| - A. Who is eligible for a Japan Rail Pass? |
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1. You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sight-seeing, under the entry status of
"temporary visitor." |
"Temporary visitor" entry status, according to Japanese Immigration Law, allows a stay in Japan 15 days or 90 days for
"sight-seeing", etc. If you apply for a "stay for sight-seeing" when you enter Japan, entry personnel will stamp your
passport as
"Temporary visitor", as shown below. Only persons who have a passport bearing this stamp can use a
Japan Rail Pass.
Caution:
Even if you visit Japan with an Exchange Order, to be turned in for a Japan Rail Pass, the exchange cannot be made
unless you have "temporary visitor" status; if you enter Japan under any other official status,such as "trainee" or
"entertainer", you can not change the
Exchange Order for a Japan Rail Pass.
Please note that according to strict interpretation of the Japanese Immigration Law, "temporary visitor"
status differs
even from other
types of stays that are also for only short time periods. |
| 2. You are a Japanese national living in a foreign country, |
a. who is qualified to live permanently in that country, or
b. who has been living in that country for then or more years, or
c. who is married to a non-Japanese residing in a country other that Japan
Note : Persons meeting conditions a, b, or c above must be required to show proof of same at the point of purchase of
an Exchange
Order and obtaining a Japan Rail Pass.
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| - B. How to obtain a Japan Rail Pass |
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| A Japan Rail Pass cannot be purchased inside Japan. |
You must purchase an Exchange Order from an authorized sales office or agent before you come toJapan.
After you arrice in Japan, you turn in the Exchange Order to receive your Japan RailPass
at an applicable JR station that has a Japan
Rail Pass exchange office.
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| - C. Refund |
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| Refund requests must be presented within 1 year from the date of issue. |
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| - D. Validity period from date of issue |
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Pass holder should turn their Exchange order to Japan Rail Pass at the JR Stationwithin 3 months from the date of
issue and before
their first departure. |
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| - F. Lost or Stolen |
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| Neither and Exchange order nor Japan Rail Pass can be reissued if lost or stolen.
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