TOHOKU HIGHWAY BUS TICKET|AOMORI IWATE(MORIOKA) AKITA MIYAGI(SENDAI) YAMAGATA FUKUSHIMA

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TOHOKU HIGHWAY BUS TICKET (2-Day Pass or 3-Day Pass) provides visitors unlimited rides on selected highway bus and local bus services across 6 prefectures in the Tohoku region: Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi & Fukushima. 

Advantages

1.  Wide coverage of 106 highway & local bus routes in Tohoku. (23 bus routes are reservation required)

2.   All the bus travel you need for 2 or 3 consecutive days at one price


Eligibility

You are a tourist visiting Japan from abroad for sight-seeing, under the entry status of "temporary visitor". OR

You are a Japanese national living outside of Japan who meets the described conditions.

 Please make sure to click and read the “Eligibility Conditions” below before you make a purchase. 



Price
2-Day Pass
JPY 6,000
3-Day Pass
JPY 8,000

Important Notice
*There is no child fare for this pass

How It Works
Before your travel
Purchase an Exchange Voucher at Japan Bus Online & receive a voucher code by email.  
Reserve the bus you wish to ride with the voucher code at Japan Bus Online https://japanbusonline.com/en/TohokuRouteList.  
   Only 23 routes require an advanced reservation. Click and check out the usable route list here.

During your travel
 Redeem the TOHOKU HIGHWAY BUS TICKET with the Exchange Voucher upon arrival in Japan at designated ticket office. The following must be presented for ticket redemption. 
-  Your passport 
-  Exchange Voucher in either printed / electronic format

Get on board
Buses you can ride with the pass are identified with a sticker on the front window. 
Present the redeemed TOHOKU HIGHWAY BUS TICKET and your passport to a bus driver prior to boarding. E-ticket must be presented also, if you have reserved bus services online. E-ticket will be sent to your e-mail address you used to book a ticket via Japan Bus Online Website.
Note: Please tear off the ticket on the left side of the 2-Day Pass or 3-Day Pass, and put the torn portion of the ticket into the farebox.  
Important Notices
This ticket can be used by visitors with foreign passports only (except for those with long-term residence permits).  
No refund is accepted even if the bus services are cancelled or delayed due to any accident, weather, etc.
Lost or stolen tickets cannot be reissued. 
Other conditions on usage are in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of bus operating companies and the laws of Japan. 
A ticket with expired valid date can no longer be used. 
* If the ticket is used by anyone other than the designated user or in case of any other improper use, the ticket will be invalid and 
the holder will be asked to pay double the regular fare for the trip taken.               

Cancellation & Refund
Please make sure to cancel your reservations via “ Manage my Booking” page of Japan Bus Online, if you decide not to travel on the reserved bus service. 
You are not entitled to request a refund once a bus reservation has been made or/and the ticket redemption has been completed. 
To refund your voucher, a cancellation fee, JPY 500 per ticket will be charged. Please request a refund via "Refund my Voucher"


If you have any questions regarding payment and reservations, please read above FAQ first before sending an inquiry to Japan Bus Online Customer Center at japanbusonline@mail.j-bus.co.jp. Please contact bus operating company directly for bus operations. 

Tohoku Attractions

Aomori



Iwate



Akita




Miyagi




Yamagata




Fukushima

Ticket Exchange Offices 

Aomori

Location
Days/Business Hours
Aomori Station JR Bus Ticket Counter Map
Weekdays /7:10-11:00, 12:00-13:30
Weekends, Holidays / 7:10-14:30
Hirosaki Bus Terminal Office Map
Every day / 9:30-18:30
Hachinohe Lapia Travel Counter
Every day / 9:00-17:00
Towada City Chuo Bus Information Center Map

Weekdays / 7:00-18:20
Weekends/holidays/ 9:00-12:30 13:30-18:00

Akita

Location
Days/Business Hours
Akita Chuo Kotsu Highway Bus Reservation Center Map
Every day / 7:00-18:00
Akita Station East Exit Bus Information Center Map
Every day / 7:30-18:00
Ugo Kotsu Highway Bus Reservation Center Map
Every day / 9:00-18:00
Ugo Kotsu Honjo Office Map
Every day / 8:40-17:00
Shuhoku Bus Hanawa Sta. Ekimae Station Map
Every day / 8:30-17:30
Shuhoku Bus ITOKU Odate SC Information Map
Tue to Sun/9:00-18:00

Iwate

Location
Days/Business Hours
Iwate Kenpoku Bus Miyako Sta. Ekimae Information Station Map
Every day / 8:30-17:30
Iwate-ken Kotsu Morioka Sta. Ekimae Ticket Counter Map
Every day / 7:45-18:00

Yamagata

Location
Days/Business Hours
Shonai Kotsu Sakata Shoko Bus Terminal
Every day / 9:00-18:00
Shonai Kotsu S-MALL Bus Terminal
Every day / 9:00-18:00
Yamako Bus Yamagata Sta. Ekimae Waiting Area
Every day / 7:00-19:00
Yamako Bus Yamako Bldg. Bus Information Center
Every day / 7:00-19:00

Miyagi

Location
Days/Business Hours
Sendai Station East Exit JR Bus Ticket Counter Map
Every day / 7:30-18:00
(From September 11, 2023) 9:00-12:50, 13:50-17:00
Miyagi Kotsu Miyako Sendai Highway Bus Center Map
Every day / 6:50-21:00

Fukushima

Location
Days/Business Hours
Fukushima Kotsu Fukusima Sta. East Exit Bus Information Station
Every day / 6:25-19:40
Fukushima Kotsu Koriyama Sta. Ekimae Bus Information Station
Every day / 6:40-20:50
Shin Joban Kotsu Iwaki Sta. Ekimae Bus Information Station Map
Every day / 6:40-19:00
Aizu Bus Aizu-Wakamatsu Sta. Ekimae Terminal Map
Every day / 6:00-19:00
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