Hey gu ys, so today I want to share with you guys one of my most favourite ways of travelling around Japan
and if it's not the cheapest, it definitely is one of the cheapest ways to get around Japan
and the ticket is called the seishun 18 kippu in Japanese
and in English it goes along the lines of youthful 18 ticket
I'm not quite sure why they added the "youthful" and the "18" in there because
no matter how old you are, anyone can buy the ticket
If you get this ticket, it gives you unlimited rides on the local and rapid trains on the JR line
For the ticket it’s around 11,850 yen so it comes to around 2,370 yen a day
so that's really cheap, imagine going from Tokyo to Osaka
or like Tokyo to Hokkaido, that's amazing!
and the ticket looks like this
so you can get unlimited rides on the local and rapid trains for 5 days or 5 times
however, it doesn’t have to be consecutive days
and also you can share this with your friends and family and use the ticket
just remember you have to use it up before it expires
the ticket is seasonal so it only goes on sale 3 times a year
So the youthful 18 ticket is very similar to the JR pass
however only foreigners with the tourist visa on their passports can purchase the JR pass
so I thought I would share this video with those of you who aren't on your tourist visa in Japan
I think this ticket is great for budget travellers
and it's great if you want to see more of the local Japan
or if you just want to have a spontaneous trip, just jump on a train and see where it takes you
I actually personally used this ticket a few times before
once I went from Tokyo all the way to Hiroshima
It took me around 16 hours
so that's a lot of time compared to the JR pass where you would just use the bullet train
However, time equals money right?
So you sacrifice time on this ticket
However, it's only 2,000 yen
It only cost me 2,000 yen to get from Tokyo all the way to Hiroshima
so that was really cool because I could stop along many train stations
like local train stations that you would never stop at
and I also went there by myself so it was a great way to see the local areas of Japan
and just get on and off a lot of the trains
The local trains do take a lot more time to get to the destination
however, you can see views that no other transportation method can offer
you can buy the tickets at any JR ticket offices or travel service centres
they are mostly located nearby the train ticket gates so it’s very easy to find
You can’t put the ticket through the automatic gates
so Instead, you have to pass through the manned gates and show the ticket to the station staff
you can also buy it on the ticket machines however they don't have an English one yet
but if you follow what I pressed on the Japanese one, it should be quite straight forward
Press for how many tickets you would like, one is for 5 days
and then just confirm and pay the money
here are some of my very old photos when I used this ticket to travel around Japan
visiting some friends and family
So I hope you guys found this video helpful