Takayama Hokuriku Pass: Explore Central Japan

We’ve been to Japan many times, but the majority of our trips have been to the most popular cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Sapporo. There is still so much more to experience in Japan which is why I was thrilled to receive that email from JR Central. They invited me to explore the Chubu region in central Japan using a Takayama Hokuriku Pass.

We’ve been visiting Japan at least once every year but this was my first time to travel in the country on a JR pass. What the Takayama Hokuriku Pass does is allow you unlimited travel in central Japan so you can explore destinations like Kanazawa, Fukui, Toyama, Nagoya, and Shirakawa-go. It is so convenient.

If you’ve already been to the usual places like Tokyo and Osaka and are looking to experience something different in Japan, perhaps in the…