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<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0350c12000btel992520E_Z_1000_0.jpg"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0355112000btel2wwAEF8_Z_1000_0.jpg"><h3>Railway companies and lines you can use</h3>JR EAST Lines​&nbsp;​Tokyo MonorailIzu Kyuko LineHokuetsu Express​&nbsp;​Echigo TOKImeki Railway (between Naoetsu and Arai)Reserved seats in ordinary cars of the following express trains with through operations between JR EAST and Tobu Railway lines: Nikko, Kinugawa, and SPACIA Kinugawa trains.You can also use regular trains (including rapid trains) from Shimo-imaichi to Tobu-nikko and Kinugawa-onsen on the Tobu Railway line.Between Kurihashi and Shimo-imaichi, you can only use limited express trains that run through to Tobu Railway. *JR buses in the area (exc. highway and some regular bus routes)<a href="https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pdf/jrbus_map_e.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See bus map here</a>The only limited express trains you can use with the JR EAST PASS (Nagano, Niigata area) are through trains from JR lines to Tobu Railway lines. You cannot use limited express trains whose first and last stations are Tobu Railway stations.<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0353u12000dnrpivv1BB0_Z_1000_0.jpg"><ul><li>You cannot use the JR EAST PASS (Nagano, Niigata area) to travel on the Tokaido Shinkansen. (This is because the Tokaido Shinkansen is run by another company)</li><li>The areas between Minami-Otari and Itoigawa on the Oito Line and between Itoigawa and Joetsumyoko on the Hokuriku Shinkansen are not included in the pass area.</li><li>If taking the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Itoigawa, you must purchase a separate basic fare ticket and Super (Limited) Express Train ticket for travel between Itoigawa and Joetsumyoko.</li><li>Gala Yuzawa Station only operates during the winter and spring.​&nbsp;​</li></ul>For more information, please visit the official website：<a href="https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/zh-CHS/pass/eastpass_n.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/zh-CHS/pass/eastpass_n.html</a> Eligibility for PurchasingThe JR Pass is exclusively available to the following individuals, and each pass allows free travel for up to 2 infants (1-5 years old):<ul><li>Foreign travelers holding a non-Japanese passport (Japanese citizens are not eligible). ※Foreign residents living in Japan can also purchase the JR East Japan Rail Pass!</li></ul>The purchaser must present a valid passport (original document) during the purchase process (only the purchaser themselves can buy the ticket, and it cannot be purchased on behalf of other customers such as family members).Exchange ProcessPresent the received booking confirmation and your passport at the designated station ticket machine or counter (green window counter) to exchange for physical tickets.Designated exchange locations:<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0352d12000bgi7yf70271_Z_1000_0.jpg"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0356p12000bgi7u3cF1C3_Z_1000_0.jpg"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0353912000bgi7yfa4FB0_Z_1000_0.jpg"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0355712000bgi7wfd9BD8_Z_1000_0.jpg"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0356512000bgi7nf462B9_Z_1000_0.jpg">For detailed redemption information, please visit the official website: <a href="https://www.jreast.co.jp/sc/ticketwindow/?selectPass=eastNN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jreast.co.jp/sc/ticketwindow/?selectPass=eastNN</a>