My family will be visiting in December and will be purchasing the JR rail pass. I would like to accompany them but I am on a Student Visa. Is there a pass I can purchase or will I have to purchase the Shinkansen tickets individually?
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jeromedz
about 9 years ago
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Daniel-san
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about 9 years ago
Hi there,
There's only a JR Pass for foreign visitors who enter Japan on a tourist visa, any other visa such as student does not allow to use of a JR Pass.
This means you have to buy normal tickets.
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