JR train and Shinkansen discounts
Japan Railways. (JR)
Japan Railways was privatized in 1987 from "Japanese National Railways" and divided into 6 passenger carriage and 1 cargo railway. They are "JR Hokkaido", "East JR", "JR Central", "JR West", "Shikoku Railway Companies", "JR Kyushu", and "Japan Freight Railway Company". Each railway companies operate in specific are of Japan.
So, if you are traveling throughout Japan, I recommend for you to look for each company's discount info.
I've listed out discount ticket info for travelers. I hope this could be your help.
If you are looking for private company's discounts, read my previous post.
JR Hokkaido
Operates in: Hokkaido.
Operates some part in: Aomori.
Official Web: www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
Discount info: www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/railpass/
East JR
Operates in: Tohoku ( Niigata, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima ), Kanto ( Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa )
Operates some part in: Aomori, Yamanashi, Nagano, Shizuoka
Official Web: www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
Discount info: www.jreast.co.jp/e/pass/index.html
JR Central
Operates in: Tokai ( Aichi, Gifu, Mie )
Operates some part in: South Kanto ( Chiba, Saitama, Tokyo, Kanagawa ), Koshin ( Yamanashi, Nagano ), Kinki ( Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Mie, Shiga, Wakayama ) Toyama
Official Web: http://english.jr-central.co.jp/
Discount info: http://english.jr-central.co.jp/shinkansen/
JR West
Operates in: Hokuriku ( Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui ), Kinki ( Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Mie, Shiga, Wakayama ), Chugoku ( Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi ), Shinetsu ( Nagano, Niigata )
Operates some part in: Mie, Fukuoka
Official Web: www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Discount info: www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/
Shikoku Railway Companies
Operates in: Shikoku ( Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi )
Operates some part in: Okayama
Official Web: http://shikoku-railwaytrip.com/
Discount info: http://shikoku-railwaytrip.com/railpass.html
JR Kyushu
Operates in: Kyushu (Fukuoka, Saga, Oita, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima)
Operates some part in: Yamaguchi
Official Web: www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/index.jsp
Discount info: www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.jsp
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