Hiroshima–Okayama Bullet Train Shinkansen Tickets

Important Information

How to Book: 1: Choose your preferred date 2: Choose the option for your direction of travel 3: During checkout, tell us your preferred departure time, and any other times you’d accept tickets for if that time is not possible 4: We secure tickets for a journey within 30 minutes of your preferred time if possible, or in your second-choice time range 5: A QR Code* voucher for your tickets is issued up to 1 month in advance, and at least 1 day before the travel date Printing Tickets: • Note: these tickets cannot be issued at Hiroshima Station or Okayama Station, you must issue them at a valid station; the closest available station is Shin-Osaka, key stations are detailed here • To print tickets, scan your QR Code* voucher at the Reserved Seat Ticket Machine of a valid JR station • Depending on location, you can also scan your voucher or show your 17-digit booking reference number at a Ticket Office, JR East Travel Service Center, or Green Ticket Machine • Tickets can be printed 05:00–23:00, except where shorter operating hours are in effect; please verify hours yourself before pickup; key stations detailed here • To avoid missing your train in case of congestion, please print tickets well in advance (vouchers are valid on issuing) Conditions: • Reserved seat tickets guarantee travel on the date, time, and seat printed on the ticket (we provide a guide to help you read the ticket) • If your ticket hasn’t been issued by the ticket machine or ticket office by the departure time of the reserved train, the boarding time can’t be changed and the ticket price won't be refunded • The following can’t be handled by Rakuten Travel Experiences, please ask at a JR ticket office: — Travel in a Green Car (first class) — Change of departure time or refund after tickets are issued — Use of oversized luggage seats on the Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu, or Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen (click here for information on oversized luggage seats) • For explanation of age ranges, please check the How it Works section at the bottom of the product page *QR Code is a registered trademark of Denso Wave, Inc.