Are there differences between Japan Rail pass vendors?

10/30/2018 8:48:53 PM

@jpatokal answers the core of it. I would just add that because its a single product with an officially set price (in yen, which is published on the official site) you shouldn’t see the price vary too much from that (converted to the local currency, of course.) Be wary of sites with prices that are anomalously low (likely scams) or high (fishing for suckers.) Legitimate sellers will often try to differentiate themselves with freebies like free shipping or a free guidebook so it’s worth keeping an eye out for that. Overall though it shouldn’t make much difference which of the authorized sellers you buy from.

10/22/2018 6:25:15 AM

There is only one Japan Rail Pass. (Well, two: ordinary and Green Car aka First Class.) Any notional differences you’re seeing are only because the rules are very complicated and not all sites selling them will get into all the gruesome details. The “Scope of Validity” section on the official JRP site below has the full scoop if you’re curious.

The Japan Rail Pass is a product of the JR (“Japan Railways”) Group, which operates the vast majority of Japan’s trains. Hence japanrailpass.net is the official site of the pass, since it’s operated by the JR Group. You’ll also notice you can’t actually buy passes here, it just has pointers to where you can, including the official list of authorized agents.

Anybody not on this list is subcontracting, meaning you’ll have an extra middleman and likely extra commissions to pay, so I would steer clear. I haven’t heard of any outright scams, but if you stick to the official agents (JTB etc) you don’t need to worry about this.

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