Originally Posted by
bamboola
At Shimbashi, I put my NEX ticket into the ticket slot and it popped back out. No one checked tickets on the NEX. Upon arrival at Narita, I inserted the ticket into the slot to exit. So, it appears that one does not need a separate ticket for the short one-stop ride from Shimbashi to Tokyo station.
If you can read the Japanese on the ticket, it states that it is good to exit (or enter) from all JR stations within the granted zone. The same for Shikansen trains from Shin-Osaka to Osaka Station.
Spock Seat @:-)