Every Japan Rail Pass has to activated in Japan. You can do so by exchanging your Japan Rail Pass voucher for the Japan Rail Pass itself at any of the below stations.
To exchange your Japan Rail Pass, bring your passport and eligibility documents. The JR Staff members will do the rest.
The JR Pass exchange process takes about 5 minutes itself. This can be longer in the event of a queue. Especially at Narita Airport and Tokyo Station, we recommend exchanging your pass at any other station if possible.
★Hokkaido Area★
Kushiro Station Travel Service Center 10:00-18:00
Obihiro Station Travel Service Center 9:00-19:30
Asahikawa Station Travel Service Center 9:30-17:30
Sapporo Station JR Information Desk 8:30-19:00
New-Chitose Airport JR Information Desk 8:30-19:00
Hakodate Travel Service Center 10:00-18:00
Shin-Hakodate Hokuto Station Ticket Office 9:00-19:00
★Tohoku Area★
Aomori Station Travel Service Center 10:00-17:30
Morioka Station Travel Service Center 10:00-17:30
Akita Station Travel Service Center 9:30-17:00
Sendai Station Travel Service Center 8:30-19:00
Yamagata Station Travel Service Center 10:00-17:30
Fukushima Station Travel Service Center 10:00-17:30 (Mon-Sat)
★Kanto Area★
Omiya Station Travel Service Center 10:00-17:00
Narita Airport Terminal 1
JR EAST Travel Service Center 8:30-19:00
Ticket Office 6:30-8:30, 19:00-21:45
Narita Airport Terminal 2・3
JR EAST Travel Service Center 8:30-20:00
Ticket Office 6:30-8:30, 20:00-21:45
Kashiwa Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 10:00-17:00
Funabashi Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 10:00-17:00
Tokyo Station
Japan Rail Cafe 9:00-16:00
JR EAST Travel Service Center (Marunouchi North) 8:30-19:00
JR-CENTRAL Ticket Office (Yaesu Central) 7:30-8:30, 19:00-20:30
JR-CENTRAL Ticket Office (Yaesu North) 8:30-19:00
JR Tokai Tours Tokyo Office 9:00-19:00 (Mon-Fri), 9:00-18:00 (Sat & Sun)
Ueno Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 8:00-18:00
Shinjuku Station
JR EAST Travel Service Center (Shinjuku New South Exit) 8:00-19:00
JR EAST Travel Service Center (Shinjuku East Exit) 9:00-18:00
Shibuya Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 9:00-18:00
Ikebukuro Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 10:00-17:00
Shinagawa Station JR-CENTRAL Ticket Office 9:00-19:00
Takanawa Gateway Station Takanawa Gateway Travel Service Center 11:00-18:00
Haneda Airport Terminal 3
JR EAST Travel Service Center (Tokyo Monorail 2F Ticket Gate/Arrival lobby) 6:45-20:00
Haneda Airport Terminal 2
Tourist Information Center 6:00-22:00
Tachikawa Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 10:00-17:00
Kawasaki Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 10:00-17:00
Yokohama Station Travel Service Center 10:00-17:00
Shin-Yokohama Station
JR-CENTRAL Ticket Office 9:00-19:00
JR Tokai Tours Shin-Yokohama Office 10:00-18:00
Odawara Station JR-CENTRAL Ticket Office 9:00-19:00
Mishima Station Ticket Office (South) 8:00-20:30
★Chubu Area★
Shizuoka Station Ticket Office 8:00-20:30
Hamamatsu Station Ticket Office 8:00-20:30
Nagoya Station
JR Information Center 10:00-19:00
Ticket Office 5:30-10:00, 19:00-23:00
JR Tokai Tours Nagoya Office 8:00-20:00 (Mon-Fri), 8:00-19:00 (Sat & Sun)
JR Tokai Tours Nagoya Station Hirokoji Entrance Office 8:00-20:00 (Mon-Fri), 8:00-19:00 (Sat & Sun)
Central International Airport Central Japan Travel Center 9:00-19:00
Toyama Station Ticket Office (Central) 7:00-20:00
Kanazawa Station
Ticket Office (Central) 7:00-20:00
Nippon Travel Agency TiS Kanazawa Branch 10:00-17:00 (Except Thursdays)
Niigata Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 9:30-17:00
Nagano Station JR EAST Travel Service Center 9:00-17:00
★Kansai Area★
Kyoto Station
Ticket Office (JR-WEST Central) 6:30-21:00
Ticket Office (JR-CENTRAL Hachijo Shinkansen) 8:30-21:00
JR Tokai Tours Kyoto Office 8:00-19:00
Nippon Travel Agency TiS Kyoto Branch 9:00-17:00
Higashi-Maizuru Station Ticket Office 8:10-18:40
Shin-Osaka Station
Travel Service Center SHIN-OSAKA 8:00-20:00
Ticket Office (JR-WEST East) 6:00-22:00
Ticket Office (JR-CENTRAL Central) 6:00-22:00
Nippon Travel Agency TiS Shin-Osaka Branch 7:00-20:30 (Mon-Fri), 7:00-20:00 (Sat & Sun)
JR Tokai Tours Shin-Osaka Office 9:00-18:00
Osaka Station
Ticket Office (Central) 6:00-22:00
Nippon Travel Agency TiS Osaka Branch (Travel Service Center OSAKA) 9:30-18:00
Kansai Airport Ticket Office 5:30-23:00
Nara Station Ticket Office 8:00-20:00
Sannomiya Station
Ticket Office 6:00-22:00
Nippon Travel Agency TiS Sannomiya Branch 10:30-18:30 (Mon-Fri), 10:30-18:00 (Sat & Sun)
★Chugoku Area★
Okayama Station
Ticket Office 8:00-20:00
Nippon Travel Agency TiS Okayama Branch 10:00-17:00 (Except Thursdays)
Tottori Station Ticket Office 8:00-19:00
Yonago Station Ticket Office 7:00-19:30
Sakaiminato Station Ticket Office 9:00-11:00, 12:00-16:50 (Mon-Fri), 9:00-11:30, 12:15-15:50, 16:05-16:50 (Sat & Sun)
Matsue Station Ticket Office 7:00-19:00
Hiroshima Station Ticket Office 5:30-22:00
Shin-Yamaguchi Station Ticket Office 6:00-20:00
Shimonoseki Station Ticket Office 7:00-11:00, 15:00-19:00
★Shikoku Area★
Takamatsu Station Travel Service Center 10:00-18:00 (Mon-Fri), 10:00-17:30 (Sat & Sun)
Matsuyama Station Travel Service Center 10:00-18:00 (Mon-Fri), 10:00-17:00 (Sat & Sun)
Tokushima Station Travel Service Center 10:00-18:00 (Mon-Fri), 10:00-17:00 (Sat & Sun)
★Kyushu Area★
Kokura Station JR Kyushu Ticket Office 7:00-21:00
Hakata Station JR Kyushu Ticket Office 7:00-22:00
Saga Station Ticket Office 7:00-21:00
Nagasaki Station Ticket Office 7:00-21:00
Kumamoto Station Ticket Office 7:00-21:00
Oita Station Ticket Office 7:00-21:00
Miyazaki Station Ticket Office 7:00-21:00
Kagoshima-Chūō Station Ticket Office 7:00-21:00
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