Eligibility and Validity of Student Discount Certificates for JR Travel
Find out which JR journeys qualify for a Student Discount Certificate and how long the certificate remains valid.
JR travel eligibility
For the Faculty of Systems Design and Technology at Tokyo Senju Campus in academic year 2025, a Student Discount Certificate may be used on trains operated by JR companies when the trip is for a listed purpose, such as returning home, regular-course education, extracurricular activities, job-hunting activities, or a study visit, and the one-way boarding distance exceeds 100 km.
For the Faculty of Science and Technology at Saitama Hatoyama Campus in academic year 2026, the certificate may be used for long-distance travel on JR companies' trains for purposes including returning home, formal education, extracurricular activities, job hunting, and study visits when the one-way boarding section is at least 100 km.
For the Faculty of Systems Design and Technology at Tokyo Senju Campus in academic year 2026, the certificate may be used for JR travel for purposes such as returning home, regular-course education, extracurricular activities, job-hunting activities, and study visits when the one-way boarding section exceeds 100 km.
Certificate validity period
For the Faculty of Engineering, Division II at Tokyo Senju Campus in academic year 2025, a Student Discount Certificate is valid for three months from its date of issue.
Official sources
The following official Tokyo Denki University materials were used to prepare this page.
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2026 academic year) — PDF page 142
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of System Design and Technology (2025 academic year) — PDF page 139
- 2025 Student Handbook — School of Engineering II (2025 academic year) — PDF page 163
- 2026 Student Handbook — School of Science and Engineering (2026 academic year) — PDF page 234