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rachuhhlynn
rachuhhlynn
over 8 years ago
5 responses

hi!

we're planning on purchasing the green car pass, but i just read...

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-1 The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved (incl. Green Car) or non-reserved, on ”NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains. -2 There are no Green Cars on most “HIKARI” and “KODAMA” trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line (Shin-Osaka―Hakata), or on some “SAKURA” and “TSUBAME” Series 800 trains on the Kyushu Shinkansen line. -3 If you use a “DX Green” (operated by JR Kyushu), you must pay the limited express charge in addition to the DX Green charge.
-4 If you use the GranClass car, only the basic fare is covered with your JAPAN RAIL PASS for both Green Car and Ordinary Cars and you must pay the limited express charge and the GranClass car surcharge additionally.

2 kind of confuses us. Will there be an advantage to buying a green jr rail pass?

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Daniel-san
18832 posts
over 8 years ago
Expert

Hi there,

Having made the trip between Osaka-Hakata myself, I can confirm that there definitely are Green Seats available. However this is only half a train car instead of the usual 1 full train car.

May I ask if this route is planned in your itinerary?

rachuhhlynn
rachuhhlynn
5 posts
over 8 years ago

day 1
kansai-osaka-nara-osaka
day 2
osaka-tokyo
day 3
tokyo-kyoto-osaka
day 4
osaka-tokyo-nakano-tokyo
day 5
tokyo-kamakura-yokohama
day 6
disney

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Daniel-san
18832 posts
over 8 years ago
Expert

Hi again!

Thank you, the route from Osaka - Hakata is south of Osaka and you won't be traveling this route.

There are plenty of Green Seats between Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagano on the Shinkansen.

Note that there are no Green seats on local trains to Kamakura/Yokohama. These are small distances.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

rachuhhlynn
rachuhhlynn
5 posts
over 8 years ago

hi!

thank you so much! you've been really helpful!

Rachel


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