sightseeing in thecities of Tottori and Matsue (Loop Kirinjishi bus and Gurutto Matsue Lake Line bus).
*For foreign visitors who will use the San’in Okayama Area pass to tour the San’in area, we sell the MangaKingdom Tottori Total Experience Pass (¥1,000; valid for four days), which includes the admission fees of six
facilities in Tottori Prefecture as well as a tour guidebook.
Period: July 1 (Sun.) to December 31 (Mon.), 2018
Facilities include: Mizuki Shigeru Museum, Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory, Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Museum(nickname: Nashikko-kan), Kurayoshi Figure Museum, Tottori Prefectural Flower Park, and Tottori SandDunes: The Sand Museum.
*In conjunction with this change, the price of passes purchased in Japan will be revised from ¥5,000 to ¥5,500.
Other●Year-round sales of the Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyushu Pass
We are continuing year-round the sales of the Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyushu Pass for travel from the Kansai
area to the Northern Kyushu area (Kumamoto and Nagasaki).
*For details, please see the press release issued on the same day as this one.

西日本旅客鉄道株f会社

Corporate Communication Dept.
4-24, Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8341
Tokyo PR Office Shinkokusai Bldg. 9F, 3-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Website http://www.westjr.co.jp/

【Attachment 1】

Unlimited-Ride Product List and the Summary of the Revisions

New Products

Product Name / Period Valid

Revision Description

Rev. Date(2018)

Places Sold¥ Price(current)¥Price(after revision)

USJ Set use
Kansai Area Pass
1 – 4 days

・Sold only at overseas travel agencies*Not sold in Japan・Sold as set with USJ Studio Pass
・Usable trains and area are same as Kansai AreaPass

6/10 -Overseas－2,200 5,800

・Sold only at overseas travel agencies*Not sold in Japan・Sold as set with USJ Studio Pass
・Usable trains and area are same as KansaiWIDE Area Pass

7/10-

Overseas－8,500Overseas2,200-6,300

Japan

2,300-6,500

Overseas

9,000

No change

Japan

9,500

10,000Overseas

13,500Japan

14,500Overseas

15,000Japan

16,000Overseas

19,000Japan

20,000Overseas

5,000

Japan

5,500

Overseas

4,500

No change

Japan

5,000

5,500

Overseas

11,000Japan

12,000Overseas

13,500Japan

14,500Overseas

24,000Japan

25,000Overseas

14,000Japan

15,000Overseas

11,000Japan

12,000Overseas

17,000Japan

18,000Overseas

22,000Japan

23,000USJ Set use
Kansai WIDE Area Pass
5 daysKansai Area Pass
1-4 daysKansai WIDE Area Pass
5 daysNo change・Added Chizu Express Line and Inbi Line(between Chizu and Tottori)・Price in Japan revised

Existing Products

Kansai–Hiroshima Area Pass
5 daysNo change

Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass
7 daysNo change

Sanyo-San’in Area Pass
7 daysNo change

Hokuriku Area Pass
4 daysNo change-7/10--

No change-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi
Area Pass
5 daysNo change-Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi
Area Pass 5 days

No change

Hokuriku Arch Pass
7 daysNo change

Takayama-Hokuriku
Area Tourist Pass
5 daysNo change

Ise-Kumano-Wakayama Area
Tourist Pass
5 daysNo change

Setouchi Area Pass
5 daysNo change

Route Products / Joint Products with Other JR
Companies・Year-round sales

No change-

7/1-

Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyusyu
Pass
7 daysNo change-・Added Loop Kirinjishi bus and Gurutto
Matsue Lake Line bus
・Price in Japan revised

San’in-Okayama Area Pass
4 daysNo change

No change

No change-

No change-

No change-

No change-

No change-

No change

7/1-

No change

【Attachment 2】

JR-WEST RAIL PASS Product Summary○Kansai WIDE Area Pass
・From Kansai Airport to Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara, Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Wakayama, Shirahama,Kinosaki Onsen, Shiga/Tsuruga, and Amanohashidate; this pass enables unlimited travel in non-reserved seatson the Sanyo Shinkansen (between Shin-Osaka and Okayama; Nozomi and Mizuho trains included); on limited
express, rapid, and regular train services in the area; and on West Japan JR Bus, Kyoto Tango Railway,
Wakayama Electric Railway, and Chizu Express Line services.
・Unlimited use of Ekirinkun (rent-a-cycle) in the pass area
・Price: For 5 days, purchased abroad ¥9,000, purchased in Japan ¥10,000
鳥取●

総社●

津山●

東浜
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浜坂●

智頭城崎温泉
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豊岡
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竹田東舞鶴

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小浜

● 敦賀

西舞鶴

近江今津

嵯峨嵐山
園部
新大阪 二条
京都佐用

長浜

新神戸
草津
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● 米原稲荷
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● 大阪
甲賀西九条
京橋 宇治
姫路 加古川西明石 神戸 三ノ宮 尼崎
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柘植
JR難波
鶴橋
ﾕﾆﾊﾞｰｻﾙｼﾃｨ
弁天町
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奈良
新今宮
天王寺
りんくうタウン
高田 ●●● 高松
関西空港 ●
和歌山市 ● ●
山陽新幹線
和歌山
● 貴志
在来線
● 新宮
紀伊勝浦
京都丹後鉄道白浜 ●
和歌山電鉄
西日本ジェイアールバス
智頭急行

岡山 上郡
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倉敷
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相生
● 東岡山
● 宇野
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宇多津

● 天橋立
● 宮津
福知山
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○San’in-Okayama Area Pass
・In addition to non-reserved seats for limited express, rapid, and regular train services in the San’in-Okayama area,Chizu Express Line, Loop Kirinjishi bus, and Gurutto Matsue Lake Line bus services can be used.
・It is very convenient and economical to combine this pass with the Kansai WIDE Area Pass.
・Unlimited use of Ekirinkun (rent-a-cycle) in the pass area
・Price: For 4 days, purchased abroad ¥4,500, purchased in Japan ¥5,500
境港

萩益田

大田市

出雲市

米子空港

宍道
松江

倉吉

東浜

伯耆大山

米子

浜坂

鳥取
東津山
智頭

三次

Eligible trains:
Conventional line
limited express non-reserved seats in area
利用列車 ：エリア内の在来特・自由席
Ordinary-car non-reserved seats in area：エリア内の普通車自由席

新見

備後落合

津山
佐用備中高梁

在来線
ループ麒麟獅子総社

ぐるっと松江レイクライン

岡山
倉敷

上郡

智頭急行

○Purchase/usage eligibility
This pass may be purchased and used only by persons who have a passport issued by an issuing authority other than thegovernment of Japan and who have a stay status equivalent to “short-term visitor.”○How to Purchase(1) Purchases outside Japan can be done at an “early purchase discount price.”① Purchases made at a travel agent outside Japan○Purchase an exchange order at a travel agent outside Japan, and after arriving in Japan, exchange that exchange order for theactual pass at a station designated by JR West.
*When making the exchange, please show your passport along with the exchange order.
② Purchases made via the Internet○On the special website (English, Korean, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese), submit an application between 27 and 2days in advance to the usage start date.
(Reservation form input is in English only.)・Englishhttp://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
・Korean http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/kr/
・Traditional Chinese http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/tc/ ・Simplified Chinese http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/sc/○After arriving in Japan, pay the fee at a designated station for receipt of the pass.
*In cases where reservations have been made via the Internet, at the designated station for receipt of the pass, please show yourpassport, the email confirming the completion of reservation application submission, and your embarkation/disembarkation
card (ED Card).
(2) Purchases made in Japan○ The passes can be purchased at major stations and the shops of major travel agents in the “JR-WEST RAIL PASS” area.
*When purchasing the pass in Japan, please show your passport and your embarkation/disembarkation card (ED Card).