With a JR West Pass ticket, anyone can explore the western Sakura Country effectively. JR West Pass covering the western regions of Japan such as the Kansai area, Hokuriku, Okayama, Hiroshima, and other areas in western Japan. You can take the train, Shinkansen, bus, ferry, bicycle, and even access the airport shuttle service with just one pay. Get JR West Pass tickets at the best prices on Traveloka now!
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JR West (the official name of the West Japan Railway Company) is a special line of railroad companies in Japan directly under the auspices of the Japan Railroad Group (JR Group). Specifically, a subsidiary with a blue logo serves JR Group operations for the western region of Honshu, including the Shinkansen high-speed train line (Sanyo Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, and Hakata Minami Line). JR West's headquarters is at 4-24 Shibata 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka.
Like other JR Group subsidiaries, JR West is part of the Japanese red plate company's solution, Japan National Railways (JNR). This rail-based transportation company was founded on April 1, 1987. Entering its first year of operation, JR West opened the Honshibisan line which is part of the line between Okayama Station and Takamatsu Station.
In July 1989, JR West began Twilight Express operations. This luxury class limited express train serves Sapporo cross travel on the north side of Hokkaido Island to Osaka on the southwest side of Honshu Island. Unfortunately, premium class trains have stopped operating since March 2015.
In mid 2017, JR West reintroduced the luxury train service through Twilight Express Mizukaze. Twilight Express Mizukaze is a type of luxury-style sleeping car that uses several hybrid diesel engines. This new generation luxury train has a capacity of 34 passengers and operates in western Japan, precisely in Keihanshin, Sanin, and Sanyo.
Tickets for JR West are now available at Traveloka. You can get the best JR West Pass ticket prices on the Traveloka website or mobile app, especially if you use special promos that are often held. Make sure you know the following policies to make it easier to use JR West tickets that you have purchased at Traveloka.
JR West provides the main service of rail-based public transportation operations in western Japan. JR West's main services are Urban Network which is a commuter train for the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area, and Shinkansen for the Hokuriku Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen, and the Hakata Minami line.
Specifically for train and Shinkansen services, JR West provides three passenger classes. Ordinary Car is a standard class with AC facilities, comfortable seating, WiFi connection, and bathroom. The Green Car class is the type that offers more space than the Ordinary class. Finally, the Gran Car is the most expensive class with more exclusive seats.
In addition to comfort in the fleet, JR West also offers the best service by providing a number of JR West facilities in various locations. JR West service users can take advantage of customer service counters and ticket sales offices located at numbers of the station in their operational areas.
Users can also enjoy fast WiFi connections in the fleet and in a number of areas with the JR-West Free WiFi logo. Recently, the JR West facility has also become more complete with the presence of prayer rooms at Osaka Station.
As a complement to services and facilities, JR West offers a number of options for buying tickets for JR West Pass or Japan Rail West Pass. Besides being able to buy at the JR West office, which is mainly located at Kansai Airport Station and Kyoto Station, passengers can also purchase JR West Pass tickets directly at the vending machine available at the relevant station, as well as through online travel agents such as Traveloka. Usually, JR West Pass ticket prices are cheaper if you buy through an online travel agent.
JR West's full service spread throughout the western region of Japan will make it easier for anyone exploring the area. Enjoy a trip with JR West to a reliable destination that is ready to provide an unforgettable experience for you and your family and relatives.
Be ready to witness ancient life directly in this museum. In particular, the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum became a conservation area and exhibited 44 fossilized specimens of dinosaurs. Find this museum not far from the Kyoryu Hakubutsukan Stop. The closest stations are Fukui and Katsuyama.
Covering more than 100 hectares, this park is home to various iconic historic Japanese buildings and hundreds of cherry trees and plums. Osaka Castle as a tourist attraction is very well located on the highest land and looks very majestic. Visitors can enjoy the best panoramas of Osaka directly on the palace observation deck 50 meters above the ground. The closest stations to this destination are Osakajokoen Station and Morinomiya Station.
The location of the former atomic bomb fall in downtown Hiroshima in 1945 has now been converted into a park dedicated to the symbol of peace. This is the Hiroshima Peace Monument which exhibits the remaining buildings that survived the atomic bomb explosion. There are also Monument of Children of Atomic Bomb Victims, Warning Plaques, Peaceful Fire Monuments, as well as Genta and Peace Gates. Every August 6th, people from various parts of the world gather here to attend the silence.
This shrine near Inari Station is one of the most popular destinations in Japan. The Senbon Torii cluster in the form of 10,000 red and black temple gates in this temple is a typical sight that adorns the photos of tourists in the Land of Sakura. Fushimi Inari Taisha is a Shinto shrine which is the central temple for 40,000 Inari shrines throughout Japan. This thousand-year-old temple is located in the Fushimi district, Kyoto.
Nankinmachi appears as an alley that stretches 270 meters from east to west and 100 meters from north to south in Kobe, Chuo-ku region. As one of the largest Chinatown areas in Japan, Nankinmachi takes tourists to hundreds of Chinese restaurants and shops that live in Chinese-style buildings. Nankinmachi's location is about 5 minutes walk from Motomachi Station on the JR Kobe Line.
It is time to explore western Japan more efficiently and comfortably with the JR West Pass that you can buy at Traveloka.
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