<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by stimpy:
Experienced foreigners know to buy their JR pass BEFORE you go to Japan. It's much, much cheaper.</font>
According to the website I cited above and all my other sources of information:
A JAPAN RAIL PASS cannot be purchased inside Japan.
http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en05.html
Kathy