US Military and Japan Rail Pass

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Narita Airport English site The official website of Narita Airport in Tokyo. It’s fully in English and lets you check on flight details and also has up-to-date news and information on services and new developments within the Airport.

Japan Rail Timetable - Online! This link is golddust. You can plan all your JR Pass routes in *english* and online using this great tool. It even shows you how much each leg costs so you can either form a budget, or congratulate yourself on how much money you are saving with a JR Pass!.

JR Timetable update - Oct 1, 2007 The latest Japan Rail Timetable and routemap as of Oct 1st, 2007.

I want to buy a JR Pass, but it says that you must have a visitor visa in your passport, Since I am US military stationed in Japan, can I use one?

Short answer: No

US Army As the Japan Rail Pass is offered to foreigners to help promote tourism in Japan, only visitors with the correct Visitor Visa stamp will be able to validate their Japan Rail Pass Exchange Orders. This means that anyone in Japan with a “SOFA” or Status of Forces Agreement visa in their passport is unfortunately ineligible for the JR Pass as they are not in Japan for sightseeing purposes.