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TOUR CODE: JRAIL
EXPLORE JAPAN BY RAIL
Plan your own itinerary to explore Japan
through Japan’s rail system with a 7-21 days
Rail Pass.
Tour Features Include:
• Round trip air on Singapore Airlines from Los Angeles
• 3 nights hotel accommodation in Tokyo
• One-way transfer from airport/hotel by airport limousine
bus
• Half-day Tokyo city tour
• 7-day Japan Rails Pass (Ordinary class)
• $160 per person air fuel surcharge
• Hotel taxes and service charges
• City map and shopping guides
Itinerary:
DAY 01 - DEPART HOMETOWN/TOKYO
Your adventure begins as you board Singapore Airlines non-
stop flight to Tokyo.
DAY 02 - ARRIVE IN TOKYO
You arrive in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, transfer to your
hotel by airport limousine bus.
DAY 03 - TOKYO
A morning Tokyo city tour features the Meiji Shrine, take in the
finest example of Japanese shrine architecture, nestled in a
peaceful, picturesque area. Drive by National Diet Building and
the imposing Japanese Capitol (the House of Parliament)
dominated by a massive central tower. Enjoy a pleasant walk
through the East Garden of the Imperial Palace as a place of
historical interest and scenic beauty. (Every Mon & Fri, visit
IMPERIAL PALACE PLAZA, DOUBLE BRIDGE instead of
East Garden. Tour the inner moat, the 15-feet thick walls and
gnarled pine trees surrounding the 250-acre fortress, home of
the Emperor and Empress). Then, visit the Asakusa Kannon
Temple and stroll through the Nakamise Shopping Arcade.
Tour ends at Ginza Shopping District. Return transfer to your
hotel is on your own arrangement. The afternoon is free for
further exploration, shopping or relaxation.
DAY 04 - TOKYO
Today is free to explore as you wish. Perhaps, join our optional
full day tour to Mt. Fuji and Hakone National Park.
DAY 05 - 11 EXPLORE OTHER CITIES BY RAILS
Use your Japan Rails Pass to explore other cities in Japan.
Accommodations in Tokyo:
Value: Shinjuku Washington Hotel
Deluxe: Imperial Hotel
Tour cost (Per person, double occupancy)
Daily departure from Los Angeles
Departure
Value Deluxe
Dates
2008
Jan 01-Jun 05 $1349 $1749
Jun 06-Aug 20 $1649 $1999
Aug 21-Dec 05 $1349 $1749
Dec 06-12 $1649 $2049
Dec 13-25 $1899 $2199
Special notes: Tour prices are based on weekday (Mon-Thu) departures.
$100.00 per person, weekend surcharge applies for departure on weekends
(Fri-Sun). Prices are per person, double occupancy, departure from Los Angeles
and subject to availability, change; holiday/seasonal supplements; blackout
dates; and any restrictions that may apply. Prices do not include U.S. departure
taxes, PFCs and surcharges. Japan Rail Pass is valid for 7 days from the date
the Pass is first used and based on ordinary coach class, restrictions and
conditions apply. Japan Rail Pass is only available for visitors from foreign
countries for sightseeing in Japan and holding "temporary visitor" visa during
their visit in Japan. For a 14 days Japan Rail Pass, add $200 per person. For a
21-day Japan Rail Pass, add $340.00 per person.
Rails pass rules and conditions:
Restrictions and terms for Japan Rail Pass: (Subject to change without
prior notice.)
JAPAN RAIL PASS is a special ticket that is available only to travelers visiting
Japan from foreign countries for sightseeing. You are eligible to purchase a
JAPAN RAIL PASS if you meet one of the following two conditions:
1. You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sightseeing under the
entry status of "temporary visitor".
Caution:
Even if you visit Japan with an Exchange Order, to be turned in for a JR Pass,
the exchange cannot be made unless you have a "temporary visitor" status; if
you enter Japan under any other official status, such as "trainee" or "entertainer",
you cannot change the Exchange Order for a JR Pass. Please note that
according to strict interpretation of the Japanese Immigration Law, "temporary
visitor" status differs even from other types of stays that are also for only short
periods.
2. You are a Japanese national living in a foreign country:
• Who is qualified to live permanently in that country, or
• Who has been living in that country for ten or more years, or
• Who is married to a non-Japanese residing in a country other than Japan.
**Upon arrival in Japan, you need to turn in the Exchange Order to receive your
JAPAN RAIL PASS at an applicable JAPAN RAIL station that has a JAPAN
RAIL PASS exchange office.
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Japan Rail Pass Validity * Seat reservations cannot be made outside Japan.
Transportation Services Do not use an automatic ticket-reading gate with a Japan Rail Pass. Please show
the Pass at a manned ticket gate.
Railways All JR Group railways: Shinkansen super express Caution: Please note that during crowded periods you cannot be guaranteed a
(Except "NOZOMI"), limited express trains, express trains, seat on a specific train. The periods when seat reservations are particularly
and rapid or local trains. (Not usable on some trains) difficult to secure are as follows.
Buses JR Bus companies: Local lines of JR Bus Tohoku, JR Bus * December 29 to January 5 - The New Year holiday period is the most popular
travel time for Japanese people, for vacations and returns to hometown areas.
Kanto, JR Tokai Bus, West Japan JR Bus and Chugoku JR * April 29 to May 5 - Due to consecutive holidays in a comfortable travel season,
Bus. there is large - scale travel throughout Japan for leisure and recreation.
JR Bus Divisions: Local bus lines of JR Hokkaido, JR * August 13 to 15 - Another time for traditional travel to hometown areas, called
Shikoku and JR Kyushu. the o-bon season.
JR Highway Bus Lines: Morioka - Hirosaki / Aomori
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* The Japan Rail Pass is not valid for "NOZOMI" Shinkansen trains. If you use a
"NOZOMI", you must pay the ordinary fare and the limited express charge, and if
in a Green car, the Green car charge. Passengers using train on non-JR lines
must pay respective fares and charges applicable to sections traveled on such
lines.
Accommodations: Many JR trains have Green cars (superior
accommodations): all have ordinary cars. You can use Green cars or
ordinary cars with a Green-type Japan Rail pass, and you can use
ordinary cars with an Ordinary-type Japan Rail Pass, without paying
additional charges.
The car with @ can be used with Japan Rail pass. The car with X is
required to pay additional charges.

Trains Accommodations Green Ordinary

Green car @ X

Ordinary car @ @
Shinkansen
Green private compartment X X

Ordinary private compartment X X

Green car @ X

Limited Ordinary car @ @

express and
Green private compartment X X
ordinary
express Ordinary private compartment X X

Sleeping car X X

Local and Green car @ X

Rapid trains
Ordinary car @ @

* Green private compartments are on certain limited express trains, such as

"Narita Express" and "Super-View Odoriko".
* Use of "Home Liner" and other "liner "trains requires an additional charge.
Valid Period
The valid period of a Japan Rail Pass is the consecutive 7, 14, 21 days
beginning on the date the Pass is first used.
Within 3 months from the date the Exchange Order was issued, you
must turn in your Exchange Order to obtain your Japan Rail Pass. At
that time, you have to specify the date that you want to start using
the Pass. It can be any date within one month from the date the Pass
is received.
Once the Pass has a starting date written on it, the date cannot be
changed.
How to use reserved seatings
Shinkansen and most limited express and ordinary express trains have reserved
Green car seats and both reserved and non-reserved ordinary car seats.
A non-reserved seat can be used simply by showing your JAPAN RAIL PASS.
To use a reserved seat, apply at any Travel Service Center or reserved-seat
ticket office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR station, or at a sales office of a JR-
associated travel agency. There, show your JAPAN RAIL PASS, and obtain your
reserved-seat ticket before your trip.