USING YOUR JAPAN RAIL PASS
The
JR Pass allows you
easy access to the Shinkansen Bullet Trains with just a quick check of your pass at the ticket gate.
The Shinkansen have reserved seat carriages ('shitei-seki') and unreserved seat carriages ('jiyu-seki').
As a Japan Rail Pass holder you can make seat reservations
free of charge before your journey but it is not manatory.
Seat reservations are advised in
periods of high demand such as cherry blossom, (late March - early April), Golden Week (late April - early May), Obon (mid-August) and New Year.
Order your JR Pass