Question:
I am a foreigner but I wish to use a private railways. and it's a bit loss if i purchase both jr pass and private railways for this 2 weeks. I thought of purchasing JR East in Kansai Area. But it is stated it is only available for 3 days of maximum. So, how about traveling in Kansai area with the private railway? And my question also is that, does Shinkansen belong to JR company?
Thank you
Answer:
First off, the JR Regional passes are not the same as the full JR Pass, so the other post has her info wrong. But regarding the question, you can't use a JR East pass in Kansai - you need to get a JR West Pass, and the Kansai area pass can be used for a max of 4 days and costs 6000 yen - a steal compared to buying tickets piecemeal. The shinkansen are run by JR - you can ride them too on the West pass if it is the Sanyo area pass, but not for the Kansai area pass...but for the distance it's not worth the extra cost.
You can also use non-JR trains and get where you're going on a Surutto Kansai Pass, which includes subway lines, but the max validity is 3 days. So it's up to you. But there is no rational reason why you have to exclude JR trains from your travel - especially if you want to ride on the bullet train.
By the way, the JR East Pass, if you wanted to use in eastern Japan, has a 5 day, 10 day, and flex 4 day variety.
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