Railway Ticket and First Class Car Ticket (μTicket)

 There are several kinds of railway tickets.  The railway tickets purchased at ticket vending machines are basic fare tickets.  The fare differs according to the distance traveled, and child fares (ages 6 - 12) are about half (fraction should be valued up to the 10yen unit) of the adult fares.  Only one person is valid for each ticket, and with a stopover, the ticket will become invalid.  For further information, please ask the station staff.

    ◎ Basic Fare Ticket
    ◎ Commuter Pass
    ◎ Group Fare Ticket

Basic Fare Ticket

1. Tickets are valid from the day of purchase.
2. One-way tickets are valid for a day; round-trip tickets are valid for 2 days from the day of purchase.
3. Basic fare tickets used along with First class car tickets will be available from a month previous to the date of boarding (the dates of the two tickets must be the same).

Commuter Pass

1. There are 2 kinds of commuter passes: student’s commuter pass & general　　　　　　commuter pass.  Passes valid for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months are available.
2. New passes are available from 7 days/renewed passes are available from 14 days prior to the starting date of use.
3. Please ask the station staff when and where the passes are available.
4. In case you need to travel to a specified station where the passes are issued in order to purchase your pass, the traveling fare will be refunded (charge for first class car will not be covered).  Please contact the staff at the destination before you go through the ticket gate.

Group Fare Ticket

(μ=Greek letter for MU)

1. The charge for First class cars is \350 (regardless of the age of person), and the tickets for First class cars are also called μ（myu）tickets.
2. First class cars require First class car tickets (date & time of boarding, seat number, traveling zone specified on the ticket) along with railway tickets.
3. All seats for First class cars are reserved with First class car tickets. In case an infant under the age of 6 occupies a seat, a railway ticket for a child is required along with the First class car ticket.
4. In case you board the First class car without a First class car ticket, please pay the charge on board.  However, a seat reservation can not be made in this case; therefore you may not be able to be seated if there is no seat vacancy.
5. First class car tickets are available from a month prior to the date of boarding, and are sold from 5:10am through 12:15am (business hours of stations).
6. In case you miss a train, First class car tickets are not valid after departure of the train specified on the tickets, and no changes or refunds can be made.