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JR's Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass returns: three days of JR trains for ¥7,850, Shinkansen excluded
JR Group is selling its Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass again: ¥7,850 buys three consecutive days of travel on local and rapid trains anywhere on the JR network, with tickets on sale September 18 and travel valid October 3–18. The source gives no year and no further detail beyond those dates.
JR Group is again selling its Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass, known in Japanese as the aki no norihōdai pass. The ticket costs ¥7,850 and covers three consecutive days of travel on local and rapid trains anywhere on the JR network. Tickets go on sale on September 18, and the travel window runs from October 3 to 18. The pass excludes the Shinkansen, which is the main limitation for anyone hoping to move between distant cities at speed. The source does not state a year.
Our reading
For this desk, the value is in the geography the pass does cover: it is one of the cheapest ways to cover long distances in Japan, which suits slow, multi-city itineraries rather than fast hops between major hubs. Budget travellers, residents planning autumn trips and anyone comparing a pass against point-to-point tickets should care. The absence of the Shinkansen changes which routes make sense,…
What to do or watch
If your travel falls in the stated October 3–18 window, the date to watch is the September 18 sale. The source names no year, so confirm which year applies before planning around it.
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- The Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass costs ¥7,850 for three consecutive days of travel on local and rapid trains anywhere on the JR network.
- Tickets go on sale September 18, and the travel window is October 3–18.
- The pass excludes the Shinkansen.
- The pass is called aki no norihōdai pass in Japanese.
Sources
- Tokyo CheapoText stored 17 September 2026
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