
JR East Holds Shinkansen Time Sale with 60% Discount
JR East will hold its first time sale with the “Shinkansen e-tickets (Toku-da-ne)”. Tickets for travel between June 2 and 11 will be available from 5 AM on May 22.
A 60% discount will be applied to designated seats in ordinary cars of the Akita Shinkansen “Komachi”, Yamagata Shinkansen “Tsubasa”, and Joetsu Shinkansen “Toki”. Discounted sections include Tokyo, Ueno, Omiya stations to between Shizukuishi and Akita stations, between Yonezawa and Shinjo stations, and between Urasa and Niigata stations. The fare for Tokyo to Akita station will be about 10,000 yen less than the regular price.
Major routes sales prices are as follows: Tokyo to Akita station at 7,120 yen (regularly 17,820 yen), Tokyo to Yamagata station at 4,490 yen (same as 6,760 yen), and Tokyo to Niigata station at 4,210 yen (same as 6,350 yen). A child fare is also available.
The set period is from June 2 to 22. Tickets for travel on and after June 12 will be available from 5 AM on May 23.