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Old Dec 30, 2013 | 9:13 pm
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Originally Posted by susiesan
Last time I used a JR pass there were no limits as to type of train you could take. Of course, this was over 10 years ago. When did the restriction on using the nozomi trains come in and why?
It must have been even longer than 10 years, the first Nozomi trains have been running since 1992. I don't remember if one could ride the Nozomi back then using a JR Pass, but certainly since the introduction of the 700 trainsets in 1999 the JR Pass has been off limits for the Nozomi.

Why is that, I don't know. Why do airlines have different fare buckets? Why do hotels have different room categories?
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