In Case Number of Reserved Seat Tickets Obtained Using
“JR-KYUSHU RAIL PASS” Exceeds Limitation
If the number of reserved seat tickets obtained exceeds the limitation, additional charges
described below must be paid for the additional reserved seat tickets.
 Additional Charges for Major Trains
* Adult (age 12 and older).
* Child (age 6 to 11, as classified by the JR-KYUSHU RAIL PASS)
[Kyushu Shinkansen]
Date of travel
Classification
Additional Charge
Mar. 21 to Apr. 5, Apr. 28 to May 6, Jul. 21 to Aug.
31, Dec. 25 to Jan. 10
Adult
720 yen
Child
360 yen
Jan. 16 to the end of February, June, September,
Monday to Thursday on Nov. 1 to Dec. 20
(Except Japanese holidays, one day before
Japanese holidays, and substitute holidays)
Adult
320 yen
Child
160 yen
Adult
520 yen
Child
260 yen
Classification
Additional Charge
Adult
520 yen
Child
260 yen
Periods other than above
[Conventional line limited express trains]
Date of travel
Operation days of limited express trains
[Aso Boy! “Panorama section”, “White Kuro Seat”] and [Kawasemi Yamasemi “Yamasemi
Bench Seat” ]
Date of travel
Operation days of Aso Boy! and Kawasemi
Yamasemi
Classification
Additional Charge
Adult
730 yen
Child
360 yen
or
370 yen
Classification
Additional Charge
Adult
520 yen
Child
260 yen
[Isaburo/Shinpei]
Date of travel
Operation days of Isaburo/Shinpei
[SL Hitoyoshi]
Date of travel
Classification
Additional Charge
Adult
820 yen
Child
410 yen
Operation days of SL Hitoyoshi
 Refund Charge
330 yen (for both adults and children)
* If the train operation is cancelled, a full refund is given without charge.
* If a passenger with a reserved seat ticket misses the train (hereafter called the
“designated train”), the ticket will be invalid. No refund will be given.
 Change of Train
- The train can be changed only once at the JR ticketing office (Midori-no-madoguchi)
before departure of the designated train.
- Differences between the additional charges required for the original designated train and
the new designated train will be evaluated. The passenger is to pay or receive the
difference depending on the result.
 Other Cases
- If the reserved seat ticket is lost, the passenger must once again pay the additional
charge required for the train. The seat originally reserved for the passenger is no longer
available.