QUOTE(Blue07 @ Oct 6 2025, 07:54 PM)
I intend to use the 10 day Tohoku Pass. Arriving at HND at 21:30 on 30/10 and wanna catch the Tohoku shinkansen the next morning from Tokyo station to Shin Aomori station. Is it advisable to buy the pass online now and reserve a seat on the shinkansen? Or just buy the pass and get the reserved ticket at the JR East office at Tokyo station on 31/10 morning?
Even if I buy and reserve online now, I'll have to pick up at the JR East office at Tokyo station cos my flight arrives after the JR East office at HND tutup.
Also if I activate the pass by first use on the shinkansen on 31/10, I should be able to use it for the trip back to Tokyo on 9/11 right? Double checking cos doubting my counting ability now lol
have u bought the JR pass from the official website? It said u can reserve online in advance from overseas. I want to know if this is true.
What i know is i bought the JR pass previously from an agency (Travel Recommends), so no way to reserve online in advance.
But still, you must pick up the physical card from the JR office in Japan. And the queue can be long depending on which office u go to. I always find the branch office with the less queue.
if you activate on 31/10, it depends on the number of days you bought, if 14 days, then u can still use on 9 November.