Originally Posted by
YYCCowboy
If we live in Canada, would they mail the JR Pass or Exchange Order to our home address in Canada before we depart for Japan? Also, with the rail pass, can we simply walk on the train during the validity of the pass or do we still need to go to the ticket counter and obtain a valid ticket for a specific train?
It depends if you go for reserved or non-reserved. For reserved you have to "buy" the ticket like everyone else at a counter. Only difference is that instead of paying you show them the pass. For non-reserved I believe you can just walk on with the pass.