Discount travel passes

Many kinds of discount travel pass are available for travel in Japan. Most are only for visitors, but some of them are available to all foreigners — even ones who live in Japan.

The Japan National Tourist Organisation webiste has a list of discount travel options. This includes information on the Japan Rail Pass, and also many other discount rail passes. Some of them are available to Japanese residents as well as visitors. There are also passes for other kinds of public transport, such as buses and ferries. There’s even a discount air ticket for domestic flights, available to visitors.