Seishun 18 Ticket

The Seishun 18 Ticket (青春18きっぷ, Seishun Jūhachi Kippu) is a special discount ticket issued in Japan that allows holders one-day unlimited rides on the local trains of Japan Railways Group (JR) during limited periods of the year.

The five-day ticket's price remained the same as before, and a new three-day variant was also made available for 10,000 yen (3,333 yen/day).

However, in the context of Japan Railways Group, "local trains" (普通列車, futsū ressha) includes not only "local" (普通, futsū, also called 各停 kakutei, lit.

There is no age limit to buy the ticket despite the name "Seishun 18" (literally "Youth 18").

Through this campaign, passengers may ride on the above bus routes at a flat fare of 800 yen each.

[8] Kampu Ferry gives passengers who have Seishun 18 Tickets a discounts about fares between Shimonoseki and Busan.

[9][10] When you make a reservation, passengers must tell the staff their name, passport number, date of birth and gender.

There is no discount when the passengers make a reservation at a one-way trip from Pusan Port to Shimonoseki.

Passengers must pay a fuel surcharge fee, and international tourist tax (1000 yen) except fares and Seishun 18 Tickets.

[11] The price was raised to 11,000 yen in the winter of 1986 following the nationwide fare increase in July of that year.

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A Seishun 18 ticket issued in 2021
A used Seishun 18 ticket issued in 1987