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cah
cah
over 11 years ago
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I will be traveling to Japan on September 23rd and plan on activating my pass four days later. How soon can I purchase the voucher?

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mari
1950 posts
over 11 years ago
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Hi there,

The Japan Rail Pass must be activated within 3 months of the date of purchase. At activation in Japan you can specify a starting date up to a further 1 month in the future.

In your case, September the 23rd/27th falls within the next 3 months so you can purchase the rail pass at any time from now and it will be valid on use in Japan.

Hope this helps!


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