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Seishun 18 Ticket （青春１８きっぷ Seishun jūhachi kippu）Excerpts from Seishun 18 Article on Wikitravel The Seishun 18 Ticket (青春１８きっぷ Seishun jūhachi kippu) is a discount rail ticket offered by Japan's JR network. When available (three times a year), it is easily the cheapest way to get around Japan, costing only ¥11,500 for five days of unlimited travel. The Seishun 18 Ticket caters to budget conscious travelers who are willing to sacrifice speed for the ability to get just about anywhere in the country for under ¥5,000. The ticket is actually five one-day passes condensed onto a single piece of ticket stock. When using the ticket for the first time, the passenger presents it at the manned ticket gate, and the employee on hand stamps the ticket, making it valid on every non-express JR train until midnight. After midnight, the ticket becomes invalid unless it is stamped again. The ticket has spaces for five stamps, after which it is invalid. More than one person can travel on the same ticket: each of the five spaces on the ticket allows one person to ride for one day. For instance, if two passengers were using the ticket, the ticket would be stamped twice; at the end of the day, both passengers could use the ticket for another day and have one stamp space left over, or one of the passengers could use the ticket for three days. Likewise, a group of five could travel for one day on a single ticket. The ticket cannot be used on super express, limited express, express or sleeper trains, including any train on the Shinkansen network. Seishun 18 tickets are effective during Japan's three major school holiday periods, which are generally as follows: The tickets must be purchased from a JR ticket window (みどりの窓口 midori no madoguchi). »
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a great deal
even just going to Tokyo and back for the day with a friend (or 4) will save you money during this period. The caveat is you've got to use at least 2300 worth of train in a day.. but a trip to Tokyo alone is worth more than that. Not to mention you get unlimited use of Yamanote line and others.
If you're planning on traveling a bit further than that I've found:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2362.html
Is a great reference.
If you're headed to western Japan:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2362_01.html
It's got timetables, suggested itineraries, and a rough idea of how much you'll suffer.
Another great way of planning is everyone's favorite Hyperdia. Just make sure you uncheck all the boxes. No express, no shinkansen, and no planes.
See you on the rails!
consecutive
Do you have to use the pass in consecutive days or is it that you can use it til you use them all up?
just wanted to know so that way i can use it going to and from tokyo when i fly.
Nope.
They don't have to be consecutive days. It's AWESOME. Just make sure you use it all before it expires!
Get a Seishun 18 Ticket
Bumping this topic up since the sale of the ticket opens tomorrow. Also check
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2362.html
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