{"id":37843,"date":"2018-12-22T09:09:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T01:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=37843"},"modified":"2018-12-27T18:32:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T10:32:29","slug":"japan-travel-all-about-the-hokuriku-arch-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/12\/22\/japan-travel-all-about-the-hokuriku-arch-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN TRAVEL: All About The Hokuriku Arch Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best way to explore the New Golden Route<\/strong> is through the <\/span>Hokuriku Arch Pass<\/b>. It is a special ticket that lets you ride the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tokyo Station and Kanazawa City in Ishikawa <\/span>and <\/span>the Thunderbird Limited Express Train between Kanazawa City and Osaka. It also lets you ride the IR Ishikawa Railway (between Kanazawa and Tsubata), the Ainokaze Toyama Railway (between Takaoka and Toyama), the Noto Railway, and both the JR East and West lines in Tokyo as well as the Tokyo Monorail.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is available for all foreign tourists and costs only \u00a524,000<\/strong> for adults and \u00a512,000<\/strong> for children if bought outside Japan, and \u00a525,000<\/strong> for adults and \u00a512,500<\/strong> for kids when purchased in Japan. The pass is good for seven consecutive days and lets you fully explore Japan\u2019s New Golden Route without having to think about which ticket to buy at which station.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Hokuriku Shinkansen\u00a0or high-speed bullet train<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Just think of all the traveling you can and will do in one week across Japan! It also comes with a lot of benefits exclusive to holders of the Hokuriku Arch Pass and only available on this route, like discounts to attractions along the New Golden Route! Read on to find out more about these benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hokuriku Arch Pass Benefits<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The seven-day Hokuriku Arch Pass at \u00a524,000 yen (approximately US $215) per adult gives so many benefits. It can take you from Osaka to Tokyo (and possibly back) and lets you take free rides on select local trains, which is a good deal in and of itself.<\/p>\n

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It may seem like a big investment, which is why we\u2019ve taken the liberty of selecting some<\/span> of the <\/span>many<\/span><\/i> benefits of getting the Hokuriku Arch Pass, separated into our three featured prefectures:<\/span><\/p>\n

Toyama<\/b><\/p>\n