Japan Rail Pass

Reserve seats with a JR Pass at a ticket machine

Your pass has a QR code. That code is your key to the ticket machines.

Scanning a QR code at a station machine

How it works

Use the reserved seat machines in the Shinkansen area.

  • Select English.
  • Scan the QR code on your pass.
  • Pick train, date and seat type.
  • Add a seat with an oversized baggage area if needed.
  • Print your seat ticket.

Prefer a person?

Any staffed JR desk can make the same booking for you.

Travelling with a Japan Rail Pass? Seats with an oversized baggage area are included at no extra cost. Get your Japan Rail Pass