For us, any trip to Japan would involve a significant amount of time travelling on trains; be it short or long distance. To keep the cost down, finding the correct pass to use is of course advisable. We've bought a number of passes for previous trips; JR Pass (7 days and 14 days), JR East Pass and for the trip in Sep 2010, JR East Special Passes.
On sale for a limited time between Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2010, this pass allowed us unlimited use of the Narita Express connecting Narita Airport and the Tokyo area as well as Shinkansen and limited express trains to Shinshu (Nagano), Nikko, Sendai and Aomori. The JR East Pass Special is even available for travel on trains other than those of JR East going from Tokyo to Izu, Naoetsu and the Nikko area, as well as trains in the Shinshu (Nagano) area.
The pass can be used for three days of our choice within a ten-day period at just 10,000yen per adult and 5,000yen for children. Buying the pass is easy. We have the option of buying them online, through agents or buying them when we get to Japan at travel service centres.
There is another fun thing about having this JR East Special pass and that's getting gifts at certain exchange offices.
The gifts were :
- Temari bell netsuke at Matsumoto City TIC
- Hand towels at Yamanouchi Town tourism association, Nagano TIC, Nozawa Onsen Tourism Association
- Notepads at Karuizawa Tourist Hall
- Picture postcards at Ueda Sation ticket gate and tourist centre (though the staff manning the ticket gate at Ueda Station was quite oblivious about the gift or the promotion) and Omachi tourism association
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