Foreign tourists get free Shinkansen tickets in Japan, and here’s how to claim them

The useful part

Enjoy a free bullet train ride to one of the country's most beautiful regions. International visitors to Japan tend to arrive and stay on the mainland, travelling between big cities like Tokyo and Kyoto on the Shinkansen bullet train. However, there are three other main islands in Japan crying out for tourists, and now one prefecture at the tip of Kyushu, the southernmost main island, is enticing tourists to visit by giving away free Shinkansen tickets.

How it works

• Designed to encourage more international visitors to make the trip down to the southern end of Kyushu, the campaign comes with the following terms and conditions.
• The campaign is being offered by Kagoshima Prefecture, in partnership with travel booking platform Klook.
• Travellers need to arrive in Japan via Fukuoka Airport and book at least one night at a participating hotel in Kagoshima Prefecture through Klook.

Details worth keeping

If you fit those two requirements – congratulations!