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Originally Posted by HatterMac
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?
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Yes, you can only buy a rail pass with a tourist visa.