Kansai Wide Pass 5-day + Setouchi International Art Festival 2025 Passport

An arts festival held once every three years
Setouchi International Art Festival 2025

The Setouchi International Triennale is a contemporary art festival held once every three years on the Setouchi Islands. It began in 2010 and is held over a period of approximately 100 days, divided into three seasons: spring, summer, and fall. It is an international event that attracts approximately 1 million visitors, allowing visitors to experience the different charms of Setouchi each season.

With the theme of “Recovery of the Sea,” this art festival offers a special opportunity to travel along the artworks located throughout the islands and interact with artists, local residents, and volunteers. Get off the beaten path and visit the Setouchi International Art Festival to see the islands and artworks come together!

Preview of the art festival works

The Setouchi International Triennale is an art festival with a total of 254 works created by 216 artists. You can enjoy the beauty of Setouchi and the charm of the islands through various works, so please purchase it together with the JR West Kansai Wide Pass 5-day pass to travel to the exhibition hall more conveniently and at a lower price.

One thing to note is that each work (facility) has a different opening period, so please check the opening period of the work and the operating schedule of the facility in advance before visiting! Go to the official website

Kansai Wide Pass 5-day pass

With just one JR Kansai Wide Pass, you can freely travel to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Himeji, as well as Kansai Airport, Okayama, and Kurashiki for 5 days. You can also use the Sanyo Shinkansen (between Okayama and Shin-Osaka), limited express trains, rapid and local trains without limit, so you can save on transportation costs, so I recommend using it.

Above all, you can travel to Takamatsu, where the Setouchi International Art Festival is held, so travel more conveniently with the Kansai Wide Pass.

How to exchange your pass & routes

You can exchange it for a real ticket through the green ticket machine at the designated exchangeable station. Please check the official website for ticket exchange locations!Go to the official website / Go to available lines

How to use the ticket machine:
1. Please prepare your passport and mobile voucher.
2. Please select a language from the top menu of the ticket machine. (Supports English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese)
3. Select “Recieve reserved ticket”
4. Select “EXCHANGE ORDER (E-TICKET)”
5. Scan the mobile voucher QR code at the exact location or enter the Exchange Order No. written on the E-ticket.
6. Select the pass start date. (You can select up to 1 month in the future)
7. Click Agree to the information on pass receipt qualifications and personal information. (Total 2 questions)
8. Please scan your e-passport at the correct location . (If it is not an e-passport, you cannot scan it and must collect it in person.)
9. On the confirmation page, check the product and collect your rail pass.

Detailed exchange information can also be found on the official website. Go to

How to reserve a reserved seat

For lines that operate with non-reserved seats, you can freely insert your ticket into the gate and sit down, but please note that some trains only operate with reserved seats, and reserved seats require separate exchange. There is no limit to the number of times you can exchange for reserved seats, but after the 7th time, you cannot make a reservation at the ticket machine, so you must visit the staffed window (Midori-no-madoguchi). You can also check the reservation method on the official website. Go to

How to reserve a reserved seat:
1. Click on the ticket at the green ticket machine
2. Insert your JR Pass into the space that says Commuter Pass.
3. After activating the reserved seat button, touch the button.
4. Touch to reserve a reserved seat using a return ticket
5. Reserve a seat for your desired section