JR East and JR Hokkaido have started selling special discount tickets offering 50% off on Shinkansen and limited express trains for online reservations starting today, April 12.
The “Shinkansen e-Ticket (Toku-dane Special 21)” offers a 50% discount on the fare and reserved seat limited express fees for each Shinkansen. Major routes and prices include: the Hokkaido-Tohoku Shinkansen “Hayabusa” from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station at 11,770 yen (regular 23,526 yen), Tokyo to Shin-Aomori Station at 8,730 yen (regular 17,470 yen), Tohoku Shinkansen “Yamabiko” from Tokyo to Morioka Station at 7,140 yen (regular 14,290 yen), Tokyo to Sendai Station at 5,440 yen (regular 10,890 yen), “Nasuno” from Tokyo to Koriyama Station at 4,060 yen (regular 8,140 yen), Akita Shinkansen “Komachi” from Tokyo to Akita Station at 8,900 yen (regular 17,820 yen), Yamagata Shinkansen “Tsubasa” from Tokyo to Yamagata Station at 5,610 yen (regular 11,250 yen), Joetsu Shinkansen “Toki” from Tokyo to Niigata Station at 5,280 yen (regular 10,560 yen), and “Tanigawa” from Tokyo to Echigo-Yuzawa Station at 3,290 yen (regular 6,590 yen), Hokuriku Shinkansen “Asama” from Tokyo to Nagano Station at 4,060 yen (regular 8,140 yen).
The “Limited Express Toku-dane Special 21” offers a 50% discount on the fare and reserved seat limited express fees for eligible trains. Major routes and prices include: “Spacia Nikko/Nikko/Kinugawa” from Shinjuku to Tobu-Nikko Station at 2,040 yen (regular 4,090 yen), “Inaho” from Niigata to Sakata Station at 2,680 yen (regular 5,370 yen), and “Shirayuki” from Niigata to Joetsu-Myoko Station at 2,650 yen (regular 5,320 yen).
The “Conventional Line Ticketless Limited Express Ticket (Toku-wari)” provides a 50% discount on the reserved seat limited express fees for eligible trains. Major routes and prices include: “Azusa” from Shinjuku to Matsumoto Station and “Hitachi” from Ueno to Iwaki Station at 1,270 yen (regular 2,550 yen), “Odoriko” from Tokyo to Atami Station and “Wakashio” from Tokyo to Awa-Kamogawa Station, “Shiosai” from Tokyo to Choshi Station at 790 yen (regular 1,580 yen), “Kusatsu/Shima” from Ueno to Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station and “(Super) Tsugaru” from Akita to Aomori Station at 1,140 yen (regular 2,290 yen). A separate passenger ticket is required when using these services.
All offers are available from May 12 to 30. The sales period begins one month before the travel date at 10 a.m. and ends at 11:50 p.m. 21 days before. The “Conventional Line Ticketless Limited Express Ticket (Toku-wari)” is available until the scheduled departure time of the train. Advance reservations can be made starting at 2 p.m., seven days before the sales start date. These tickets are only available through the online reservation service “Eki-Net.”
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