Where can I see the JR Tokyo Wide Pass coverage map?

It is on JR East's official pass page, in the "Area Covered" section. Put in words, the pass reaches Kawaguchiko, Izukyu-Shimoda, Nikko and Kinugawa-Onsen, Kuroiso and Nasushiobara, Sakudaira past Karuizawa, GALA Yuzawa and Echigo-Yuzawa, Omae, Otsuko and Hitachi-Daigo in Ibaraki, and both Tokyo airports.

How much is the JR Tokyo Wide Pass in 2026?

It costs ¥16,000 for adults and ¥8,000 for children aged 6 to 11, for 3 consecutive days. The price rose from ¥15,000 on 14 March 2026. Children under 6 sharing a seat ride free.

Does the JR Tokyo Wide Pass cover Mt. Fuji?

Yes, by train to Lake Kawaguchi. The JR line to Otsuki and the Fujikyu Railway to Kawaguchiko are both covered, including the direct Fuji Excursion. Reserved seats on Fujikyu's own Fujisan View Express cost extra, and local buses are not covered.

Does the JR Tokyo Wide Pass cover the Shinkansen?

It covers JR East's Shinkansen within the area, to Karuizawa and Sakudaira, to GALA Yuzawa, and to Nasushiobara via Utsunomiya. The Hayabusa and Komachi are excluded, and so is the Tokaido Shinkansen to Odawara, Kyoto or Osaka.

Can I use the JR Tokyo Wide Pass for Hakone?

It covers you only as far as Odawara on the JR Tokaido Line. The Hakone Tozan Railway, ropeway and buses are separate, so buy a Hakone Free Pass from Odawara.

Can foreign residents of Japan use the JR Tokyo Wide Pass?

Yes. Any holder of a passport issued outside Japan can use it, without a Temporary Visitor stamp. Japanese nationals cannot.

Can I use the pass on non-consecutive days?

No. The pass covers three consecutive calendar days from the start date you choose. Plan your long trips back to back.

JR Tokyo Wide Pass: Coverage Map, Price and Is It Worth It?

10/04/202510/18/2026

The coast of the Izu Peninsula with green hills and a deep blue sea

Quick answer

The JR Tokyo Wide Pass costs ¥16,000 for adults and ¥8,000 for children, for 3 consecutive days.
It covers JR East lines as far as Kawaguchiko, Izukyu-Shimoda, Nikko, Sakudaira past Karuizawa, GALA Yuzawa and Kuroiso in Nasu.
Two long day trips in three days, such as Mt. Fuji and Nikko, usually cover the price.

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Is the JR Tokyo Wide Pass Worth It?

Yes, if you take two long day trips from Tokyo within three consecutive days. No, if you are staying in the city. The pass costs ¥16,000, and a single return trip to Mt. Fuji on the direct Fuji Excursion train is ¥8,400 for an adult.

Add a second day to Nikko or Karuizawa and the pass has paid for itself.

In JR East's own example, a trip from Tokyo to GALA Yuzawa for snow, on to Nikko and back to Shinjuku, with reserved seats, costs about ¥21,500 at normal fares. With the pass it is ¥16,000, and you can stay a night on the way.

It is the wrong ticket for days in central Tokyo. The subway, most private lines and the Tokaido Shinkansen are not covered, and the JR Yamanote Line costs a few hundred yen a ride on an IC card.

This page is part of our Mt. Fuji day trip from Tokyo planning, and it is one of our regional rail passes in Japan.

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JR Tokyo Wide Pass Coverage Map and How Far It Goes

The pass covers JR East lines in a wide ring around Tokyo, plus a few non-JR lines to Mt. Fuji, Izu and Nikko. The table lists the last covered station in each direction, read from JR East's official area map.

Past these stations you pay the normal fare for the extra distance.

Direction	Line	Last covered station	What is there
Mt. Fuji (west)	JR Chuo Line, then Fujikyu Railway from Otsuki	Kawaguchiko and Mt. Fuji Station, Kofu and Kobuchizawa on the Chuo Line	Lake Kawaguchi, Fuji views
Izu (south)	JR Tokaido Line to Atami, JR Ito Line, then Izukyu Line	Izukyu-Shimoda	Atami and Ito hot springs, the Izu coast
Nikko (north)	Tohoku Shinkansen to Utsunomiya, JR Nikko Line, direct JR-Tobu limited expresses	Nikko, Tobu-Nikko, Kinugawa-Onsen	Toshogu Shrine, Kinugawa Onsen
Nasu (north)	Tohoku Shinkansen and Tohoku Line	Nasushiobara (Shinkansen), Kuroiso	Nasu highlands
Karuizawa (northwest)	Hokuriku Shinkansen	Sakudaira, Komoro on a JR local line	Karuizawa town and outlets
Snow (northwest)	Joetsu Shinkansen	Echigo-Yuzawa and GALA Yuzawa	Ski resorts in winter and spring
Gunma	JR Agatsuma Line, Joshin Dentetsu	Omae, Joshin Dentetsu to Shimonita	Kusatsu Onsen by bus, Tomioka Silk Mill
Ibaraki (northeast)	JR Joban Line, JR Suigun Line	Otsuko, Hitachi-Daigo	Mito, Hitachi Seaside Park
Chiba and airports	Narita Express, Tokyo Monorail, Rinkai Line	Narita Airport, Haneda Airport	Narita, the Boso Peninsula, Odaiba

Taken together, the area covers the Kanto region plus the edges of Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Nagano and Niigata. It does not reach Hakone, Kyoto or Sendai.

For the full line map, open the official JR Tokyo Wide Pass area map on JR East's site (the "Area Covered" section). We do not copy the map here because JR East updates it when lines or prices change.

JR Tokyo Wide Pass Price for 3 Days in 2026

The pass costs ¥16,000 for adults and ¥8,000 for children aged 6 to 11, valid for 3 consecutive days. The price went up on 14 March 2026. It was ¥15,000 and ¥7,500 before.

Passenger	Price	Validity
Adult (12 and over)	¥16,000	3 consecutive days
Child (6 to 11)	¥8,000	3 consecutive days
Under 6, sharing your seat	Free, no pass needed

The three days are calendar days, from the date you choose. A pass started on Saturday ends at midnight on Monday, so it works out at about ¥5,333 a day for an adult.

There is no 1-day, 5-day or 7-day version. A child's age is the age on the date of purchase, and you need the child's passport to prove it. There is no student or youth discount.

Who Can Buy the Pass

Anyone with a passport issued outside Japan can buy and use the JR Tokyo Wide Pass, including foreigners who live in Japan. Unlike the Japan Rail Pass, it does not need a "Temporary Visitor" stamp. Japanese nationals cannot use it.

Each person must show their own original passport when the pass is bought or collected. Nobody, not even a family member, can collect a pass for someone else.

Bring every passport in the family to the counter. You can hold only one Tokyo Wide Pass at a time.

Lines and Trains the Pass Covers

Inside the area, the pass covers every JR East train, from local trains to the Shinkansen, with free reserved seats in ordinary cars. It also covers these other lines.

Fujikyu Railway, from Otsuki to Mt. Fuji Station and Kawaguchiko
Izukyu Line, down the east coast of the Izu Peninsula to Shimoda
Tokyo Monorail, to and from Haneda Airport
Rinkai Line, to Odaiba
Joshin Dentetsu, to the Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma
Saitama New Urban Transit, from Omiya to the Railway Museum
Tobu Railway, but only for the direct limited express trains between JR and Tobu (Nikko, Kinugawa and SPACIA Kinugawa), and local Tobu trains from Shimo-imaichi to Tobu-Nikko and Kinugawa-Onsen

On the Tohoku Shinkansen, use the Yamabiko and Nasuno trains. The Hayabusa and Komachi are not covered, even inside the area. GALA Yuzawa Station opens only in winter and spring.

A wide grassland under a blue sky with mountains behind, in Oku-Nikko — Senjogahara in Oku-Nikko. The direct train from Shinjuku is covered, the buses up the mountain are not

Day Trips from Tokyo the Pass Covers

Five day trips get the most out of the pass. Each is a long ride at full fare.

Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi. The direct Fuji Excursion from Shinjuku runs on JR to Otsuki and on Fujikyu to Kawaguchiko, about 2 hours. At normal fares it is ¥4,200 each way for an adult. Reserved seats on Fujikyu's own Fujisan View Express and on the Fuji Tozan Densha cost extra.
Nikko. Take the direct Nikko limited express from Shinjuku to Tobu-Nikko, or a Yamabiko or Nasuno Shinkansen to Utsunomiya and the JR Nikko Line. Our Nikko travel guide covers the town itself. The Tobu trains from Asakusa are not covered. For those, Tobu's own NIKKO PASS is cheaper. See rail passes for Nikko.
Karuizawa. About an hour on the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo, for outlet shopping and cool summer air. See our Karuizawa guide.
The Izu Peninsula. The Odoriko limited express runs from Tokyo to Atami, Ito and Shimoda. The Saphir Odoriko has only Green and premium seats, so it costs extra.
GALA Yuzawa for snow. The ski resort has its own Shinkansen station, open in the snow season, about 75 minutes from Tokyo.

Kamakura, Yokohama and Narita Airport are also covered, but they are cheap enough on an IC card that they rarely decide whether the pass pays off.

What the Pass Does Not Cover

Three gaps catch people out.

The Tokaido Shinkansen. It belongs to JR Central, so the pass does not cover the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Odawara, Mishima or Kyoto. For Hakone, you can take the JR Tokaido Line to Odawara on the pass, then buy a Hakone Free Pass from Odawara for the mountain.
Private railways and the subway. Tokyo Metro, Toei, Odakyu, Keikyu, the Enoden in Kamakura, and the Tobu trains from Asakusa are not covered.
Buses and extras. Local buses at the far end (Nikko's shrines and Lake Chuzenji, the Kusatsu Onsen bus, the Kawaguchiko sightseeing buses) are separate, and JR buses are not covered either. So are Green Car and GranClass seats, and the Hayabusa and Komachi Shinkansen.

Going past the last station, for example to Nagano or Niigata, means paying the full fare for the part outside the area. For longer trips into Nagano and Niigata, the JR East Pass (Nagano, Niigata area) is the wider pass.

JR Tokyo Wide Pass 3-Day Itineraries

Plan the three days back to back, with the long rides first, and put a lighter day in the middle if your children need one.

Plan	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Fuji and Nikko	Fuji Excursion to Kawaguchiko	Tokyo on an IC card	Nikko via Shinjuku or Utsunomiya
Snow	Shinkansen to GALA Yuzawa	Karuizawa	Tokyo, with Haneda by monorail
Coast and hot springs	Odoriko to Ito or Shimoda, stay overnight	Izu coast, back to Tokyo	Kamakura or Yokohama

The pass also covers the trip to Narita or Haneda, so if your three days end on the day you fly home, your airport transfer is included.

A woman relaxing in an outdoor hot spring among rocks — An overnight stay on the Izu coast makes three days on the pass less of a rush

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I recommend it if you will ride a lot of trains.

How to Buy the Pass and Reserve Seats

You can buy the pass online on JR-EAST Train Reservation, at major JR East stations in Japan, or from a travel agent outside Japan. Whichever you choose, you collect the pass in person with your passport at a major JR East station or at Narita Airport before you ride.

Reserved seats are free. Book them online up to one month ahead, at a reserved-seat machine, or at a ticket office. With children, reserve the Fuji Excursion and the Nikko trains as soon as you can.

They run only a few times a day and sell out at weekends and in the autumn colour season. Our Midori no Madoguchi guide explains the ticket counters.

Changes and refunds. You cannot change the dates once you have collected the pass. If you bought online, you can cancel without a fee until 11:50 pm Japan time the day before the start date.

After that, and for passes bought in Japan, an unused pass is refunded at the place of purchase minus a 10% handling fee. A lost pass cannot be reissued.

A seat reservation cannot be refunded after its train has left, so cancel any seat you will not use.

Tokyo Wide Pass or a Private Car?

The pass is the cheapest way to see Mt. Fuji and Nikko from Tokyo by train, but with young children the train is only half the trip. At Kawaguchiko you still change to buses with a stroller, and the main viewpoints around the lake are spread out.

With young children, a car is often the easier way to do Mt. Fuji. Our Mt. Fuji day trip guide compares the train, the bus and a car.

Our private tours are on foot in Tokyo and Yokohama. Your guide rides the trains with you, and each of you pays your own fare with an IC card. See our Tokyo private tour with kids.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I see the JR Tokyo Wide Pass coverage map?: It is on JR East's official pass page, in the "Area Covered" section. Put in words, the pass reaches Kawaguchiko, Izukyu-Shimoda, Nikko and Kinugawa-Onsen, Kuroiso and Nasushiobara, Sakudaira past Karuizawa, GALA Yuzawa and Echigo-Yuzawa, Omae, Otsuko and Hitachi-Daigo in Ibaraki, and both Tokyo airports.
How much is the JR Tokyo Wide Pass in 2026?: It costs ¥16,000 for adults and ¥8,000 for children aged 6 to 11, for 3 consecutive days. The price rose from ¥15,000 on 14 March 2026. Children under 6 sharing a seat ride free.
Does the JR Tokyo Wide Pass cover Mt. Fuji?: Yes, by train to Lake Kawaguchi. The JR line to Otsuki and the Fujikyu Railway to Kawaguchiko are both covered, including the direct Fuji Excursion. Reserved seats on Fujikyu's own Fujisan View Express cost extra, and local buses are not covered.
Does the JR Tokyo Wide Pass cover the Shinkansen?: It covers JR East's Shinkansen within the area, to Karuizawa and Sakudaira, to GALA Yuzawa, and to Nasushiobara via Utsunomiya. The Hayabusa and Komachi are excluded, and so is the Tokaido Shinkansen to Odawara, Kyoto or Osaka.
Can I use the JR Tokyo Wide Pass for Hakone?: It covers you only as far as Odawara on the JR Tokaido Line. The Hakone Tozan Railway, ropeway and buses are separate, so buy a Hakone Free Pass from Odawara.
Can foreign residents of Japan use the JR Tokyo Wide Pass?: Yes. Any holder of a passport issued outside Japan can use it, without a Temporary Visitor stamp. Japanese nationals cannot.
Can I use the pass on non-consecutive days?: No. The pass covers three consecutive calendar days from the start date you choose. Plan your long trips back to back.

Sources

https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/multi/pass/tokyowidepass.html
https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/multi/pass/tokyowidepass_terms.html
https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/multi/pass/purchase.html
https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/multi/pass/
https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/multi/pass/eastpass.html
https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/multi/faq/
https://www.fujikyu-railway.jp/fare/
https://www.tobu.co.jp/en/ticket/nikko/city.html

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