EAST NAGANO-NIIGAT AREA PASS

Visitors traveling as a tourists who have a temporary visitor entry status are eligible for this pass. Japanese passport holders are not eligible for this pass.

Children under the age of 6 years old can travel for free as long as they travel with a pass holder. However they are not entitled to their own seat. If you want your child to have an individual seat, and even if the child is under 6 years old, you will need to buy a children's Japan Rail Pass.

Children between the age of 6 and 11 years old have to travel with a children's Japan Rail Pass. From 12 years old the child will have to travel with an adult Japan Rail Pass.

 The JR East Nagano-Niigata Pass is available as a 5 day flexi pass. This pass is valid for 5 days over a period of 14 days, starting on the day of exchange.

The passes validity is calculated in days, not in hours, so it does not matter what time you first use your pass. If you have a JR East Nagano-Niigata Pass and exchange it on 1st March you will be able to use it for any 5 days until midnight on the 14th March.