Japanese train is so useful for trip. Because using is not so difficult. And the train is not late in usual. Then you can go so fast by bullet train. So there are no trouble in the train's trip, I think.
However, perhaps you might feel that the payment is so expensive. Actually the cost should be economic than airplane. But, the expensive ticket might be you sad.
But, if I introduce that the direction of getting a discount ticket, is your mind so good?
In this article, I explain how to get discount tickets.
1．About discount rail ticket
First of all, I want you to know that there are discount tickets exactly. But I think it is needed to explain kinds of discount ticket. So I will introduce them.
1-1．A book of tickets
The companies sell book of ticket. Usually, the ticket is more cheap than common ticket.
But usually, the book is some tickets fixed. For example, a bullet train ticket book is 6 ticket set.
1-2．Ticket for a stockholder
Many companies provide discount tickets. So, railway companies also have discount tickets for stockholder. With the ticket, your trip can be economic.
But, this tickets are not commonly. And they would not be able to be bought by whoever.
1-3． Round trip ticket
This ticket is common ticket. And it sometimes contains bullet train ticket. So with this ticket, people can go to bullet train the areas that the people want to go, and have a round trip. It is so useful.
1-4． Travel agent ticket
Travel agent have original tickets for customers. And actually depending on the case, the agent make planning your economic trip.
2．How to get the pass
Then some directions of getting a discount ticket there are.
2-1．Ticket reseller
In Japanese big city, there are ticket resellers. And they have a lot of discount tickets. Then you can go to the shops, you would get a discount ticket.
They usually bullet train ticket sell in economic price. And sometimes, they sell ticket for a stockholder.
But, sometimes the shops are hard to find, you should take care when you would go to there.
By the way, there are Internet's ticket reseller. The shops sell by mailing. So I think the Internet's shops are a bit needed taking care. Because Japanese reseller stuff might not be good at English, the stuff would mistake when mailing ticket.
2-2．Station
In the station, you can buy a book of ticket. When you want to buy the ticket, you should go to the Ticket office.
For example, In Japanese Railway (JR), you can buy a book of ticket in the ticket office called "Midori-no-madoguchi”(みどりの窓口) And divide the ticket with your friends. Then the total payment would be economic.
2-3．Travel agent
In Japanese trip, travel agent is so useful. They have many agreement with Railway companies, Airlines, and hotels. So they can make your plan with economic price.
3．Important points
There are important points to use discount tickets.
3-1．About returning
Perhaps you would have some trouble, the ticket should be needed to return. But the ticket could not return. So buying them, you should confirm about returning ticket.
The shops or companies have rules of returning ticket. you should know them.
3-2． Schedule
You should take care the schedule of trip. In Japan, trains come just time. And they don't wait you, if you would be late.
And, it is depending on ticket, the train would fixed. So you can not change the schedule.
Anyway, there are important points for using the ticket, the economic payment will satisfy your budget. Perhaps you could have good meal by the money left over. Enjoy!
