While the shinkansen trains do not travel to Osaka Station or on the Osaka Loop Line, you can reach downtown Osaka station by a Rapid Express JR train from Shin-Osaka. This is included in your Japan Rail Pass.
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Shin-Osaka and Osaka are two different stations. Are you going from Hiroshima to Osaka using the Shinkansen or the regular train? It'll be so much faster to use the Shinkansen. The Shinkansen trains only stop at Shin-Osaka.
Shin-Osaka Station is a mere three-minute train ride from Osaka Station via the JR Tokaido-Sanyo line, allowing access to the Umeda area. The subway trains provide the most direct access to the train station in Namba's downtown center.
Yes, the Japan Rail Pass is valid for the entire line and all JR lines branching of it. Using your pass to explore Osaka this way, is a very cost-efficient option.
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved or non-reserved, on “NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines. Please use HIKARI, SAKURA, KODAMA and TSUBAME trains.
Validity. The pass is valid on almost all trains operated on the nationwide network of JR (Japan Railways), including shinkansen, limited express, rapid and local trains. The map below shows the major train lines that are covered by the pass.
You can use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica for all trains, subways and buses in Osaka. You can also use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica at many shops, especially convenience stores. You can use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica in other parts of Japan as well. Buy Icoca cards from vending machines at JR stations in Osaka.
Osaka Station is a primary terminal for trains on JR Takarazuka Line to Sanin and the JR Kyoto Line to the Hokuriku regions. Additional JR lines – including the Osaka Loop, Yumesaki, and Kobe lines – can be accessed from Osaka Station.
Osaka Station (???, Osaka-eki) is a major railway station in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is not valid for any seats, reserved or non-reserved, on ?NOZOMI? and ?MIZUHO? trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen lines. (The pass holders must take ?HIKARI,? ?SAKURA,? ?KODAMA,? or ?TSUBAME? trains.)