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Using the JR Pass in Tokyo

Cari Bahamondes
Cari Bahamondes
over 2 years ago
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Hello ~

I will visit Japan with my family in April, we are planning to stay 6 or 7 days in total and our itinerary is:

April 21st - Arrive at Tokyo Haneda
April 21st ~ April 24th - Travel in Tokyo
April 25th - Shinkansen to Fukuoka
April 26th - Shinkansen from Fukuoka to Hiroshima (only for the day)
April 27th - Departure

I know the JR Pass cover the between-cities Shinkansen trains, but I am still a bit confused if is possible to use it in the regular subway (as long as they are from JR company), what is the difference between the Monorail and the regular subway?
Also, once that I need to take the Shinkansen train, how do I reserve my seats? Do I need to go directly to the ticket booth at the station itself and show the pass to get a ticket?

I hope you can guide me a bit,
Thank you very much :)

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Daniel-san
19271 posts
over 2 years ago
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Hi there,

The subway/metro is not included in the JR Pass, as these are generally operated by the local city government or a local private company. There are also a few monorails in Japan, such as the Tokyo Monorail for access to Haneda Airport, this Monorail is owned and operated by JR East and therefore included.

Seat reservations can be made at any station, by just showing your JR Pass and telling the staff where you wish to travel.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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