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JR East Pass question - yokohama 2018/9/10 03:58
I am buying a jr east pass for Nagano Niigata,

My cruise arrives in Yokohama,
I thought JR east pass would cover my trip but I think I am mistaken.
I start in Yokohama visiting Nagano, Matsumoto, Isesaki, takasaki, Niigata, Nikko, Utsunomiya.

Uhoh, this JR east pass cannot be sued from Yokohama? I just found out now.
So how do I activate the pass. Can I activate in Yokohama?
How to do I go from Yokohama to JR east entry area to start my pass and get reservations?

Side question. Can I use the JR east pass to go from let's say utsonomiya/Nikko area to Narita airport?
by Linda (guest)  

Re: JR East Pass question - yokohama 2018/9/10 12:04
Uhoh, this JR east pass cannot be sued from Yokohama?

JR Yokohama station is JR East company's station and included in the JR East Pass Nagano Niigata area.

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/eastpass_n/index.html
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/info/map_a4ol.pdf

So how do I activate the pass. Can I activate in Yokohama?

You will have an Exchange order and in Japan you can get the JR East pass at some exchange locations. In Yokohama you can do it at Travel Service Center at JR Yokohama station.

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/stations/img/map_e/e1638.pdf

Red star marks the place. Note that it opens at 10:00 and closes at 20:00 (Weekdays) or 19:00 (Weekends and Holidays).

From Yokohama to Nagano you can't take Tokaido Shinkansen from Shin-Yokohama to Tokyo since this section is not owned by JR East. But you can take JR-East's limited express trains such as Narita Express in which you can secure your seats.

http://www.hyperdia.com/en/cgi/en/search.html?dep_node=YOKOHAMA&arv_no...

Side question. Can I use the JR east pass to go from let's say utsonomiya/Nikko area to Narita airport?

Of course, yes.

http://www.hyperdia.com/en/cgi/en/search.html?dep_node=UTSUNOMIYA&arv_...
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