🙌 Meet the WEST QR Kansai Area Pass, which allows you to board with just a QR code without having to exchange for a physical ticket!
Want to see Osaka, Kobe, Nara, and Kyoto?
JR West Kansai Area Pass!
If you want to travel extensively in Kansai, including Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara, try the JR Kansai Area Pass 3-day ticket, which allows you to ride the JR lines for 3 days without restrictions. Previously, you had to exchange the ticket at the station, but this ticket is a QR ticket that you can register with your smartphone and scan when boarding, without having to exchange it separately.
Complete your enjoyable Kansai trip with the Kansai Area Pass, which is useful when traveling from Kansai Airport to downtown Osaka or Universal Studios Japan, and also allows you to use the Haruka reserved seat twice!
Planning a trip to Kansai?
WEST QR Kansai Area Pass 3-day ticket
If you want to enjoy your trip to Osaka and also see other cities, try using the JR Kansai Mini Pass. The WEST QR Kansai Area Pass 3-day ticket can be easily boarded with just a smartphone without having to issue a physical ticket, allowing you to conveniently travel to Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara for 3 days, so if you are planning a trip to Kansai, it is a good idea to definitely get it.
Available sections
The WEST QR Kansai Area Pass not only allows you to use it widely from Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara to Himeji and Wakayama, but also has the advantage of allowing unlimited use of the Haruka Limited Express! (Reserved seats can be used up to 2 times)
One thing to note is that you cannot use private railways or buses other than JR lines. Kyoto City Subway, Keihan Electric Railway, Hankyu Railway, West Japan JR Bus, etc. are all not available, so please check the official website for detailed information on the scope of use. Go to the official website
How to create an account and register a ticket:
▲ After purchasing the ticket, please access the WEST QR official website and create an account.
▲ After creating an account, please register a ticket.
* You cannot log in to multiple terminals at the same time, so be sure to register your ticket on the terminal you will be using it on.
* If you do not have a smartphone, please register your ticket on the smartphone of a member of your group.
* Once you click 'Register Ticket', you cannot change between ticket accounts.
Instructions for use:
▲ Select the ticket you wish to use from the tickets displayed on the ticket list screen and click ‘Start Use’. Once the ticket is displayed, check the contents and click ‘Use Ticket’ to use it.
* Cancellation is not possible after use.
* Tickets must be activated on the day of use. Do not pass through the gate before activation.
* The validity period begins immediately after ‘start of use’, so please be sure to use it on the same day.
* The QR code is updated every 5 minutes and cannot be used with a captured screen or printed QR code.
* If you accidentally clicked the Use Ticket button and the QR code was activated, please contact us by clicking the chatbot icon at the bottom of the WEST QR app. We will help you invalidate the ticket after checking whether it has been used. However, if the train has already departed, invalidation is not possible.
* You can check the WEST QR official website for information on how to reserve reserved seats, cancel and change reservations, and pass through the ticket gate. Go to the official website
[View the usage start guide file]
[View the reservation change guide file]
[View Haruka reserved seat guide file]
[View guide file on how to pass through the turnstile (if there is a QR code reader)]
[View guide file on how to pass through the turnstile (if there is no QR code reader)]