The price for a Japan Rail Pass, which provides foreign tourists with unlimited access to almost all JR trains, has risen by around 70 percent this month.

Tourists will soon pay more to travel by train in Japan as a railway operator increases its prices. From 1 October, the Japan Rail Pass will increase by 3,000 yen (£14) to 53,000 yen (£247) for an ...

The pass allows unlimited travel on trains across Japan. - Photo: ST file TOKYO: (Bernama-Kyodo) JR group companies will raise prices for the Japan Rail Pass, a ticket aimed at foreign tourists that ...

Japan’s JR Pass, once a default choice for tourists, now offers value mainly for intensive long-distance travel after a 70% price hike in 2023 and new dual pricing rules from October 2026. The pass ...

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