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1 March 1, 2018 Greater Tokyo Pass Council 64 railway and bus companies in the Kanto region established the “Greater Tokyo Pass Council” Unlimited Rides on Railways of 12 Participating Private Railway Companies in Kanto Area and Buses of 52 Companies in Metropolitan Tokyo and Surrounding 3 Prefectures! A New Plan Ticket for Foreign Visitors, the “Greater Tokyo Pass” is Scheduled to be Released. On April 1 (Sun.), 2018, the “Greater Tokyo Pass Council” (established on February 28, 2018 – For details, refer to the accompanying page) will initiate sales of the “Greater Tokyo Pass,” a new Plan Ticket for foreign visitors to Japan. The “Greater Tokyo Pass” is a Plan Ticket for three days of unlimited rides on railways and streetcars operated by 12 companies and ordinary fixed-route buses operated by 52 companies in the Kanto area. It will be sold for 7,200 yen for adults and 3,600 yen (tax inclusive) for children at facilities at Narita Airport and Haneda Airport operated by the participating companies and at tourist information centers for foreign visitors at major stations. Purchasers of the “Greater Tokyo Pass” can take advantage of unlimited rides on railways, streetcars, and ordinary fixed-route buses at a set price, enabling them to save money as they enjoy sightseeing in the Kanto area. In addition, one of the difficulties that foreign visitors to Japan face is that they find public transportation systems “too complicated and difficult to use.” However, with the “Greater Tokyo Pass,” they will be able to use a single ticket to ride on railways, streetcars, and ordinary fixed-route buses, making moving around in the Kanto area much more efficient as they will not be required to purchase a new ticket every time they wish to ride again. The “Greater Tokyo Pass Council” is cooperating with the participating companies to make travel in the Kanto area more enjoyable for foreign visitors and will strive to share information such as travel destination ideas using the Greater Tokyo Pass. The following is an overview of the sale of the “Greater Tokyo Pass.” Image of ticket face Sample

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March 1, 2018 Greater Tokyo Pass Council

64 railway and bus companies in the Kanto region established the “Greater Tokyo Pass Council” Unlimited Rides on Railways of 12 Participating Private Railway Companies in Kanto Area

and Buses of 52 Companies in Metropolitan Tokyo and Surrounding 3 Prefectures!

A New Plan Ticket for Foreign Visitors, the “Greater Tokyo Pass” is Scheduled to be Released.

On April 1 (Sun.), 2018, the “Greater Tokyo Pass Council” (established on February 28, 2018 – For details, refer to the accompanying page) will initiate sales of the “Greater Tokyo Pass,” a new Plan Ticket for foreign visitors to Japan. The “Greater Tokyo Pass” is a Plan Ticket for three days of unlimited rides on railways and streetcars operated by 12 companies and ordinary fixed-route buses operated by 52 companies in the Kanto area. It will be sold for 7,200 yen for adults and 3,600 yen (tax inclusive) for children at facilities at Narita Airport and Haneda Airport operated by the participating companies and at tourist information centers for foreign visitors at major stations. Purchasers of the “Greater Tokyo Pass” can take advantage of unlimited rides on railways, streetcars, and ordinary fixed-route buses at a set price, enabling them to save money as they enjoy sightseeing in the Kanto area. In addition, one of the difficulties that foreign visitors to Japan face is that they find public transportation systems “too complicated and difficult to use.” However, with the “Greater Tokyo Pass,” they will be able to use a single ticket to ride on railways, streetcars, and ordinary fixed-route buses, making moving around in the Kanto area much more efficient as they will not be required to purchase a new ticket every time they wish to ride again. The “Greater Tokyo Pass Council” is cooperating with the participating companies to make travel in the Kanto area more enjoyable for foreign visitors and will strive to share information such as travel destination ideas using the Greater Tokyo Pass. The following is an overview of the sale of the “Greater Tokyo Pass.” Image of ticket face

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Regarding Sales of “Greater Tokyo Pass”

1. Ticket Name: Greater Tokyo Pass 2. Sales launch date: April 1 (Sun.), 2018 3. Details: Unlimited ride ticket for railways, streetcars and ordinary fixed-route buses

in the area from participating transportation companies in Kanto area 4. Can be purchased by: Foreign visitors to Japan 5. Permitted usage ● Railways and streetcars operated by 12 companies

area: All lines as part of the Odakyu Line, Keio Line, Keisei Line (note), Keikyu Line, Sotetsu Line, Seibu Line, Tokyu Line, Tokyo Metro Line, Toei Subway, Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line), Tobu Line, Minatomirai Line, and Yokohama Municipal Subway.

* Separate fares will be charged when using limited express trains requiring a fare, reserved seating trains, etc.

Note: When including the Narita SKY ACCESS Line section (Keisei Takasago Sta. - Narita Airport Terminal1 Sta.) on the Keisei Line, the ticket may only be used between the following stations:

① Traveling among all stations of the Keisei Line excluding Hokuso Line section (between Shinshibamata Sta. - Inba Nihon-idai Sta.) and Narita - Yukawa Sta., Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Sta. or Narita Airport Terminal 1 Sta.

② Traveling among all stations between Inba Nihon-idai Sta. -Narita-Yukawa Sta. - Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Sta.

● Ordinary fixed-route buses operated by 52 companies in Tokyo,

Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama. Toei Transportation, TOKYU BUS, Keio Dentetsu Bus, KANTO Bus, SEIBU BUS, Kokusai Kogyo, ODAKYU BUS, Keihin Kyuko Bus, Keisei Bus, TOBU BUS CENTRAL, TACHIKAWABUS, Nishi Tokyo Bus, Hitachi Motor Transportation, Keio Bus Higashi, TOKYU TRANSSES, CITYBUSTACHIKAWA, Keisei Town Bus, Keio Bus Minami, Keio Bus Chuo, Keio Bus Koganei, Transportation Bureau,City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu, KAWASAKI TSURUMI RINKO BUS, Kawasaki City Bus, Sotetsu Bus, Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu West, Enoden Bus Fujisawa, Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu East, Enoden Bus Yokohama, kominato railway bus, Chibakotsu, TOBU BUS EAST, Chiba Chuo Bus, toyobus, BANDO BUS, Tokyo BayCity Koutsu, Narita Airport Transport, Chiba Kaihin Kotsu, Chiba Nairiku Bus, Chiba Rainbow Bus, Chiba Green Bus, Chiba City Bus,

HEIWA KOTSU, ASKA KOTSU, KEISEI TRANSIT BUS, chiba seasidebus, TOBU BUS WEST, IBAKYU Motor, Kawagoe motor, ASAHI Motor, SEIBU KANKO BUS, Kokusai Juo

* The ticket may not be used on restricted-seating capacity buses (highway

express buses, airport access buses, regular tour buses, etc.), night express buses, local government community buses, buses on joint-operation systems with non-participating companies.

For details, please refer to the accompanying map.

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6. Validity: 3 days from date of purchase * Whatever time of day the ticket is first used, even late at night, etc.,

that day shall be counted as the first day of use. 7. Sales Prices: 7,200 yen Adults; 3,600 yen Children * Both are tax inclusive fares. 8. Material: Paper ticket (Cannot be used at an automatic ticket gate.) 9. Sales method: Sold only upon presentation of a passport to verify the purchaser is a

foreign visitor. At that time, a signature matching the one displayed on the passport will be required.

10. Methods of use: ● Railways

Use ticket at manned ticket gates. (Cannot be used at automatic ticket gates.)

● Streetcars / Ordinary fixed route buses Present ticket to attendants.

* The passenger may be required to present their passport in order to verify their identity.

11. Sales Locations (tentative)

Airport

◆Narita Airport ・Keisei Line: Narita Airport Terminal 1 Sta./ Terminal 2・3 Sta. ・SKYLINER & KEISEI INFORMATION CENTER ・Keisei Line: Narita Airport Terminal 1 Sta./ Terminal 2・3 Sta. ・Skyliner Ticket Counter ・Keisei Line: The counters on the arrivals floors inside the Narita Airport terminal buildings ◆Haneda Airport ・Keikyu Line: Keikyu Tourist Information Center, Haneda Airport International Terminal Sta. ・Keikyu Line: Ticket Gates, Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal Sta.

Area Station Line Sales Location

Tokyo 23 C

ities

Akasaka-mitsuke Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office Asakusa Sta. Tobu Line TOBU Tourist Information Center ASAKUSA Iidabashi Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office

Ikebukuro Sta. Seibu Line SEIBU Tourist Information Center IKEBUKURO

Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office (Marunouchi Line/ Yurakucho Line) Tobu Line TOBU Tourist Information Center IKEBUKURO

Ueno Sta. Keisei Line Skylkiner Ticket Counter (Keisei Ueno Sta.)

Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office / Passenger Information Desk Ueno-okachimachi Sta. Toei Subway Commuter Pass Office Ebisu Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office Otemachi Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office Omote-sando Sta. Tokyo Metro Passenger Information Desk Ginza Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office / Passenger Information Desk

Shinagawa Sta. Keikyu Line ・Takanawa Ticket Gate ・Keikyu Tourist Information Center (Open end of April)

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Area Station Line Sales Location

Shibuya Sta. Keio Line Commuter Pass Office

Tokyu Line Shibuya “CHIKAMICHI” General Information Shin-ochanomizu Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office

Shinjuku Sta. Odakyu Line

Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Shinjuku West Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Shinjuku South

Keio Line Commuter Pass Office Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office / Passenger Information Desk

Shinjuyku-nishiguchi Sta.

Toei Subway Station Master’s Office

Shimbashi Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office Toei Subway Station Master’s Office

Seibu-Shinjuku Sta. Seibu Line Limited Express Ticket Office Daimon Sta. Toei Subway Oedo Line Station Master’s Office Takadanobaba Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office Tokyo Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office Tochomae Sta. Toei Subway Station Master’s Office Nihombashi Sta. Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office Meiji-jingumae <Harajuku> Sta.

Tokyo Metro Commuter Pass Office

Kanagawa

Prefecture

Odawara Sta. Odakyu Line Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Odawara

Yokohama Sta. Keikyu Line Central Ticket Gate, Keikyu Corporation

12. Refunds: Limited to before start of travel and within the valid period. The purchase amount minus a service charge (220 yen) will be refunded at the location where the ticket was purchased.

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Map of Greater Tokyo Pass Reference 1

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Fare Comparisons when using Greater Tokyo Pass

Example Case 1 (Arrive & depart Narita Airport, stay in Shibuya, sightsee Tokyo, Yokohama, Nikko)

Itinerary Form of

Transportation Travel Section

Fare when using

PASMO

● Day 1 Arrive Narita Airport

Keisei Line (Narita SKY ACCESS)

Narita Airport - Keisei Ueno

1,235 yen

Sightsee TOKYO SKYTREE®

Tokyo Metro / Toei Subway Ueno - Oshiage 269 yen

Sightsee Ginza Toei Subway / Tokyo Metro Oshiage - Ginza 299 yen Check-in to hotel Tokyo Metro Ginza - Shibuya 195 yen Sightsee Jiyugaoka Tokyu Line Shibuya - Jiyugaoka 154 yen Sightsee Minato Mirai Tokyu Line / Minatomirai Line Jiyugaoka - Minatomirai 427 yen Sightsee Yokohama Chinatown

Minatomirai Line Minatomirai - Motomachi-Chukagai 180 yen

Travel to hotel Minatomirai Line / Tokyu Line Motomachi-Chukagai - Shibuya 477 yen Day 1 Total 3,236 yen

● Day 2 Sightsee Asakusa

Tokyo Metro

Shibuya - Asakusa

237 yen

Sightsee Nikko Tobu Line Asakusa - Tobu-nikko 1,358 yen

Tobu Line Tobu-nikko - Asakusa 1,358 yen

Sightsee Otemachi Toei Subway / Tokyo Metro Asakusa - Otemachi 269 yen Sightsee Roppongi Tokyo Metro Otemachi - Roppongi 165 yen Travel to hotel Toei Subway / Tokyo Metro Roppongi - Shibuya 269 yen

Day 2 Total 3,656 yen

● Day 3 Sightsee Tsukiji

Tokyo Metro

Shibuya - Tsukiji

195 yen

Sightsee Omotesando Tokyo Metro Tsukiji - Omote-sando 165 yen Sightsee Shinjuku Tokyo Metro Omote-sando - Shinjuku-sanchome 165 yen Check-out of hotel Tokyo Metro Shinjuku-sanchome - Shibuya 165 yen

Depart Narita Airport Tokyo Metro Shibuya - Ueno 195 yen Keisei Line Keisei Ueno - Narita Airport 1,235 yen

Day 3 Total 2,120 yen

Total for 3 Days 9,012 yen

Comparison when using Greater Tokyo Pass (7,200 yen)

1,812 yen savings

20.1% reduction

Reference 2

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Example Case 2 ( Arrive Narita Airport, depart Haneda Airport, stay in Shibuya, sightsee Tokyo, Yokohama, Nikko, [Fujiko・F・Fujio Museum], Enoshima)

Itinerary Form of

Transportation Travel Section

Fare when using

PASMO

● Day 1 Arrive Narita Airport

Keisei Line (Narita SKY ACCESS)

Narita Airport - Keisei Ueno

1,235 yen

Sightsee TOKYO SKYTREE®

Tokyo Metro / Toei Subway Ueno - Oshiage 269 yen

Sightsee Ginza Toei Subway / Tokyo Metro Oshiage - Ginza 299 yen Check-in to hotel Tokyo Metro Ginza - Shibuya 195 yen Sightsee Jiyugaoka Tokyu Line Shibuya - Jiyugaoka 154 yen Sightsee Minato Mirai Tokyu Line / Minatomirai Line Jiyugaoka - Minatomirai 427 yen Sightsee Yokohama Chinatown

Minatomirai Line Minatomirai - Motomachi-Chukagai

180 yen

Travel to hotel Minatomirai Line / Tokyu Line Motomachi-Chukagai - Shibuya 477 yen

Day 1 Total 3,236 yen

● Day 2 Sightsee Tsukiji

Tokyo Metro

Shibuya - Tsukiji

195 yen

Sightsee Nikko

Tokyo Metro Tsukiji - Kita-senju 195 yen

Tobu Line Kita-senju - Tobu-nikko 1,358 yen

Tobu Line Tobu-nikko - Asakusa 1,358 yen

Sightsee Otemachi Toei Subway / Tokyo Metro Asakusa - Otemachi 269 yen Sightsee Roppongi Tokyo Metro Otemachi - Roppongi 165 yen Travel to hotel Toei Bus Roppongi - Shibuya 206 yen

Day 2 Total 3,746 yen

● Day 3 Visit Fujiko・F・Fujio

Museum

Keio Inokashira Line Shibuya - Shimokitazawa 124 yen Odakyu Line Shimokitazawa - Noborito 216 yen Kawasaki City Bus Noborito - Fujiko・F・Fujio Museum 206 yen Kawasaki City Bus Fujiko・F・Fujio Museum - Noborito 206 yen

Sightsee Enoshima Odakyu Line Noborito - Katase-Enoshima 494 yen Sightsee Shinjuku Odakyu Line Katase-Enoshima - Shinjuku 627 yen

Depart Haneda Airport Toei Subway / Keikyu Line Haneda Airport Shinjuku - International Terminal 614 yen

Day 3 Total 2,487 yen

Total for 3 Days 9,469 yen

Comparison when using Greater Tokyo Pass (7,200 yen)

2,269 yen savings

24.0% reduction

*Prior reservation and purchase of a ticket is required to enter Kawasaki City Fujiko・F・Fujio Museum.

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About the Greater Tokyo Pass Council

1. Organization Name: Greater Tokyo Pass Council 2. Establishment: February 28, 2018 3. Council Chairman: Masahiro Muroya (Managing Director, Chief Director of Railway, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.) 4. Participating Companies

● Railway Companies (12) Odakyu Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. Keio Corporation Keisei Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. Keikyu Corporation Sagami Railway Co., Ltd. Seibu Railway Co.,Ltd. Tokyu Corporation Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd Toei Transportation TobuRailway Co.,Ltd. Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company. Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama

● Bus Companies (52) Toei Transportation TOKYU BUS CORPORATION Keio Dentetsu Bus Co.,Ltd. KANTO Bus Co., Ltd. SEIBU BUS Co.,Ltd. Kokusai Kogyo Company Limited ODAKYU BUS Co., Ltd. Keihin Kyuko Bus Co., Ltd. Keisei Bus Co., Ltd. TOBU BUS CENTRAL CO.,LTD. TACHIKAWABUS CO.LTD Nishi Tokyo Bus Co.,Ltd. Hitachi Motor Transportation Co.,Ltd. Keio Bus Higashi Co.,Ltd. TOKYU TRANSSES CORPORATION CITYBUSTACHIKAWA CO.LTD Keisei Town Bus Inc. Keio Bus Minami Co.,Ltd. Keio Bus Chuo Co.,Ltd. Keio Bus Koganei Co.,Ltd. Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama

Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Co.,Ltd. KAWASAKI TSURUMI RINKO BUS Co.,LTD Kawasaki City Bus Sotetsu Bus Co.,Ltd. Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu West Co.,Ltd. Enoden Bus Fujisawa Co.,Ltd. Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu East Co.,Ltd. Enoden Bus Yokohama Co.,Ltd. Kominato Railway Co., Ltd. Chibakotsu co.,ltd. TOBU BUS EAST CO.,LTD. Chiba Chuo Bus Co., Ltd. toyobus corporation BANDO BUS inc. Tokyo BayCity Koutsu Co., Ltd. Narita Airport Transport Co.,LTD Chiba Kaihin Kotsu Co., Ltd. Chiba Nairiku Bus Co.,Ltd. Chiba Rainbow Bus Co., Ltd. Chiba Green Bus Co., Ltd. Chiba City Bus Co.,Ltd. HEIWA KOTSU Co., Ltd. ASKA KOTSU Co., Ltd. KEISEI TRANSIT BUS Co.,Ltd. chiba seasidebus corporation TOBU BUS WEST CO.,LTD. IBAKYU Motor Corporation Kawagoe motor corporation ASAHI Motor Corporation SEIBU KANKO BUS Co.,Ltd. Kokusai Juo Co.Ltd.

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