The validity of a 7, 14 or 21 day JR Pass is based on calendar days (midnight to midnight), rather than 24 hour periods. For example, if you start using your pass at 2pm on day 1, it will expire at 11.59pm on day 7, rather than 2pm on day 8.
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The calculation is based on the day and not time. It doesn't matter what time you start the pass, it will run out at midnight on the final day. For example, the 7-day pass that starts on January 6 at 1pm will still be valid until January 12 at 11:59pm – not January 13 at 1pm.
Once you've activated your Japan Rail Pass it is valid for the next 7 / 14 / 21 consecutive days. For example with a 7-Day Pass you cannot select 7 separate days over a period of weeks or months to use it. It is valid only for successive days once activated.
A countrywide Japan Rail Pass is valid for 7, 14 or 21 consecutive days, a duration you choose according to your plans, when ordering a JR Pass. It is not possible to dispatch or split the validity period of a JR Pass.
A Japan Rail Pass can be valid for either 7, 14 or 21 consecutive days. Once you receive the Japan Rail Pass Exchange voucher, you will be able to exchange it within the following 3 months. The voucher can only be exchanged in an Exchange Office in Japan.
The JR Pass gives you unlimited access to all Japan Rail National trains, JR bus services, ferry services, and airport transfers. A 7-day JR Pass only costs ¥29.110 which is actually cheaper than a return ticket from Tokyo to Kyoto on a Shinkansen bullet train.
You may get some value from some day type passes, but not from a nationwide rail pass. (if you were going as far a Kyoto, it would be about breakeven for you). A JR pass is of no value if you're only going to be in Tokyo. If you plan to arrive at NRT - http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/suica-nex/ - is a good value.
For a limited time only, you can buy a Japan Rail Pass from certain train stations and airports in Japan. Travelers should be aware it is more expensive to buy a JR Pass in Japan than to purchase the pass online.
The JR pass is only worth it if you travel through different cities, if you are just travelling to Tokyo to Kyoto for example, I would just pay on the Suica. You can do the online calculator or just use google to calculate which trip is easier - paying individually on Suica or getting a JR Pass.
The Japan Rail (JR) Pass is a deal offered exclusively to foreign visitors traveling in Japan on a tourist visa. It allows you to pretty much take unlimited rides on the JR network throughout Japan.
The official rule is that you can still travel but have to use a non-reserved seat. Though JR Staff generally will issue new reservations for you if a train is not crowded. There is no penalty for missed trains or for re-booking a ticket.
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.)
While the metro lines do no accept the JR Pass, other IC Cards, such as the Pasmo and Suica, may be used. These cards give you access to almost any train or bus in Tokyo, and are a perfect complement to the JR Pass.