Regional Japan Rail Passes

Above, the front of the JR East Rail Pass I used in 2006.
Below, is the reverse side. Photos by Armand Vaquer.

When people, in general, hear "Japan Rail Pass", it is usually the pass usable in all of Japan.

But there are also regional rail passes available to visitors (they still have to purchase them in their home countries and bring the voucher to redeem in Japan) and Live Japan discusses four of them available from JR East.

I used a JR East 5-day rail pass to go to Tohoku in 2006 (pictured at top).

They begin with:

Japan is such an amazing destination for tourists that companies do their best to make it as easy to travel around as possible, and at an astonishingly low price. Japan rail passes and train tickets make this possible. 

Here we will introduce four different Japan train tickets which JR East, Japan’s largest train company offers. No tourist should be without!

To read more, go here.