JR Pass in 2024: BEST Ways to Plan & make the most of the Japan Rail Pass

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The Japan Rail pass HAS CHANGED! Prices have increased in 2024 this is what you need to know about the NEW PASS. So, anyone visiting the country must be aware of the good and the bad. Although it is not needed by everyone, Some travelers and tourists visiting Japan will certainly make good use of this one ticket that can UNLOCK JAPAN TRAVEL.
I have used many Japan rail pass or JR PASS throughout my many trips to Japan, so let me help you with your Japan Rail Pass planning!
Here are a list of companies that you can check out yourself. ( Please note that I may have not personally used them all)
Official online purchase:
JAPANRAILPASS.NET
japanrailpass.net/en/
Jrpass.com
www.jrailpass.com
A comprehensive guide can also be found here:
www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361.html
Time stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 What is A Japan Rail pass?
02:28 How to get a JR pass
05:01 Is it worth it?
05:21 Sample Itineraries
07:23 How to use the JR pass
07:36 Regional passes
09:48 The small print
10:28 End and more
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@froglady4360 10 месяцев назад

Another great & informative video. Good job Nathan

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

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@ThisOrThat13 10 месяцев назад

🚄 I appreciate your detailed guide regarding the paths and additional options.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Glad they give you some ideas of options there are many more that are worth looking into

@TheSleepyRocker 9 месяцев назад

Great video with useful tips. Thank you :)

@NinjaMonkeyguy 9 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Hope some of my other tip videos are useful too.. this Starter kit playlist might be of use: ru-vid.com/group/PLbd9mBH8nn5E12slbrK9R1S6bItfuSqAf

@lannifincoris6482 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the usefull informations! 🙂

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

🚝🚄🚅🚈🚂

@askedwardtmi9118 10 месяцев назад

love your videos can you do a video about traveling in japan on the night busses and the different company's to use keep up the great work 🚄

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

It’s something I’d like to explore further in the future for sure :)

@jimross7648 10 месяцев назад

Ninja Monkey has my JR pass covered, that is so generous of you. I expected you just to explain the various offers, but since you've got me covered, that's an expense I now don't have worry about. One thing that about Japan that has changed as of today, is being armed with knowledge of the available travel options is now more important than ever. No point in wasting money that could be better spent on other experiences and attractions in Japan.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Agree Jim, better choose 3 or 4 locations to explore and make the most of your time there

@Flupke1070 10 месяцев назад

🚄Thanks for this very comprehensive up to date JR Pass guide Nathan! Let's not forget alternative Rail companies, like e.g. Kintetsu, with which you can travel comfortably from Nagoya to Osaka-Namba for half the price.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

You bet! there are so many options.. hopefully this guide will at least help the small percentage of people that might need it

@OnlyOneNights 10 месяцев назад

🚅 Awesome vid, dude!

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@amnistar4957 10 месяцев назад

Great video. I think you hit the nail on the head for how to approach the JR pass. It's a math problem, work out your itinerary first and see how close your primary routes get you to making it worthwhile. If it's close to the same price, get it and you don't have to fret about things and can take day trips easily on the fly in addition. If it's not close then don't get it and work around it.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

This was a difficult video to research, approach and film! Hopefully it all made sense and helps people!

@rodrigoherediac 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video NM. I am traveling for my honeymoon in june. We are doing the most typical of all trips.... Tokyo - Osaka - Kyoto. After listening to your video then maybe the best option is the Hokuriku Pass? This is so confusing. THANK YOU AGAIN!

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Or.. maybe not even getting a pass?! Getting individual tickets maybe?

@darthdiddums845 10 месяцев назад

🚄 Just 2 weeks to go...using Kyoto, Kanazawa and Tokyo as hubs to travel further afield as day trips, taking an Express bus from Kanazawa to Takayama then on to Matsumoto being the most 'hectic' part of the trip. Travelling solo too at 65. Wish me luck!

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

It sounds like a wonderful trip! no age is the wrong age to travel Japan! enjoy!!

@donntakebayashi9424 10 месяцев назад

🚅 Thank you!

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Hope it helps!

@markg155 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for all the information Nathan, great stuff. Regarding your 14-day pass travelling to 10 cities, I would say no. There is simply too much to do and to see in just a handful of these cities. If not careful, you will be missing a lot and your 14 days vacation will leave you exhausted. At the moment I am not even considering a JR Pass anymore, as there are different methods some which you mentioned. JR Pass from my perspective at this point is pure for convenience to escape the hassle.🚄

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Good point! Yep, its certainly not to tempting for me either!

@sisterblissuk9253 10 месяцев назад

We all need a knowable Ninja Monkey in our lives 🚄.Thank you for all the research into tickets and passes

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for being an amazing supporter and so encouraging

@japanjapanichiban 10 месяцев назад

🚅 great video

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Had to be done on the 1st of October right?!

@timothyjohns3561 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great video. Been a few years since I last visited Japan. Previous trips the JR Pass was an automatic no-brainer and represented superb value for zipping all over Japan in style while avoiding domestic airports. Now it's genuinely "poor" value IMO.. as your video highlights, one CAN get some value from the new passes... but only if you really WANT it and WORK for it. Not my idea of a useful travel tool, or an enjoyable trip. Travelling just for the sake of "getting your money's worth". I am curious as to your thoughts on why Japan has decided to go down this route and effectively "ruin" the attraction & value proposition of the JR Pass for foreign visitors.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

I think it’s supposed to be to curtail over tourism and to recoup losses over the pandemic .. only thing is this might make people keep to the same busy routes and not make a difference rather they will just purchase individual tickets .. what are your thoughts?

@alexeydudkin9310 4 месяца назад

when you have the pass, can you get on and off as you please? and if yes do you need to book seats each time? Im going to be travelling from tokyo to Osaka and Hiroshima and would like to get off at some spots and sightsee along the way

@NinjaMonkeyguy 4 месяца назад

you can get on and off as you please, most shinkansen have non-reserved seats but some dont and require a reservation

@nieznanyx 6 месяцев назад

does the JR pass cover the JR limited express or rapid trains between kyoto and osaka ? and if so - are reservations needed? -- also: if you have luggage between kyoto and osaka - is it allowed on JR limited express or new rapid lines?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 6 месяцев назад

hi The JR Pass gives you unlimited access to all Japan Rail National trains, JR bus services, ferry services, and airport transfers including Limited express. Luggage is allowed on all JR trains, currently Shinkansen trains need a specific seat reservation for Oversize luggage

@thebuckeyegamer7443 7 месяцев назад

Great video!!! I’m going to Japan in April with my husband, and we will be visiting several locations. One question I can’t seem to get answered is do we need a visa in order to user the JR pass? I’m from the US which is visa wavered for Japan for stays under 90 days. We are going for 2 weeks

@NinjaMonkeyguy 7 месяцев назад

Firstly, it might be surprising but the JR pass might not work out for you. If you do want to use it you need a "Visitor Stamp" in your passport so make sure you are not travelling for business and travelling for tourism and youre fine

@thebuckeyegamer7443 7 месяцев назад

@@NinjaMonkeyguy yes we are traveling for tourism. I’m just confused on the visa requirements because most of what I’ve read says that the US is visa exempt for short term stays for tourism

@NinjaMonkeyguy 7 месяцев назад

Yep it is.. you will not need a visa and simply get a visitor stamp on arrival @@thebuckeyegamer7443

@ntg1986 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the information, i'm going for the second time to Japan.. My itinerary is Tokyo, Kanazawa and Kobe, do you recommend buying the jr rail pass for 7 days? Or buying individual?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 4 месяца назад

if you are doing Kanazawa then check out the Hokuriku arch pass! sounds like a perfect fit for you: affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=53954&aff_adid=830177&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2Fen-GB%2Factivity%2F2781-7-day-jr-hokuriku-arch-pass-jr-pass%2F

@ntg1986 4 месяца назад

@@NinjaMonkeyguy thanks for the information 👏

@SA-1976 10 месяцев назад

I'm spending 12 days staying in tokyo for 4 days osaka for 4 then back to tokyo. Do I need a JR pass or are there any regional passes between tokyo and osaka I could obtain ?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

I think in your case you’re prob best getting the tickets individually. But I’m not here to advise rather to inform, so I recommend checking your itinerary against prices

@henrychew235 10 месяцев назад

Its value really diminishes unless you plan to utilize a lot of train rides and squeeze your sightseeing in between. Even regional passes now need planning as it may not be worth while if you don't travel far enough! E.g if you choose to use wide pass and only go karuizawa for 2 days 1 night, and the last day in local tokyo jr will not pay off.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Its really changed the way we will all travel to Japan

@thecleeze6359 10 месяцев назад

Good video. I think most people coming to Japan as a tourist are just not going to get the value out of the JR Pass at this price. In my opinion, most of those people would be flying in to Tokyo, and visiting Kyoto and Osaka. Now... it's cheaper to just buy a train ticket. I'd consider getting the JR Pass, because I might return after my current residency, because I'd take the train from all the way north to all the way south (and then I'd be sad there is not a train to Okinawa). I guess it's about $100 US for about 2 hours on the shinkansen. Then I'd roughly estimate that Japan is approximately 6 of those. But I'm not a typical traveler, and I'd have a different agenda. I lament that the 'arch pass' is limited to the tourist visa, because I want to go to Kanazawa. I take the driving test in 3 days though, so maybe I will get to get out of the train system for awhile.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Yes it really is tricky to find a way to make the JR work for anyone!

@samuelrobinson1150 10 месяцев назад

What regional pass can I use to go to Sagamihara Station?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Upon researching the trip isn’t too far or that expensive, so maybe not worth a pass?

@cidiracing7481 10 месяцев назад

My main problem with the regional passes are they are only for ordinary cars and don't have a green car version. Since not a lot of tourists get the green car JR Pass it's always so much more relaxing and quiet compared to the ordinary car. Booking last minute also has never been an issue because there are also not a lot of Japanese that take the green car. Plus no direct fast link to Osaka as I always visit friends in Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Ye, for Osaka now a direct train is prob the best option,

@jumpforstars5733 9 месяцев назад

Unless one is quite fat (and needs a roomier seat), no need to spend money for green class. As for the noise, etc., come one, if one already lives in a (Canadian) city surrounded by noisy folks and one already is accustomed to local transit trains, I found JR ordinary class..just fine. I lived in Toronto and Vancouver for many years. Please folks only if you are really fat... Not worth all that extra money.

@009amutofan 9 месяцев назад

Im going to japan next year, doing tokyo, hakone, osaka, quioto and hiroshima. Is the JR pass worth in this case?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 9 месяцев назад

It all depends on how long you are going to be travelling, you should calculate each individual fare and comapre it to the JR pass, the likelyhood is that unless you are going to do all that in one week it might not be worth it, but check it out

@009amutofan 9 месяцев назад

@@NinjaMonkeyguy we are going for 13 days! We see the JR pass as an "easy" solution because of luggage as well 😅

@NinjaMonkeyguy 9 месяцев назад

@009amutofan did you calculate it?

@noureenshahid2770 4 месяца назад

Thank you for this informative video could you please guide me if it's worth getting a 14 day JR pass? Here's my itenaray Tokyo - 5 days stay Tokyo to Nikko - day trip ( thinking of activating the JR pass on this day) Tokyo to Osaka (8 days stay in Osaka making it the base) 1 Day trip to Himeji and Kobe 1 Day trip to Nara 3 days trip to Kyoto 1 Day trip Hiroshima and Miyajima Travel from Osaka to Okayama 2 days stay in Okayama Okayama back to Tokyo Tokyo to Narita airport Thank you so much!

@NinjaMonkeyguy 4 месяца назад

use this calculator to figure it out: www.japan-guide.com/railpass/

@noureenshahid2770 4 месяца назад

@@NinjaMonkeyguy thank you. I did use it and it seems like there's only a little difference

@NinjaMonkeyguy 4 месяца назад

if its only a little difference then great do it.. but caution and make sure you look at the price for the 2 week one!

@noureenshahid2770 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for your help. I just booked a 2 week one though the official JRpass website. I have also booked some day tours separately e.g in Tokyo booked a tour to Mount Fuji and Hakone. Day tour in Osaka to Fushimi inari Golden Pavilion, Kiyomizo dera, Arashiyama. Tea ceremony etc. Is it worth to book a Hiroshima and Miyajima tour from Hiroshima if I travel by Shinkansen from Osaka or can I do it on my own?

@gumerzambrano 9 месяцев назад

I'll be going to Japan for the first time for a month in January and am not sure wether it will be worth it for me. Want to explore as much as possible. I saw a comment for another video that I could just fly from Tokyo to Osaka and just take the buses there for a similar price. And just take the shinkasen to tokyo 🚄

@NinjaMonkeyguy 9 месяцев назад

I think its worth exploring different modes of transport depending on your needs. flights for places that are very far away makes sense, bus travel could take a long time so you might want to look at night bus if this is something you are interested in, generally if you are going to only osaka and tokyo then maybe the shinkansen is fine

@premiumbr 3 месяца назад

@NinjaMonkeyguy Which site or sites do you offer the best prices, and are reliable, to buy individual tickets for several sections using Shinkansen? I already know that it's not worth buying the JR pass for me, but I still want to travel on the Shinkansen. routes I will take: Tokyo - Kyoto Osaka - Hiroshima Hiroshima - Tokyo And do you have any discount coupons for a reliable website?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 3 месяца назад

no discount coupons as far as I'm aware.. unless there is a specific pass available for a timeframe and usually this is only from Japan.. purchase from within Japan at the station or alt check out my affiliate link with Klook (but i believe they add some kind of a fee) affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=53954&aff_adid=812132&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2F

@premiumbr 3 месяца назад

@@NinjaMonkeyguy what is your affiliate link ? Which site ? Klook ?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 3 месяца назад

@@premiumbr affiliate.klook.com/redirect?aid=53954&aff_adid=812132&k_site=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klook.com%2F klook yep

@premiumbr 3 месяца назад

@@NinjaMonkeyguy I will definitely use it . Many thanks ❤️

@mohdsafariyusofnurlizaalia7678 10 месяцев назад

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@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

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@benjaminsande8711 10 месяцев назад

oh thank god I saw this and thought damn chris broad looks a lot older than usual

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

hahaha.... thanks I guess :)

@towada1066 9 месяцев назад

hmmm,... a relative works for JR East but I don't want to ask him for favors (except for my really beautiful Tokyo Station commemorative SUICA card !) ... I really think for foreigners, just get SUICA and don't bother with JR Pass ... the company is trying to recover from the Covid pandemic loss but they really don't know what to do ...

@MengLeeLim 3 месяца назад

if going to tokyo, you have no choice but to get jr pass unless you are willing to travel by bus from narita/haneda to tokyo/shinjuku or wherever your hotel is located.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 3 месяца назад

you DO NOT need a JR pass just for tokyo or getting to Tokyo from the airport!

@HacksignKT 10 месяцев назад

I don't know where the train emot is so I'll just type /train

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

haha thanks! great effort finding it :)

@denniswhite1399 10 месяцев назад

I am going to fly and take local trains and buses

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Hybrid travel is the way forward for sure :)

@bravosierra2447 10 месяцев назад

The price increase is so shocking, I bought mine in time, but if I had left it until now it would of cost me another $1750AUD

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

and possibly not have been worth it!

@bravosierra2447 10 месяцев назад

@@NinjaMonkeyguy yea, that’s what I fear.

@unknighted2003 10 месяцев назад

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@jaxj17 10 месяцев назад

This is an action as a result of the over tourism and hopefully there’s less tourism as a result. The reality is Japan like any country needs a healthy balance between tourism and the wellbeing of its own people.Thank you for the content!

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Overtourism but this wont fix anything, people will simply still travel with single tickets to the major spots Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka and not travel to the places where they should!

@denniswhite1399 10 месяцев назад

Kyoto a few years was so nice now I cant stand to go its to full of tourists you cant move its spoilt .I went in Feb walked as buses to crowded and station was packed . 6 -8 years ago was so much nicer than today I see why locals arent happy they cant even ride local buses

@rickyism1576 10 месяцев назад

I imagine anything less than a 14 days isn't worth it anymore.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

even the 14 day one is hit or miss.. and more miss in my opinion!

@cidiracing7481 10 месяцев назад

14 days is also hard to get your money worth now. On my last trip before the pandemic within 3 weeks I went to Sapporo from Tokyo, from Tokyo to Osaka, to Kyoto, to Hiroshima, to Kumamoto, back to Osaka and then back to Tokyo (plus one day trips to smaller cities along the way) l. The only long stay was in Sapporo with 5 days for the snow festival. Everything else was 1 or 2 day stays. With the new price I would have paid 100 bucks more for the pass than just buying the tickets. Under the new price I would need to do that trip in 14 days instead of 21 days to actually save any money. That wouldn't be a particularly relaxing holiday. I also don't get the Nozomi extra charge. Just buying a normal ticket reserved seats for Nozomi are like 500 yen more then Hikari, but JR Pass holders have to pay several thousand yen and JR presents it's an added to benefit for the price increase. It's extremely difficult now to make the JR Pass worth it for any period of length.

@rickyism1576 10 месяцев назад

@@cidiracing7481 With the JR price rising, i'm sure the single ride price increase is just around the corner.

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

Yep, its kinda hard to justify using it unless you are a very specific traveller @@cidiracing7481

@PinoysaTCIpoolclub 7 месяцев назад

domou domou

@slickwitdakicks5758 10 месяцев назад

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@420hotbox36 9 месяцев назад

🚅🚆🚆🚅🚆🚅🚆🚆🚅🚆🚆🚅 I'm flying out to Tokyo next month. I basically want to ride the shinkansen from Kagoshima all the way up to Hakodate or vise versa doesn't really matter. My starting point is Tokyo so I'm thinking the first day I'll go from Tokyo to Kagoshima, then back to Tokyo. Spend the night, and then the next day I'll go from Tokyo up to Hakodate and then back to Tokyo. I was thinking about buying the Green JR pass for 70,000Yen because I wanted to be able to reserve a seat by the window. But im confused because i thought you couldn't reserve seats in the standard cars. I thought you can only reserve if you sat in the green car. If you are able to reserve seats for standard and green, is the benefit of having a green JR pass only for the bigger seats and legroom?

@NinjaMonkeyguy 9 месяцев назад

Tokyo to Kagoshima is quite the trip!.. May I suggeset you look into maybe flying to Kagoshima and then travelling up from there?!

@denniswhite1399 10 месяцев назад

pass not good for most sadly

@NinjaMonkeyguy 10 месяцев назад

yup, Its sad.. I hope the video was clear an informative though

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@kegarmoe 10 месяцев назад

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@miduk8154 6 месяцев назад

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@miduk8154 6 месяцев назад

Any must see spots for a 7-day trip on the last week of March? My brain is turning into mush already just planning out the transportation and lodging part. So your videos really help a lot! Thank you!