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Handling fee table

Domestic/Oversea travel

Arranged tour

  • Handling fee for a group of 15 persons or more: Less than 20% of the total travel costs
  • Handling fee for individuals or a group of less than 15 persons: 20% of the total travel costs (The minimum fee is 5000 yen/tour)
  • Tour guide service: 50,000 yen/person for 1 day
  • Change fee for a group of 15 persons or more: Less than 20% of the total travel costs before change
  • Change fee for individuals or a group of less than 15 persons: 20% of the total travel costs before change (The minimum fee is 5000 yen/tour)
  • Cancellation fee for a group of 15 persons or more: Less than 20% of the total travel costs
  • Cancellation fee for individuals or a group of less than 15 persons: 20% of the total travel costs (The minimum fee is 5000 yen/tour)

 Travel consulting

  • Consulting: 10,000 yen up to 30 minutes, then 10,000 yen per every 30 minutes
  • Creating a travel plan: 5,000 yen/traveling day
  • Creating a quotation for a tour: 5,000 yen + 5,000 yen/traveling day
  • Creating a quotation for transportation: 5,000 yen/quote

 

Seat guide

Shinkansen seats are available in four levels depending on the comfort and services your require.

Ordinary Seat

Regular seats used on Reserved cars and Unreserved cars of Shinkansen. Consider it as "economy class" seat.

Green Seat

Better seats with more space than ordinary seats. All Green Seats are reserved only. Consider it as "business class" seats.

Reserved Seat (Ordinary Reserved Seat)

Your seat is reserved and secured when you book your tickets. Head to the station with a peace of mind.
Seats are the same as Ordinary Seat.

Green Reserved Seat

Better seats and free blankets. Popular among Japanese business persons, executives and people who values comfortable travel. Consider it as "business class" seats.

GranClass Seat

Know as "First Class" of Shinkansen seats. Only available on Hokuriku and Tohoku Shinkansen lines. Gran Class seats comes with airline-like amenities and meals.The most expensive of all.

Unreserved Seat

You can take any open seats in unreserved cars of any train on the departure date. (No departure time will be indicated on your tickets.)
The best seat type if your priority is the cost and are traveling during less-crowded season/time.

 

 

For further information and photos, please visit official page at http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/ticket/types.html