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Shinkansen and most limited express
and ordinary express trains have reserved Green car
seats and both reserved and nonreserved ordinary car
seats.
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*There are no
Green Cars on most HIKARI and KODAMA trains on the
San'yo Shinkansen line (Shin-Osaka – Hakata), or on
TSUBAME trains on the Kyushu Shinkansen line (Shin-Yatsushiro
– Kagoshima- chūō )
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A nonreserved seat can be used simply
by showing your JAPAN RAIL PASS.
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Seat
reservations can be made without additional payment. To
make a reservation, go to any Travel Service Center or a
Reservation Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at a JR
station, or to the sales office of a JR-associated
travel agency. There, show your PASS, and obtain your
reserved-seat ticket before boarding.
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Caution:
The sign for a Resevation Office(Midori-no
madoguchi)
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Please note that during crowded
periods you cannot be guaranteed a seat on a
specific train.
The periods when seat reservations are
particularly difficult to secure are as follows:
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December 29 to January 5
The New Year holiday period is the most
popular travel time for Japanese people, for
vacations and returns to hometown areas.
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April 29 to May 5
Due to consecutive holidays in a comfortable
travel season, there is large-scale travel
throughout Japan for leisure and recreation.
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August 13 to 15
Another time for traditional travel to
home-town areas, called the Obon season.
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Note: Do not use an automatic ticket-reading gate with a JAPAN
RAIL PASS or a reserved-seat ticket. Please show the PASS at a
manned ticket gate.
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