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05-12-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HatterMac View Post

Hi everyone. I am booked on a flight to arrive in Osaka at the beginning of July. I was thinking about getting the JR rail pass beforehand so that I could explore the country a little bit and then look for work thereafter. I am intending to arrive on a tourist visa, however, I have recently been offered a position, and if I take it, I will be entering on a work visa. So the question I would like to ask is this. When you exchange the coupon at the rail station for the rail pass, do they check which type of visa you have?
Yes, you can only buy a rail pass with a tourist visa.
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