![]() I still remember the first time I heard about the Hanami framework, a few years ago, at the Wroclove.rb conference. The ICOCA & Haruka Exchange Order can be purchased at the JR ticket counter at Kansai International Airport.įor further details see the JR West website for information in Chinese, Korean and English.Translated from: Hanami: Thoughts of a Rails developer-DEV Community Introduction ![]() - The ICOCA card's 500 yen deposit (and any remaining balance minus a 220 yen handling fee) can be refunded at any JR ticket counter in Kansai.- The One Way Haruka discount ticket must be used on the day of purchase the Round Trip Haruka discount ticket is valid for 14 days.- To be used on non-reserved seats of the Haruka Express.It is NOT valid for foreign residents of Japan or Japanese citizens. - The ICOCA & Haruka is for foreign visitors entering Japan with a "Temporary Visitor" visa.Savings made by using the ICOCA & Haruka range from 930 yen one-way (890 yen return) saved for Kansai Intl Airport-Tennoji up to 1,250 yen one-way (1,630 yen return) saved for Kansai Intl Airport-Kyoto. ![]() The following are the prices for the ICOCA & Haruka set and for a separate Haruka Discount Ticket if purchased some time after purchasing an ICOCA card. They can be purchased together as a set, or the Haruka discount ticket can be purchased at a later date by showing your ICOCA card and your passport (to prove you are here as a tourist). The ICOCA & Haruka set is a way of encouraging visitors to use the ICOCA card by offering the discounted Haruka ticket as a bonus. The ICOCA card is valid on the Osaka Loop Line, Osaka subway, Kyoto subway, Kobe subway, Osaka buses, Kyoto buses and Kobe buses plus other transport providers in the Kansai area. ICOCA & Haruka Map - Haruka route in blue. To continue to Maibara, you have to exit the ticket wicket once at Kyoto station using your Haruka ticket, and re-enter using your ICOCA card. NOTE ABOUT THE KYOTO AREA Although some Haruka trains go beyond Kyoto as far as Maibara, the ICOCA & Haruka covers the journey only as far as Kyoto, Nijo, Uzumasa and Saga-Arashiyama stations. There are four areas whose stations can be traveled to or from using the discounted Haruka ticket: Osaka (13 stations), Kyoto (4 stations), Kobe (3 stations), Nara (2 stations). Using the discounted Haruka ticket gives you the added bonus of, if traveling from Kansai International Airport, being able to change trains and go all the way to a destination station that is not on the Haruka line, using the one ticket or, if travelling to Kansai International Airport, of leaving from a station not necessarily on the Haruka line, using the one ticket. Haruka Express between Kyoto Station and Kansai International Airport (KIX) Haruka Destination Stations ![]() The Haruka service runs between Kansai Interntional Airport and Kyoto with stops on the way in Osaka (Tennoji in the south of the city, and Shin-Osaka Station, which is near Osaka Station). This ICOCA & Haruka set is offered by JR West and consists of an ICOCA pre-paid smartcard with 1,500 yen pre-charged and a discount Haruka Express ticket for travel to and from Kansai International Airport. Buying an ICOCA IC card entitles tourists to Japan arriving at and/or leaving from Kansai International Airport to also purchase a discounted ticket for the Haruka train. Haruka is a special express train serving Kansai International Airport. The ICOCA card is a pre-paid transport/e-money IC card issued in the Kansai area.
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