Destinations
Maxing Out the New Golden Route with Hokuriku Arch Pass Te x t & I m a g e s b y M U H A M M A D H A S I F M O H D J E L A N I
They say that Tokyo represents Japan’s epitome of an ultimately-advanced urbanisation and Osaka is Japan’s food capital – both metropolises shape how we view Japan. So why not experience both while you are already on Japan’s Honshu island? Or even better, how about experiencing more of Japan by discovering the lessexplored destinations between the two destinations, which would leave you more enriched and fulfilled? 074
There a few options on how to get from Tokyo to Osaka by land. The more popular one that connects Tokyo and Osaka is called the Golden Route, where travellers can expect to see the conventional side of Japan along the way. But there is another alternative that can bring travellers to a different, more rural, less-crowded side of Japan, which is aptly named the New Golden Route, taking travellers along the coast overlooking the Sea of Japan. The route is best discovered using the Hokuriku Arch Pass that gives travellers access to commute from one place to another conveniently by train. Follow me as I discover some of the marvellous spots along the New Golden Route…
Important points regarding Hokuriku Arch Pass: » A seven-day pass costs ¥24,440 (around MYR945) if purchased outside Japan or ¥25,460 (around MY980) if purchased within Japan.
» It can only be used consecutively. » It can only be used by non-Japanese travellers under ‘temporary visitor’ entry status. » The pass offers unlimited travel on reserved and non-reserved seats in ordinary cars on the Hokuriku Shinkansen
(between Tokyo and Kanazawa), Limited Express and local trains operated by JR-EAST and JR-WEST, Tokyo Monorail, and on Noto Railway between Nanao and Wakuraonsen within the area stated in the passholder. » Seat reservations can be made in advance without charges at JR ticket office or Travel Service Centre in a JR-EAST or JR-WEST station. For non-reserved seat, travellers can simply show the pass. However, not all trains have nonreserved seats, therefore you may need to find yourself a vacant seat on the train. » Please browse http://hokuriku-arch-pass.com/en to understand more about this pass.
