Mastering train travel in Japan
Guide to riding local
trains and Shinkansen
How to purchase tickets for conventional JR lines
How to use the tickets vending machine
①Put money into the ticket machine.
②Press the button for the number of people riding the train and the fare to your destination.
③Your ticket will be issued.
Emergency Call Button: Press the red button to call station staff for immediate assistance.
Keep ticket safe until destination exit. Lost tickets may require fare repayment.
When using tickets
Please insert your ticket into the automatic ticket gate.
How to pass through the ticket gate
①Insert your ticket into the ticket gate.
②Tickets come out from the opposite side of the ticket gate.
③Take the ticket that comes out and pass through the ticket gate.
The tickets that can be used in the automatic ticket gates destination have a black magnetic surface on the reverse side. There are tickets that cannot be used in the automatic ticket gates. When you have tickets where the reverse side is not black, please show them to the station staff instead of putting into the automatic ticket gates.
When using an IC card / When using Mobile Suica
How to purchase Shinkansen
(bullet train) tickets
How to use the tickets vending machine
When using the Shinkansen (when boarding directly from a Shinkansen station)
When boarding directly from a Shinkansen station, please insert your tickets into the Shinkansen ticket gate prior to boarding. Your tickets are required for on-board ticket checks and exiting the station at your destination. Please do not lose or forget to take your tickets.
When transferring between the Shinkansen and conventional lines
Please insert your conventional line ticket together with your Shinkansen ticket into the Shinkansen transfer ticket gate to enter the boarding area.