Back in the 90s I travelled all over Japan using a similar railpass (seishun18kippu). It was a really relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a vacation, but then J

Back in the 90s I travelled all over Japan using a similar railpass (seishun18kippu). It was a really relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a vacation, but then Japan has lots of cool stuff to see within easy distance of train stations. Some of my best memories of Japan are from those journeys. Japan's system was a lot easier to use than the Railpass though: reservations were not required, you just took whatever seat was available, and Japanese trains are structured so there are a lot more seats. Gallery of posters for the service: http://www.satou3.com/railways/18kippu2.html http://www.satou3.com/railways/18kippu2.html