Hokuriku Arch Pass

- Eligible for foreign tourist entering in Japan as a "Temporay Visitor" for sight-seeing, and has a passport(issued by a foreign government) stamped with status under “Temporary Visitor”.
- Please note that according to strict interpretation of the Japanese Immigration Law, “Temporary visitor” status differs even from other types of stays that are also for only short time periods.
- Japanese passport holders can NOT use this pass. (May require to present passport and documents for verification purpose)
- ONLY allowed for original Exchange Orders which have not activated are allowed for refund within 12 months from the issuance date. Exchange order is totally non-refundable once exchanged and used.
The refund process will take approximately 2 months or more to be completed.

To exchange date of the pass, once the pass has been obtained, can no longer be changed.
JR Exchange Offices  (Offices and service hours are subject to change or discontinuation without notice. ):
Toyama Station Ticket Office, daily from 7AM to 9:30PM
Kanazawa Station Ticket Office, daily from 7AM to 9PM
Kyoto Station Ticket Office, daily from 6:30AM to 9PM
Shin-Osaka Station, daily from 5:30AM to 11:30PM
Osaka Station, daily from 5:30AM to 11PM
Kansai Airport Station Ticket Office, daily from 5:30AM to 11PM

★Unlimited use of Ordinary car, reserved and non-reserved seats.

Shinkansen :

- Hokuriku Shinkansen (KAGAYAKI, HAKUTAKA, ASAMA, TSURUGI) *Tokyo to Kanazawa only
- Tohoku / Yamagata Shinkansen (HAYATE, YAMABIKO, NASUNO, TSUBASA) *Tokyo to Omiya only
- Joetsu Shinkansen (TOKI, TANIGAWA) *Tokyo to Takasaki only

* Service on Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen is not covered.
*The pass can be used for traveling between Kanazawa and Tsubata on the IR Ishikawa Railway(including limited express trains), but not to stations between these stations.
*The pass can be used for traveling between Takaoka and Toyama on the Ainokaze Toyama Railway, but not to stations between these stations.
*Separate fees apply when using a car or train where numbered boarding tickets or liner tickets are required.

Conventional Lines :

- Narita Express (limited to area)
- Kansai-Airport Express "HARUKA"
- Limited Express "THUNDERBIRD"
- "HANAYOME NOREN", "Belles montagnes et mer" and more
- Tokyo Monorail
- Limited express, express, special rapid service, rapid service and local service trains within the area