JR Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Pass

easy to use. the vouchers was delivered to my house before my trip. when I arrive in Japan, just activate it at JR ticket office. you can also book and reserve your tickets at the office. we started from Nagoya- Takayama- Toyama - Matsumoto and back to Nagoya. If you enjoy scenic train journey, this is definitely a good choice!

If you're planning to travel from Nagoya city to Takayama, Toyama, and include the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route within five days, I highly recommend purchasing this pass! A round-trip Hida Limited Express ticket from Nagoya city to Takayama alone costs around NT$2400, and the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route ticket also costs about NT$2400. With this pass, I traveled from Nagoya to Takayama on the luxurious Hida Limited Express within five days, stayed for three nights, then went to Toyama for one night. I also used this pass to take the electric railway to Tateyama Station for free, and exchanged it for a free round-trip ticket for the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. Finally, I took the free JR from Shinano-Omachi back to Nagoya city. It's very convenient and highly recommended!Seat reservation process: Each pass includes four free seat reservations. You can select your preferred time and reserve seats using the automatic machines at the station.

This is absolutely a great pass if you planned your itinerary wisely. Unfortunately, I made one minor mistake. I did not know that you could not exchange the JR Pass at Toyama Station. You can only do it at Takayama Station, Nagoya Station, and probably at Shinano Station (not sure about that). The best starting point to exchange the JR Pass is probably at Nagoya Station. But the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route pass (which is included in this pass) needs to be acquired from either Dentetsu Toyama Station or from Shinano Station. I got mine at Dentetsu Toyama Station.

We think it's great value for money! We went to Tateyama Kurobe three times in a row. On the first day, we went from Toyama up to Toyama (staying at a Toyama hotel), taking the earliest train from Toyama Station at 05:50. When you get to the Tateyama Station customer service center, you can book your cable car tickets for the day. You can tell them you'll be using it for three days and two nights, and the ticket from Tateyama Station to Ogizawa will be a five-day pass. The cable car at Tateyama Station is for same-day use. On the second day, if you're going up from Toyama again, you'll need to go to the Tateyama Station customer service center again to book your cable car tickets for the day. Of course, you'll already have your pass and the ticket from Tateyama to Ogizawa from the previous day to proceed to the next part. My husband was very happy. We witnessed Tateyama Kurobe in cloudy, rainy, and sunny weather. We stayed one night in Murodo (two days and one night), saw the stars at night, and watched the sunrise and sunset. We even saw a pair of ptarmigans. P.S.: The snow wall in Murodo only opens at 9:30 AM daily. However, the exhibition platform at the exit towards Tateyama Hotel is already open before 9:30 AM. Because we were on a quick trip, we couldn't use their Shinkansen tickets. As soon as we arrived at Nagoya Airport, we went to Meitetsu Station to exchange for our pass. Then, we took an overnight bus at our own expense directly from Nagoya to Toyama. We also took the Shinkansen at our own expense directly from Matsumoto to Tokyo. The pass itself is very comprehensive; you can go from Nagoya to Takayama, then to Toyama, then down to Matsumoto, and back to Nagoya. However, we had already been to Takayama before, so this time we used the pass to go directly to Tateyama Kurobe and made the most of it (haha).

For this trip, we intended to use the pass to visit the Kurobe Alpine snow wall, and it was very convenient to use. We just presented the pass to exchange it for an Alpine Route ticket at Ogizawa Station, and for the bus from Shinano Omachi to Ogizawa, we only needed to show the pass. Exchanging JR train tickets was also as convenient as with other passes.

It was an amazing experience. Klook sent me the actual JR exchange voucher, and I exchanged it at the JR office in Shin-Osaka Station. For the Alpine Route, I had to redeem the Alpine Route Pass at Toyama Station. All types of transportation on the Alpine Route are covered. It was beautiful ❤️ The only drawback was that there are no online reservations for the Tateyama Cable Car, so we had to get to the station early to secure a reservation.

Siempre sin complicaciones con cualquier cupón de intercambio de JR pedido a través de Klook. Fue entregado en el plazo esperado. Tener el pase hizo que mi viaje fuera fácil y, si se planifica estratégicamente, puede ahorrarte aún más dinero de lo que yo ahorré.

This is a great buy. We used this ticket and followed the entire route: Nagoya-Matsumoto-Tateyama Alpine Route-Toyama-Takayama-Nagoya. We even took a short trip to Hida Furukawa when we were in Takayama. We didn't bother booking any reserved seats because we wanted to be flexible with our time. The ticket allowed us to take any train along the route at any time, as long as we boarded non-reserved coaches. However, it's a good idea to check Google for the duration of train rides. We managed to take all limited express trains to save time during the trip. Some trains were new and some were old. The old-school local train to Shinano Omachi was a fun ride. Most of the train rides were very scenic since it was autumn. During the visit to the Tateyama Alpine Route, we forwarded our luggage at Shinano Omachi for 3000 yen per bag and picked it up right before we exited the Dentetsu station. It was quite an easy and smooth journey. We also managed to collect stamps at every station.

シンガポールの住所に交換オーダーを迅速に配達していただきました。それを日本に持っていき、空港でJRパスを引き換えました。JR名古屋駅で座席を予約しました。日本の中心部を移動するのにとても良いパスです。強くお勧めします！

Transportation in Japan is expensive, so we highly recommend purchasing this pass if you plan to visit Tateyama Kurobe. After receiving the exchange voucher in Taiwan, bring it to Japan to exchange for the actual ticket. I completed the ticket exchange and reserved designated seats at Nagoya JR Tokai TOURS (you can reserve up to 4 times, but we only reserved 3; it's helpful to write down the times and locations you want to reserve in advance). It's best to allow 30-40 minutes for the entire process, including waiting in line. We ascended from the Ogizawa side. The bus ride from Shinano-Omachi to Ogizawa does not require a separate ticket exchange; simply show your pass to the driver. Once you arrive at Ogizawa, go to the counter to exchange for a Tateyama Kurobe ticket, and then you can use that ticket to traverse the route.