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 The Japan Rail Passes provide unlimited travel on trains operated by the Japan Railways (JR) Group throughout the country.
Who is eligible for a Japan Rail Pass?
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To be eligible to purchase a Nationwide Japan Rail Pass you must meet one of two conditions below.
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To be eligible to purchase a Regional Japan Rail Pass (eg. Japan Rail East Pass), you must meet condition #1.
Condition #1. You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sight-seeing, under the entry
status of "temporary visitor"
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"Temporary visitor" entry status, according to Japanese Immigration Law, allows
a stay in Japan of 90 days, for "sight-seeing."
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If you apply for a "stay for sight-seeing" when you enter, entry personnel
will stamp your passport as "temporary visitor." Only persons who
have a passport bearing this stamp can use a Japan Rail Pass.
Condition #2. You are a Japanese national living in a foreign country
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Who is qualified to live permanently in a foreign country. or,
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Who is married to a non-Japanese residing in a country other than Japan.
Note: Persons meeting the conditions for point 2 above will be required to show proof of this on purchase.
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