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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lothor" data-source="post: 790045" data-attributes="member: 66745">Well, I'd never heard of a spring season for the Seishun 18 ticket so I phoned JR East (they have an English telephone line that you can phone from abroad).  <a href="http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/customer_support/infoline.html">JR East Infoline | Customer Support | JR-EAST</a>They said they hadn't been sent information from headquarters yet about the 2017 dates but last year they had a spring season, which did coincide with the dates in your message.Regarding your question - 7 or 14 days.  Depends on your budget.  If have money and are impulsive (for example, while you are in Osaka, you suddenly get the urge to go on a day trip to Hiroshima), then go for the 14 day ticket.  If money is more of an issue then get the Seishun 18 ticket and start using it in Kansai, then get the 7 day JR pass with the first day timed for first long journey.</blockquote>