JR East Pass Changes and One Long Earthquake
Exciting changes are coming to the Japan Rail east passes starting on April 1, 2021. Two of their most popular passes, the Tohoku area pass and the Nagano Niigata area pass will be available for foreign residents in Japan to purchase. They will be valid for 5 consecutive days and the pass will NO longer be a flexible pass like before. #JREast #Tohoku #Japanearthquake
There was also a 7.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima in mid-February. Its magnitude was 4 in Tokyo, and it was the longest one I've experienced living in Japan.
JR East Pass Information
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Japan Guide Nagano Niigata: www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_n...
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Would you use these JR East Passes as traveler or foreign resident in Japan? And what's it like experiencing an earthquake in Japan?
Great news about the pass! Hopefully we'll get more videos from this new change :) I've experienced earthquake in Taiwan. It was also about 7.3 Richter in the epicenter but I'm not sure what the scale was where I was located. I was living in a 7th floor building at the time and felt like the building was actually "swaying". Glad that you are safe.
Good to hear you’re safe from that earthquake! Can’t wait to watch more videos of your travels on the JR east line
I'm definitely gonna be using both JR East passes, as the mini-Shinkansen to places like Kakunodate make it super easy to access directly from Tokyo.
Oh nice change! Glad to hear you are safe.
Wow! That is indeed a great news. I have been thinking to travel Tohoku as well as Nagano/Nigata. I'm definitely going to use these passes :) Thanks! And yes, that earthquake was pretty long and scary!
I am glad to hear that you are safe in Japan! If I'm traveling to Japan, this video is really useful. Stay safe and take care! Looking forward to watching your next video.
Very informative video, nice to learn about ways to save on travel and how the pass works. I heard about the earthquake but I didn’t know you could feel it all the way in Tokyo, glad to hear that you are safe!
@ernestkeung
3 жыл бұрын
I hope the info is helpful. Thank you!
Cool, thanks for the useful info, great video as always!
Funny I’m watching this now just when another earthquake hit last night... It was pretty long and big too 🥲
Can't wait to visit Japan once this pandemic ends. Stay safe there !
That was the biggest earthquake I've experienced since I came in Japan!
It’s too bad foreign tourists aren’t allowed into Japan yet, would have loved to ride on the Shinkansen again!
glad you're safe after the earthquake buddy! 7.3's no joke.
@ernestkeung
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother!
I agree, travel is not too pricy within Japan if you plan ahead. Definitely been places like UK where travel within country can be quite expensive by rail (unless you are willing to fly).
@ernestkeung
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! You can get good value for your money in Japan
Nice, I'm looking forward to those deen videos from traveling around on the JR Pass. It's almost like the Japanese government anticipates the boss' needs, eh?
Do you need to insert the JRE Pass to the train turnstile or just show it to the gate staff (like with JR Nationwide Pass) to enter the platform?