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Osaka–Toyama Hokuriku Shinkansen & Limited Express Train Ticket[E-Ticket]
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Overview
Book now for flexible express train tickets between Osaka and Toyama — at a special price only for visitors to Japan!
Exclusive to those with temporary visitor status, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen for less! This one-way ticket is valid up to 90 days after booking. Ride the Shinkansen between Toyama and Tsuruga Station, connecting to Osaka with the Limited Express Thunderbird!
• For other Hokuriku Shinkansen routes click here • For other bullet train routes and prices, see our check our Japan Shinkansen ticket page • See the How it Works section for full details of ticket usage!
Highlights
- Get Hokuriku One-Way Ticket tickets at exclusive rates!
- Exchange for reserved-seat ticket at no extra charge!
- Flexible tickets valid up to 90 days after booking!
- Book with a Rakuten account to earn points for every ticket!
Key Information
Important Information
How to Use: 1: Choose the option for your direction of travel 2: Confirmation email will be sent to the appointed email address once the booking is made 3: The QR Code* voucher for your ticket is valid up to 90 days later 4: Please go to green ticket-vending machines and pick up physical ticket by scanning QR Code of e-ticket and non-Japanese passport (click here to search) 4: Use the physical ticket to pass through the automated ticket gate
Reserving a Reserved Seat Ticket • Reserved seat tickets can be reserved at a ticket vending machine or a station ticket office. • Click here for information on reserving reserved seat tickets from a ticket vending machine.
Eligibility: • "Discounted One-way Ticket" user must be holding a passport issued by a foreign government（外国での永住権を持っているお客様を含め、日本国籍のお客様は使用できません） • "Discounted One-way Ticket" user must be entering in Japan as a "短期滞在" (Temporary Visitor)" • "短期滞在" (Temporary Visitor) is a status of residence defined under Japanese immigration law • Individual customers are not allowed to purchase or exchange more than one of the same ticket for the same use period • You must present your passport to receive a pass
Booking (3 steps)
Description
The Hokuriku Shinkansen is a high-speed bullet train line that serves some of Japan's beautiful, less-visited cities like Fukui, Toyama, and Kanazawa. Change trains at Tsuruga Station for the Limited Express Thunderbird, which connects the travel hubs of Osaka and Kyoto!
With a Osaka-to-Toyama (or Toyama-to-Osaka) Hokuriku One-Way Ticket for the Shinkansen and Thunderbird Express, you’ll cruise between cities on a ride like no other!
Book your flexible tickets now, use the QR Code* to collect them in Japan, and make a seat reservation at the station in Japan, so nothing gets in the way of your bullet train adventure!
*QR Code is a registered trademark of Denso Wave, Inc.
How it works
This ticket can be used on a variety of services. See the table below for the validity, and any other tickets needed.
Purchasing a "Discounted One-way Ticket"
*Available from select overseas travel agencies. Purchasing Exchange Order through a Travel Agency outside Japan
Step 1: Purchase an exchange order (E-TICKET) at sales locations outside Japan • Once issued, the E-TICKET must be exchanged within 3 months
Step 2: Exchange the E-TICKET for a "Discounted One-way Ticket" at an exchange location in Japan • E-TICKET exchange locations: Click here for details • Receiving an E-TICKET: Click here for details • The E-TICKET that could not been exchanged can be refunded at the overseas travel agency where the pass was originally purchased (a separate handling fee will be applied) • The "Discounted One-way Ticket" is not available for purchase within Japan
Availability and Use
• The "Discounted One-way Ticket" is available and usable all year around
Changes
• Changing the validity period start date is allowed only once • The ticket cannot be changed for a different ticket type; the ticket must instead be refunded, and the desired ticket purchased separately • Changing the departure or arrival station within a section is allowed only once for unused tickets within the validity period • Changing trains is allowed only once before the departure of the designated train, and only if tickets for the train being changed to are available within the validity period
Refunds
• Refunds are accepted only at the "Discounted One-way Ticket" exchange location. • Click here for information on refund locations for refunds due to non-availability of services, delays, or other circumstances • The sales price minus a handling fee will be refunded.
Handling fee: If no reserved seating ticket has been issued: 560 YEN If a reserved seating ticket has been issued: • Up to 2 days before departure: 560 YEN • Between day before departure and time of departure: 30% of original undiscounted Express ticket (based on original ticket purchase date) + 220 YEN (minimum handling fee: 560 YEN)
• A handling fee equivalent to the Limited express ticket for each train will be applied to a reserved seating ticket after departure time. • Refunds cannot be provided if the "Discounted One-way Ticket" has been used or the validity period has ended. • A refund of an unexchanged E-TICKET is available from the overseas travel agency where the ticket was purchased. Please note that an additional handling fee will apply.
Related information
• The "Discounted One-way Ticket" is only valid for the "Discounted One-way Ticket" holder • Presentation of a passport (of the person using the "Discounted One-way Ticket") is required to exchange an E-TICKET • No more than one E-TICKET can be exchanged per passport • A passport is required when using a "Discounted One-way Ticket" and must be presented to the JR staff upon request • The "Discounted One-way Ticket" will not be reissued even if lost or stolen • The conditions of use for the "Discounted One-way Ticket" are stipulated by the JR-WEST carriage conditions and the laws of Japan • Conditions of use for an exchange order are stipulated by regulations and contracts of issuing companies • If any discrepancies arise between the foreign language and Japanese versions of the carriage conditions, the Japanese version has precedence • The information displayed (including prices) is current as of August 1, 2024, and is subject to change
