New internal rail pass; residence card okay?

I recently mailed off my passport to be renewed, so I cannot show my passport when purchasing this pass. Is a valid, current residence card acceptable? The gaijin card indicates my nationality (not Japanese), and that I am a legal resident of Japan. Thus, I feel it should be official enough to show to the train station staff when purchasing the pass.

Has anyone tried this? Please let me know.

Japan has thousands of rail pass.
Can you tell the name of rail pass?
Is it nationwide JR pass ?
If you residents of Japan, you can't buy JR nationwide pass.

It�fs the newest rail pass, �gWelcome to Japan�h; first went on sale 16 October 2020. I know it�fs open to international tourists AND non-Japanese residents, but I�fm concerned that official residence cards may not be accepted, only passports. So I wanted to know if anyone has purchased it with their gaijin card.

https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/pass/welcomerailpass.html?src=gnavi

It states to "present your passport".... They're usually very much sticklers for that. No passport, no pass.

Unless it the official guidance (which I guess you've already read) states explicitly that your gaijin card is/isn't an acceptable form of ID I guess there is no way to know yet since the pass has only been on sale for three days. I guess you could try?

For the other passes that applies to foreign residents (this new one isn't the first/only one), you need to show your physical passport.

Hello - does anyone know if JR East`s Welcome Rail Pass also covers JR buses along the route (I am particularly interested in Aomori to Towada bus). Thank you.

According to the link above, no.

From the website: "Note: A passport is required at the time of purchase. If your passport is a copy, you cannot purchase it."

The rail pass section on this website says it was intended for foreign residents to take advantage of (since its original intention, use during the Olympics, was no longer possible), so once you get your passport you will be able to use it (and aren't as restricted as with the JR Pass, which requires a foreign visitor stamp in the passport).