{"id":2140,"date":"2025-09-26T04:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelclassroom.net\/eng\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2026-04-12T00:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:04:22","slug":"j-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelclassroom.net\/eng\/j-bus.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Purchase Shirakawa-go Illumination Bus and Express Bus Tickets on “Hassha Orai Net”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u300cHassha Orai Net<\/strong><\/a>\u300d is one of Japan’s major express bus<\/strong> ticket booking websites. You can purchase tickets for most express bus services operated by Japanese bus companies on this site. Additionally, you can also buy tickets for certain regular sightseeing bus tours, such as the Shirakawa-go Illumination Bus Tours<\/span><\/a> held annually from January to February. This article will guide you on how to purchase tickets for the Shirakawa-go Gassho Village Illumination Bus Tours on the “Hassha Orai Net” website, serving as a supplementary guide to the main article, \u300aComplete Guide to Shirakawa-go Illumination: Dates, Transportation, Ticketing, Accommodation, and Itinerary Planning<\/a>\u300b. Furthermore, it will also explain how to purchase Japanese express bus tickets on “Hassha Orai Net”.<\/p>\n\"Hassha<\/picture>\n

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How to Purchase Shirakawa-go Illumination Bus Tickets and Express Bus Tickets on “Hassha Orai Net”<\/h2>\n

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“Hassha Orai Net” is a Japanese-language website. However, the company operating “Hassha Orai Net” also runs a foreign-language version called \u300cJapan Bus Online<\/a>\u300d, which offers versions in Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), English, and Korean. Compared to “Hassha Orai Net”, Japan Bus Online has two disadvantages: first, payment is required immediately upon booking (although cancellations are possible before the deadline with a 100 yen handling fee), whereas “Hassha Orai Net” allows deferred payment; second, “Hassha Orai Net” allows seat selection (except for buses where self-selection is not available), while Japan Bus Online does not have this feature.<\/p>\n

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If you prefer not to use a Japanese website and don’t mind these two drawbacks, you can use Japan Bus Online to purchase tickets. For a detailed guide, please refer to this article: \u300aGuide to Purchasing Japanese Bus Tickets on Japan Bus Online<\/a>\u300b.<\/p>\n

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If you want to select your own seat when purchasing tickets, or if you wish to reserve tickets first and pay later after your plans are confirmed, then you can use “Hassha Orai Net” for booking. The “Hassha Orai Net” website is only available in Japanese, but the booking process and operations are not difficult. If you want to purchase Japanese express bus tickets or sightseeing bus tour tickets on the “Hassha Orai Net” website, you can refer to the following step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n

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