About
JR East
About
In 1987, the management of the railway company changed from state-owned to private-owned. In Japan, with Tokyo as the center, we cover Kanto (7 prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa), Koshinetsu (3 prefectures: Niigata, Nagano, Yamanashi), and Tohoku regions (6 prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Iwate, Fukushima, Miyagi, Yamagata). With a total of 69 routes, the whole traveling distance is more than 7,457.3 km. It is the largest railway company in Japan with around 17,700,000 passengers a day.
JR East Pass
The JR EAST PASS for TOHOKU area is a special discounted pass available only to customers visiting Japan. *1
It allows unlimited rides on all JR East train lines in the JR EAST PASS designated area. *2
Please take advantage of this great offer to see a lot more amazing north east Japan for a lot less!
＊with a short-term visa no longer than 90 days
＊JR EAST PASS allows rides on some non-JR trains in the Izu and Nikko areas.
Advice
There are many ways to enjoy Japan’s railway. You can take a high-speed train that goes over the 300km/hour, or a train where you can enjoy Jazz performance while looking at the passing scenery. Even enjoy an Ekiben, a lunchbox to be eaten in the train. Some people visit Japan for only this purpose. And the world-renown punctuality of Japan’s train makes planning easy. Not only the major train lines, local lines are also kept very clean. When you visit Japan, do experience our train. If you do not know how to ride the train, please approach our friendly staff who will teach you how.
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