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<p>During the validity period, you can freely ride on all trains on the JR Hokkaido Line (excluding the Hokkaido Shinkansen).</p><ul><li>Reserved seats and non-reserved seats in ordinary cars of limited express trains on the JR Hokkaido Line</li><li>Reserved seats and non-reserved seats on special express and rapid trains on the JR Hokkaido Line</li><li>Ordinary trains on the JR Hokkaido Line</li><li>Reserved seats and non-reserved seats on temporary trains (limited express, rapid, and local) on the JR Hokkaido Line (※ You need to purchase a reserved seat ticket separately for the SL Fuyushigen train.)</li><li>You can ride on some JR Hokkaido bus routes. Details please<a href="https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/tw-railpass-busroute.pdf" target="_blank">See here</a>。</li><li>You cannot ride the Hokkaido Shinkansen, Hokkaido ISARIBI Railway Line, streetcars, or subways.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/tw-railpass-busroute.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/tw-railpass-busroute.pdf</a></p><h2>Conditions of purchase</h2><ul><li>The Rail Pass can only be used by foreign tourists visiting Japan with "short-term stay" status and holding non-Japanese passports.</li><li>When redeeming and purchasing at designated stations in Japan, you need to present your passport with a "Temporary Visitor" stamp/sticker (or a "Specialized Registered Person Card" stamped with "Temporary Visitor" for the Trusted Traveler Program at the automated gate rapid entry).</li><li>According to the Japanese Immigration Control Law, travelers who have obtained "short-term visitor" immigration status can stay in Japan for 15 days or 90 days for tourism. When entering Japan, if you meet the conditions for tourist stay, the immigration staff will stamp a "short-term stay" stamp/sticker on your passport. Only travelers with this stamp/sticker in their passport (or a "Specified Registered Person Card" with "Short-Term Stay" printed on the Trusted Traveler Program's automated gate rapid entry system) can use the Rail Pass.</li><li>Passengers entering Japan with status other than "short-term stay" such as "research and training", "performing" or "re-entry" are not allowed to purchase.</li><li>The status of residence of "Temporary Visitor" refers to a short-term stay in Japan to engage in sightseeing, vacations, sports competitions, visiting relatives and friends, visiting, attending lectures or conferences, business contacts, and other similar activities.</li><li>When using the automatic inspection and clearance system, since you cannot obtain a "short-term stay" stamp/sticker, please use the manned automatic inspection and clearance system, or apply to the airport staff for a stamp or sticker.</li></ul><h3></h3>