Please see here for details. Advance seat reservation is available. Except for some trains You feel safe even during peak season. Hokuto, Ltd. Suzuran, Ltd. Ozora, and Ltd. Tokachi are reserved. There are no non-reserved seats on the trains above.
Please make sure to receive a reserved seat ticket before boarding. Please make sure to receive reserved seat tickets before boarding if you plan to use a reserved seat. Seats cannot be reserved on the train.
See here for how to use reserved seat ticket vending machine. Please note that we may limit the number of reserved seat tickets issued at one time to reduce the waiting time for customers. Thank you for your understanding. Please use a manned automated gate or ask an immigration officer how you can get the stamp or the sticker. Please purchase one on or after April 1. At the time of exchange and purchase, you will be asked to present your passport.
Residence card and a copy of passport etc. After arriving in Japan, please show your passport and exchange your Exchange Order for the pass at the designated counters in Hokkaido. You can also reserve seats. After arriving in Japan, please show your passport and receive your rail pass at the designated counters. You can purchase the rail pass directly at the designated counters below by cash Japanese yen only or credit card.
Please insert only your rail pass into the automatic ticket gate. Please make sure to pick up your rail pass after passing through the gate. The rail pass cannot be reissued even if it is lost or stolen etc. There is a magnet on the back of the ticket.
