JR East and JR West are launching the convenient “Tateyama Kurobe Option Ticket” for international travellers visiting Japan who wish to travel the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
While this product first went on sale by JR East in the autumn of 2015, JR East and JR West have joined together to sell the “Tateyama Kurobe Option Ticket” in response to increases in the number of travellers to the Hokuriku region, and the introduction of the “Hokuriku Arch Pass” unlimited-travel pass for international travellers visiting Japan from 1 April 2016.
We will work together with the local region to further bolster PR activities for this sightseeing route in an aim to boost travel by international travellers to the Hokuriku area in the future.

Name of pass: Tateyama Kurobe Option Ticket (One-way)
Period of use: 16 April 2016 (Sat) 13 November 2016 (Sun)
Sales period: 16 April 2016 (Sat) 9 November 2016 (Wed)
Validity period: Five days

Sales locations:
(JR East area)

• JR EAST Travel Service Centres (Tokyo, Shinjuku, Haneda Airport, Narita Airport
  Terminal 1, Narita Airport Terminal 2)
• Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, Narita Airport Terminal 2･3 Station
• View Plaza Nagano

(JR West area)

• Osaka Station, Shin-Osaka Station, Kyoto Station, Kanazawa Station, Toyama
  Station

Prices: Adults (age 12 and up) 9,000 Yen, children (age 6 to 11) 4,500 Yen
Eligibility: Foreign nationals who are holders of non-Japanese passports (who have entered
Japan with a “Temporary Visitor” visa to stay in Japan for no longer than 90 days) are
eligible. *Passports are required at the time of purchase for confirmation purposes.
Validity: One-way travel from “Nagano to Dentetsu Toyama” or “Dentetsu Toyama to Nagano”

*For travelling between Tokyo and Osaka, we recommend the new “Hokuriku Arch Pass” due to go on sale for international travellers from 1 April.

This information is also available in multiple languages on our website.

• Tateyama Kurobe Option Ticket (English) http://www.jrtateyama.com/e/
• Hokuriku Arch Pass (English) http://hokuriku-arch-pass.com/en/

(Source: JR East)