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Seishun 18 (Juhachi) Kippu Ticket (JR Seasonal Discount Ticket for Local and Rapid Local Trains)
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Seishun 18 (Juhachi) Kippu Ticket (JR Seasonal Discount Ticket for Local and Rapid Local Trains)
TIC, Mar. 2011
Price
¥ 11,500 (a ticket for 5 days or 5 people)
Same price for adults and children
Season
| Spring | Term of sale | Feb. 20-----------Mar. 31 |
| Term of validity | Mar.1------------ Apr. 10 | |
| Summer | Term of sale | July 1-------------Aug. 31 |
| Term of validity | July 20----------- Sep. 10 | |
| Winter | Term of sale | Dec.1-------------Dec.31 |
| Term of validity | Dec.10----------- Jan. 10 |
Area
All over Japan
The Seishun 18 Kippu can be used for travel only on JR local trains, JR rapid
local trains ("Kaisoku" and "Shin-kaisoku"), the JR ferryboat between
Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima Island, and exceptionally JR limited express trains
(non-reserved seats) between Kanita in Aomori and Kikonai in Hokkaido, and
between Shin-Yubari and Shintoku in Hokkaido
Note
- This ticket may be used by one person for any
five days of travel (consecutive or non-consecutive) or by a group traveling
together on the same route. (e.g.. five people for one-day travel) Each
ticket is valid for one calendar day (from 00:00 to 23:59), and must be used
within the designated term of validity.
- Ticket holders can get on and off the train at
any JR station and at the JR ferry terminal as many times as they wish.
However, travel is restricted to the marked "day of use." The "day of use"
will be marked on the ticket by a JR staff member the first time the ticket
holder presents the ticket when going through a ticket gate at any JR
station.
- This ticket is NOT valid for express trains,
limited express trains, overnight sleeper trains, Green Cars, and JR buses.
This means that the Seishun 18 Kippu does NOT cover long-distance express or
limited express trains including the Shinkansen "bullet trains". The ticket
does cover long-distance travel by local trains and rapid local trains ("Kaisoku"
and "Shin-kaisoku"). But travelers with time constraints should note that
this usually requires several changes of trains.
- Rapid local trains ("Kaisoku" and "Shin-kaisoku")
are short or medium-distance local trains that are faster and make fewer
stops than ordinary local trains. Please be careful to note that they are
not long-distance express trains.
- Additional charges apply when riding a train
which requires a seat reservation or a priority seat reservation on a local
/ rapid local train ("Kaisoku" and "Shin-kaisoku").
- When traveling with this ticket it is
important to think in terms of calendar days. For one use - for one person
using the ticket one time – the travel has to be within one calendar day
(from 00:00 to 23:59). When traveling overnight on one use of the ticket, it
is valid till the first stop the train makes after midnight. An exception is
made for travel in Designated Tokyo and Osaka Areas, where one use of the
ticket allows you to ride the last trains of the day even after midnight.
Where to buy the ticket
- You can buy this ticket at JR station ticket offices, View Plazas (JR Travel Service Centers) and major travel agencies throughout Japan.
Refunding an unused ticket
- Ticket cannot be refunded if a part of it has been used or after the designated term of validity. It costs ¥210 as handling charge for refunding an unused ticket within the validity dayｓ.
Useful Information
- Traveling 140 kilometers (87 miles) – for
example, from Tokyo Station to Fuji Station – by JR local or rapid local
train costs ¥2,520. The cost on one use of the Seishun 18 Kippu is just ¥2,300.
- For further information call JR East Infoline
: 050-2016-1603 (10:00 am – 6:00 pm.)
(Closed during year-end & New Year's holidays)
Hotel Discount
- The JR Hotel Group members give special
discount rates to Seishun 18 Kippu ticket holders.
Reservations can be made with the JR Hotel Group Tokyo Reservation Center at 03-3216-0489 (Mon. -Fri. 9:30 am – 6:00 pm except national holidays)
All information is based on data as of March 2011 and is subject to change
without notice.
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