For a multi-city trip, compare a rail pass with individual tickets by mapping the routes you will actually ride. A single Tokyo/Osaka–Nagoya/Fukuoka leg suits the Nozomi one-way ticket, continuing from Fukuoka to Kitakyushu suits the Hakata–Kokura ticket, and repeated trips between Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka suit the Sanyo Shinkansen Pass.
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Tokyo / Shin-Osaka → Nagoya / Fukuoka
This Nozomi product is a one-way ticket delivered as a QR code by email. A return requires a separate booking; its 30-day booking window and oversized-baggage conditions are useful to check while planning an intercity leg.
Fukuoka Airport → Hakata → Kokura
A transport ticket that bundles the airport bus from Fukuoka Airport’s international terminal to Hakata Station with a non-reserved Sanyo Shinkansen seat from Hakata to Kokura. After landing, you ride the bus to Hakata and transfer straight onto the Shinkansen, which simplifies the first leg of a Kitakyushu trip to Kokura Castle or Mojiko Retro.
Shin-Osaka to Hakata · Sanyo Shinkansen
A pass for unlimited rides on the Sanyo Shinkansen, which runs from Shin-Osaka through Okayama and Hiroshima to Hakata, during its validity. With no ticket to buy for each leg, it keeps things simple when you hop off at stops in between—Hiroshima’s Atomic Bomb Dome and Miyajima, or Okayama’s Korakuen garden.
The Nozomi ticket covers a one-way route from Tokyo or Shin-Osaka toward Nagoya or Fukuoka, and the Hakata–Kokura ticket begins with the Fukuoka Airport bus. Confirm the exact station pair and date-specific fare during booking.
Single-journey tickets are not returns, so plan the way back separately. If you will ride between Shin-Osaka, Hiroshima and Hakata several times over a few days, compare the total of single tickets with an unlimited product such as the Sanyo Shinkansen Pass.
The published booking window follows the rail operator's release schedule and begins 30 days before departure. Review luggage dimensions and seating requirements before boarding.
Rates and availability depend on dates, guests and selected options. Check the terms on the product page.
