• Purchase a Voucher via this site, and exchange it for your rail pass at supporting JR Hokkaido stations.
• The time limit for exchanging your rail pass is 3 months from the date your voucher was issued.
• Japanese Passport holders cannot use this pass.
• Please be sure to enter Japan with a non-Japanese passport and obtain a "temporary visitor" stamp to be eligible to exchange your voucher.

The 5 day and 7 day passes allow you to choose the starting date, and can be used for either 5 or 7 consecutive days from the exchange date.

The following sites can provide you with more details about the regional passes.

>> Hokkaido pass offered by JR Hokkaido.
>> Exchange your JR Hokkaido Rail Pass.