Japanese Rail Pass
 

I am living just outside Tokyo and will be here for 97 days from Ireland. As such I will have to extend my temporary visa from 90 days to 97 days.

I will be traveling around Japan for my last 7 days and as such would like to take advantage of the Japanese rail pass.
Will I still have a temporary visa and therfore be able to avail of the rail pass after I extend my visa by 7 days from 90 days to 97 days or will I have a different type of visa making me un-eligible for the rail pass?

I would be very grateful for any assistance.

Hi there,

I honestly don't know the exact answer to your question but I do know that you cannot buy the pass after you arrive in Japan. You must buy it before you enter through a local travel agent or authorized agent. When you are in Japan, you then exchange the receipt for the pass itself.

As to how it works if you are going to need to extend your stay... I don't know. I would really suggest you talk to your travel agent to confirm whether this is possible. Maybe someone else knows more...:)

Yes, like uktokyoite said, the rail pass is only sold outside of Japan and to foreigners only. So, if you're in Japan already, I don't think you can get it.

Futhermore, it is only value-for-money if you make plenty of long distance travels from cities to cities.

Also, you'd better be 100% sure that you're able to extend your visa, otherwise, it'd be a waste.

yes, it will still be a temporary visa. 短期滞在.
does ireland got one of those 90+90 deals? otherwise it can be difficult to extended, not impossible, since i have done it once. make sure to be nice to the immigration ppl.