JR West’s WESTER Points Kansai-Hokuriku Free Pass turns 6,000 points (3,000 for children) into three consecutive days of unlimited rides on the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tsuruga and Itoigawa, the Thunderbird and Shirasagi limited expresses, and local trains around Osaka, Kyoto and Shiga. It includes up to six ordinary-car reserved seat uses in total and is valid for travel from October 13 to December 24, 2026. JR West Launches the WESTER Points Kansai-Hokuriku Free Pass JR West is releasing the WESTER Points Kansai-Hokuriku Free Pass, a special ticket you get with WESTER Points. It gives unlimited rides for three consecutive days on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, the Limited Express Thunderbird and Shirasagi, and conventional-line local trains centered on Osaka, Kyoto and Shiga. The pass costs 6,000 points for adults and 3,000 points for children. It lets you use saved-up WESTER Points on a rail trip between Kansai and Hokuriku. At

JR Central and JR West’s EX Hayatoku Limited-Time Sale cuts year-end Nozomi reserved-seat fares. Adult one-way trips from Tokyo, Shinagawa or Shin-Yokohama cost 10,000 yen to Nagoya and 15,000 yen to Hiroshima. At least two people must travel together, and dates are fixed by direction: December 25–31 toward Tokyo, January 2–4 heading west. Booking opens at 5:30 a.m. on November 5, 2026, through Express Reservation and smartEX. Save on Year-End Nozomi Trips: What Is the EX Hayatoku Limited-Time Sale? JR Central (JR Tokai) and JR West will run the “EX Hayatoku ☆ Limited-Time Sale!” (EX早特☆期間限定セール！) on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen. The fares are sold through two online booking services, Express Reservation (エクスプレス予約) and smartEX (スマートEX). The sale covers selected travel dates and directions during the year-end and New Year period. It applies to ordinary-car reserved seats on Nozomi trains between Tokyo, Shinagawa and Shin-Yokohama on one side

JAL’s Domestic Time Sale runs October 6–7, 2026, with Promotion fares for travel from December 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027, including the year-end and New Year holidays. One-way fares from Tokyo Haneda start at ¥9,460 to Osaka Itami and ¥11,000 to Sapporo. JMB members get first access on October 6, but only if every passenger has a membership number. JAL Domestic Time Sale Runs October 6–7 Japan Airlines (JAL) will hold a two-day “Domestic Time Sale” from Tuesday, October 6 to Wednesday, October 7, 2026, offering discounted tickets on domestic routes. The sale covers travel from December 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027. This period includes winter holidays and the year-end and New Year homecoming season, so it is a good chance to lock in tickets early. The lowest one-way fare starts at ¥9,460 on the Tokyo Haneda–Osaka Itami route, and major trunk routes start from around