The Japan Rail Pass provides unlimited travel on trains operated by the Japan Railways (JR) Group throughout the country. This type of pass can be used for travel throughout Japan.

The Japan Rail East Pass provides unlimited travel around Eastern Japan (Northern Honshu above Tokyo). It is valid for travel on all the 72 railway lines of JR EAST: 5 Shinkansen Super Express Lines & 67 Conventional Lines.

The Japan Rail West Kansai Pass is a sight-seeing pass for the central Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe-Nara-Himeji area. These passes allow cost-effective unlimited travel (in the designated area) on trains operated by JR-West. While this pass can not be used for Shinkansen trains, it offers an excellent, low-cost way of seeing the beautiful and historic area of Kansai.

The Japan Rail West Sanyo Pass provides unlimited travel for the larger and more westerly Osaka-Okayama-Hiroshima-Hakata area. Unlike the Kansai pass, the Sanyo pass allows travel on the Shinkansen bullet train (including the fastest "Nozomi" bullets), and also on the Miyajima ferry line in Hiroshima.

The Japan Rail Kyushu Pass is the perfect ticket for sightseeing and travel around Japan's southerly Kyushu island. The use of this pass enables passengers to board the Kyushu Shinkansen's Tsubame, and the Sonic (a limited express) as often as they like while the pass is valid. Ticket holders also can use any Kyushu Railway Co. trains as often as they like during this period.

The Japan Rail Hokkaido Pass offers unlimited travel across the northerly Hokkaido Island. It is valid for all the train lines offered by Hokkaido Railway Co. and the majority of bus lines of JR Hokkaido Bus.