Kitakyushu Shimonoseki Joy Pass + Sanyo Shinkansen One-Way (Hakata⇄Kokura)

Travel between Hakata and Kokura
in a Sanyo Shinkansen non-reserved seat

Includes one Sanyo Shinkansen one-way ticket in the direction you choose in the options. "Hakata→Kokura" departs Hakata Station and arrives at Kokura Station; "Kokura→Hakata" departs Kokura Station and arrives at Hakata Station. On the day of travel you can use the ordinary-car non-reserved seats of Nozomi, Mizuho, Sakura, Hikari and Kodama trains. It is valid only on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Hakata and Kokura and cannot be used on conventional lines on the same route.

Reserved seats or Green Cars require separate express tickets. During periods when the Nozomi runs with all reserved seats (Golden Week, Obon, year-end and New Year), please use the non-reserved seats of the Hikari, Kodama, Mizuho or Sakura.

Exchange for a boarding slip at the dedicated machine at your departure station

Scan the QR code (E-Ticket, eMCO) you received by email at the "Sanyo Shinkansen (Hakata–Kokura) One-way Ticket dedicated exchange machine" at your departure station to receive your boarding slip. Exchange is available only on the day of travel, from 5:30 a.m. After receiving the slip, enter through the staffed ticket gate.

• Hakata→Kokura : can be exchanged and boarded only at Hakata Station. The dedicated machines are at the Hikari Hiroba gate on the 2nd floor and the Central gate (Shinkansen Central Entrance) on the 1st floor of Hakata Station.
• Kokura→Hakata : can be exchanged and boarded only at Kokura Station. The dedicated machine is in front of the Shinkansen ticket gates on the 3rd floor of Kokura Station (near the Midori-no-Madoguchi ticket office).

If the machine is out of order, you can exchange it with your passport at a green ticket machine with a passport mark or at a Midori-no-Madoguchi ticket office. Ticket machines support Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English and Korean.

Choose 3 facilities to enjoy over 7 days with the Joy Pass

The Kitakyushu Shimonoseki Joy Pass is an e-pass used by showing the QR code in the PDF received by email at each facility. It is valid for 7 days from the day you use your first facility, and you can use up to 3 participating facilities during that period. Each facility can be used only once, and re-entry is not allowed.

You must start using the pass within 270 days of purchase. Even within the 7-day validity, it cannot be used once 270 days have passed since purchase (e.g. purchased on 1/1: usable until 9/28; if you start on 9/27, you can use it only until 9/28).

Explore from Kokura Castle to Mojiko and Shimonoseki

According to the pass operator, the participating facilities are as follows.

• Kokura Castle — admission + Kokura Castle Garden admission + tea ceremony experience or Gojoin (castle seal)
• Sarakurayama Cable Car & Slope Car — round-trip ticket
• Mojiko — Retro Free Pass (5 facilities)
• Kaikyo Yume Tower + Kamon Wharf — Yume Tower admission + Kamon Wharf common coupon 1,000 yen
• Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History — admission (adult) + museum shop coupon
• Sushi Kaito Mojiko Main Branch — 2,000 yen discount
• Kitakyushu traditional craft "Kokura-ori" original brand shop — 2,000 yen discount
• Standing Sushi Heishirou Kokura Station Shinkansen gate store — special sushi set
• Kaiten Sushi Heishirou AMU PLAZA Kokura — special sushi set
• JOYiNT Mojiko — 1,000 yen discount on e-bike rental
• Mt. Sarakura Observatory Restaurant TEN KYU — 1,700 yen meal discount
• Mt.SARAKURA TEN-KYU SKY LOUNGE — 1,700 yen meal discount

※ Participating facilities and benefits may change depending on local circumstances. Please check each facility's notes, opening hours and regular holidays on the Joy Pass facility list.
※ Please check train timetables and the latest service information on the boards at the ticket gates.