Seishun 18 -
Travel on local service throughout Japan for just JPY 11,500!
The Seishun 18 is one of popular Japan Railways ticket offered by JR group. The JR transport network serves the whole country. This ticket is available during spring, summer and winter seasons. Basically you can get on local trains and rapid trains with this ticket. If you want to travel throughout Japan, Seishun 18 is cheap and convenient!
Sales periods & Valid periods 2013 to 2014
Sales period in Spring 20 February to 4 April
Valid period in Spring 1 March to10 April
Not Determined Summer & Winter
Sales period in Summer 1 July to 31 August
Valid period in Summer 20 July to 10 September
Sales period in Winter 1 December to 31 December
Valid period in Winter 10 December to 10 January
Ticket Office
JR ticket office, travel service center and automatic ticket vending machines
- When you buy a ticket at the ticket window, your ID or passport need not be shown to station staff.
Terms and conditions
Price:
JPY 11,500
- Only JPY 2,300 per day.
- Adult and Child is the same price.
- If you are not using a ticket, you can refund it at JR ticket counters or travel agencies (each sales period and valid period). The cancellation fee is deducted.
Persons / travellers:
Individual travellers / Groups of up to 5 persons
Validity:
You can choose any 5 days (or up to 5 persons) within valid period
- Valid period of one day is 0:00am to 23:59pm. After 24:00pm, valid period of the ticket (one day) is until the next station.
- Spesified sections of Tokyo and Osaka, valid period of the ticket (one day) is until the last trains.
- Group persons must be traveling together on one single pass.
Specified sections of Tokyo
From JR Yamanote Line to Toride, Omiya, Chiba, Chiba-minato, Ogimachi, Umishibaura, Ofuna, Kurihama, Takao, Musashi-Itsukaichi and Okutama.
Specified sections of Osaka
From JR Osaka-Kanjo Line to Nishi-Akashi (Only via Sanyo Line except Wadamisaki), Sakurajima, Higashi-Hagoromo, Wakayama, Nara (Only via Kansai Line), Nagao and Kyoto (Only via Tokaido Line).
Sample of Seishun 18:

01: Pass name (Seishun 18)
02: Throughout JR lines (except shinkansen, limited express, express and JR buses)
03: Valid period
04: Number of days (persons), up to 5 days (5 persons)
05: Valid Date (year / month / day)
Using Seishun 18:
You can active your Seishun 18 at the JR Stations or on the JR trains.
- A JR station or JR train staff will stamp your Seishun 18 in order to validate it.
- Seishun 18 cannot be used in automatic ticket gates at the stations. Please show your Seishun 18 to station (or train) staff.
Area of Validity:
- Throughout JR lines (basically local trains)
- JR West Miyajima Ferry
- Aoimori Railway 3 sections (only Aomori to Hachinohe, Aomori to Noheji & Noheji to Hachinohe), you cannot get on & off other Aoimori Railway stations (Higashi-Aomori to Karibasawa & Chibiki to Mutsu-Ichikawa) by Seishun 18
Trains & ferry:
Only Seishun 18
- Non reserved seats of local and rapid train
- Non reserved seats of limited express train: between Kanita and Kikonai / between Shin Aomori and Aomori / between Shin Yubari and Shintoku / between Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport
- JR West Miyajima Ferry (between Miyajimaguchi and Miyajima Island)
- Aoimori Railway 3 sections (only Aomori to Hachinohe, Aomori to Noheji & Noheji to Hachinohe), you cannot get on & off other Aoimori Railway stations (Higashi-Aomori to Karibasawa & Chibiki to Mutsu-Ichikawa) by Seishun 18

Add fares plus Seishun 18
- Reserved seats of local and rapid train (add: reserved seat ticket)
- Green car seats (only non reserved) of local and rapid train (add: non reserved green seat ticket)
- Liner train (add: liner ticket)

Excluded (Seishun 18 is not valid)
- Non JR lines*
- Shinkansen, Limited express include sleeper, Express**
- Green car seats (reserved) of local and rapid train
*Except Aoimori Railway 3 sections (only Aomori to Hachinohe, Aomori to Noheji & Noheji to Hachinohe), you cannot get on & off other Aoimori Railway stations by Seishun 18
**Except Non reserved seats of limited express train: between Kanita and Kikonai / between Shin Aomori and Aomori / between Shin Yubari and Shintoku / between Miyazaki and Miyazaki Airport
 
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