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When should I activate the rail pass?

mum_of_sons_abroad
mum_of_sons_abroad
over 11 years ago
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I am going to Japan for 2 weeks, and will be based in Tokyo for some of the time but will be travelling further afield for 7 days. When do I need to activate the rail pass?

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mari
1950 posts
over 11 years ago
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Hi there!

You should aim to activate your JR Pass on the first day of your 7 days travel outside Tokyo (provided it is a 7 day pass of course). You will be able to exchange it at the JR Pass exchange corner in Tokyo station and should have no problems.

Hope this helps!

mum_of_sons_abroad
mum_of_sons_abroad
2 posts
over 11 years ago

Thank you Mari,

That's really helpful.


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