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Kansai Passport

Kyoto Area

Osaka Area

Kobe Area

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　  Tourists who visit Europe or America can purchase special rail passes that allow them to ride trains and buses at discount rates in specific areas for a specific period. Such passes are convenient for sightseeing trips and very popular among tourists.
  In Kansai too, a similar rail pass, the Kansai Passport, is available for overseas tourists. This pass enables travelers to use various transportation services in specific areas in the Kansai region at discount rates for a specific period. They are very popular among travelers who visit Japan for a short period.
  Some pass packages include discount coupons for various cultural/sightseeing facilities in Kansai.

Pass type		Company	Price		Note
Kansai Passport	JR-WEST RAIL PASS	JR West	1 day	2,000 yen
			2 days	4,000 yen	successive days
			3 days	5,000 yen	successive days
			4 days	6,000 yen	successive days
	KANSAI THRU PASS	Kansai Thru Pass	2 days	3,800 yen	any days
	KANSAI THRU PASS	Kansai Thru Pass	3 days	5,000 yen	any days
	KINTETSU RAIL PASS	Kintetsu	5 days	3,500 yen	successive days
	KINTETSU RAIL PASS wide	Kintetsu	5 days	6,800 yen	successive days

* Only available for short-term travelers visiting Japan.

* For other places of purchase and details about valid areas, please see each company’s website.

Available for any travelers.
You can freely ride trains and buses in specific areas for a specific period.
Some pass packages include discount coupons for various cultural/sightseeing facilities in Kansai.

Area	Pass type	Company	Price			Note
Kyoto	City Bus All-Day Pass	Kyoto Transportation Bureau	1 day	500	yen
	Kyoto Sightseeing Pass Card	Kyoto Transportation Bureau/Kyoto Bus	1 day	1,200	yen
	Kyoto Sightseeing Pass Card	Kyoto Transportation Bureau/Kyoto Bus	2 days	2,000	yen	Successive days
Osaka	One-day Pass	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau	1 day	850	yen
Osaka	No-My-Car-Day Discount Pass	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau	1 day	600	yen	Only for No-Driving Day and every Friday
Kobe	PortLiner One-Day Pass	Kobe New Transport Co., Ltd.	1 day	700	yen
Kobe	RokkoLiner One-Day Pass	Kobe New Transport Co., Ltd.	1 day	550	yen

* Not all pass packages available are listed above. Listed are only those passes whose information is available in English on each company’s website. Please also see the Japanese version, Outline of Railways in Kansai, and Subway Map.
* Please check the details of places of purchase and valid areas on each company’s website.

  When you ride a train, you can pass through an automatic ticket gate simply by quickly placing your IC card on the gate’s reader. You can also get on and off buses just by placing the card on the readers. There’s no need to take a number ticket or worry about coins when riding a bus.
  There are two types of IC cards: the PiTaPa card, which is a postpaid card (you pay the fee later), and the ICOCA card, which is a prepaid card that you can recharge at JR stations.
  For details of valid areas, please visit the websites below. (Only available in Japanese)

・ICOCA
・PiTaPa