
JR Central to Offer Family-Friendly Cars on Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi for Year-End/New Year
JR East (East Japan Railway Company, Japan) will offer a special redemption rate for JRE POINT rewards from November 17 through 30.
The offer applies to all trains and all sections for the “Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Reward)” and the “Ticketless Limited Express ticket (JRE POINT Reward)” on conventional lines, except the Saphir Odoriko. The required points will be 20% less than the usual rate. For Gran Class, only the option without beverages and light snacks is eligible.
Examples of redemption points: Tokyo–Sendai is 6,350 points for an Ordinary Car reserved seat, 9,280 points for a Green Car reserved seat, and 11,800 points for Gran Class. Tokyo–Atami is 1,020 points for an Ordinary Car reserved seat and 2,840 points for a Green Car reserved seat. Applications are accepted on the EKI-NET website. For ticketless limited express tickets on conventional lines, a separate base fare ticket is required.
Redemption acceptance periods: For Shinkansen e-Tickets, from 10:00 a.m. one month before the travel date until 4 minutes before departure on the day. For ticketless limited express tickets on conventional lines, from 10:00 a.m. one month before the travel date until the scheduled departure time on the day. Adults and children require the same number of points.