Japan’s transport authority recently announced price hikes of over 50% for Japan train nationwide passes.
Some of Japan Railways (JR) Group’s regional train passes will also see increases of up to 50%.
Prices for JR East and JR Central, which include Tokyo, Nagano and Tohoku, are subject to the biggest price hikes,
The five-day JR East Tohoku Area Pass, with unlimited travel including shinkansen bullet trains, goes up from 20,000 yen to 30,000 yen.
The price increase is effective in October.
The three-day JR Tokyo Wide Pass rises from 10,180 yen to 15,000 yen.
Also, the five-day Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass, which covers journeys between Nagoya Takayama and Osaka with Kanazawa, goes up 39%.
JR Group said as the price rises come into effect, more destinations will be covered by the passes.
It will also boost the number of seats allocated for passes giving unlimited rail travel.
Rail passes in other regions such as the JR Kyushu and JR Hokkaido passes were also going up but by much less – 5% from 19,000 yen to 20,000 yen.
The JR nationwide 14-day pass, covering all trains across the country is priced at 80,000 yen, up from the current 47,250 yen.
