JR Thunderbird Hokuriku One-way Ticket

These tickets are valid for 3 months from the date of purchase.

What to bring

• Original non-Japanese passport

• E-ticket QR code from your confirmation email

• Physical reserved-seat ticket before boarding reserved-seat trains

What’s not allowed

• Use by travelers entering Japan under a status other than Temporary Visitor

• Use without exchanging the physical ticket before travel

• Multiple reserved seat exchanges beyond the permitted allocation

Accessibility

• Ticket redemption is available through multilingual green ticket-vending machines

• JR-WEST Ticket Offices are available for guests requiring manual ticket assistance

Additional information

• Only foreign passport holders entering Japan as Temporary Visitors are eligible for this ticket.

• Reserved seat tickets must be exchanged separately before boarding.

• The transfer station between the Limited Express THUNDERBIRD and the Hokuriku Shinkansen is Tsuruga Station.

• Ticket machines support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean languages.

• One-way tickets must be redeemed for physical tickets before travel.

• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
• Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
• Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.