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Who is eligible for Japan Rail Pass? |
The JAPAN RAIL PASS is a special ticket that is available only to travelers visiting
Japan from foreign countries for sight-seeing. To be eligible to purchase a JAPAN
RAIL PASS you must meet one of the following two conditions.
1. You are a foreign tourist visiting Japan from abroad
for sight-seeing,under the entry status of "temporary visitor."
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"Temporary visitor" entry status, according to Japanese Immigration
Law, allows a stay in Japan of 15 days or 90 days for "sight-seeing, etc."
If you apply for a "stay for sight-seeing" when you enter Japan, entry
personnel will stamp your passport as "temporary visitor," as shown
below. Only persons who have a passport bearing this stamp can use a JAPAN RAIL
PASS. |
| Caution: |
| Even if you visit Japan with an Exchange Order(see page
"How to obtain", to be turned in for a JAPAN RAIL PASS, the exchange
cannot be made unless you have "temporary visitor" status; if you enter
Japan under any other official status, such as "trainee" or "entertainer,"
you cannot change the Exchange Order for a JAPAN RAIL PASS. Please note that according
to strict interpretation of the Japanese Immigration Law, "temporary visitor"
status differs even from other types of stays that are also for only short time
periods. |
2. You are a Japanese national living in a foreign
country,
a.who is qualified to live permanently in that country, or
b.who is married to a non-Japanese residing in a country other than Japan.
Note: Persons meeting conditions a,b,c above must be required to show proof of
same at the point of purchase of an Exchange Order and obtaining a JAPAN RAIL
PASS.
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