Find out everything that is included in the Japan Rail Pass, where stations are located and how long travel distances are. Build your own itinerary by pinning stations to the map, then share your travel plans with friends, or save a copy for yourself.

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And there’s no better way to see it than by train using your Japan Rail Pass for unlimited travel on the country’s domestic rail network. Let’s take a look at some of the most picturesque coastal rail journeys you could ever experience.

With the JR Pass you can make us of all JR train lines in Japan including the high speed bullet trains. You can't use the bullet trains classified as Nozomi/Mizuhou but you can take all other instead that travel the same route.

Japan Rail Pass FAQ, find out all about the JR Pass, including how to use the JR Pass, what is included, how to activate and much more.

Incredibly, Japan has 45 of the 51 busiest train stations in the world and the No.1 biggest and busiest - Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, which sees a staggering 3.6 million train travellers pass through every single day.

The cheapest is to travel by Fujikyu rail to Otsuki station (around 1,140yen/one way) and from there use the JR Pass to Kyoto. The best route from Otsuki is to take local trains to Tokyo station and from there use the Hikari Shinkansen to Kyoto.