JR West Japan
“Extension of period due to popularity” WESTER point birth campaign ~ A chance to earn WESTER points, which will be born in the spring of 2023 ~
West Japan Railway Company (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka; President: Kazuaki Hasegawa) announced that the campaign end date for the currently being held “WESTER Point Birth Campaign” will be postponed to the original February 14, 2023 ( We have decided to extend it from Tuesday, March 5, 2023 (Sunday). In addition, if you meet the conditions by February 14, 2023 (Tuesday) and use it during the extension period, you will receive more points as a special bonus! Please use the WESTER points you earn from express reservations and e5489 for this winter outing for a new “accumulating” and “useable” WESTER point life from spring 2023.
Campaign overview
(1) Period
Entry period: December 15, 2022 (Thursday) to March 5, 2023 (Sunday) Target boarding period: December 15, 2022 (Thursday) to March 5, 2023 (Sunday) (2) Target customers
J-WEST net members and J-WEST card members
(3) Target products
Products eligible for express reservations and e5489 *Limited to payment by credit card.
(4) Benefits
1,000 points will be returned for two rides on the target section including the Sanyo Shinkansen. After that, 500pt will be added for each ride, and 3,000pt will be returned for 6 or more rides. (The maximum return is 3,000pt.)
*Special bonus* If you meet the conditions by February 14, 2023 and use the same conditions during the extension period (February 15, 2023 to March 5, 2023), you will receive 2,000, which is double the usual amount. Reduce pt. After that, 1,000pt will be added for each ride, and 6,000pt will be returned for 6 or more rides. (The maximum return is 9,000pt, including the amount that has been achieved by February 14, 2023.)
(5) Others
The points to be returned are “WESTER points”, which will start the service from the spring of 2023.
We will refund after mid-March.
For details of this campaign, please see the attached sheet or JR Odekake Net. “WESTER Point Birth Campaign” dedicated page
https://www.jr-odekake.net/j-west/campaign/wester_pointback_cp/ others
§ The WESTER points accumulated through this campaign can be used at stores, facilities, and online services at a rate of 1 point = 1 yen from the spring of 2023. It can be used for special point discount products and point charge to ICOCA.
Ÿ The latest information on WESTER points is also available on the following website.
https://www.jr-odekake.net/westerpoint/
○Period
・ Entry period: December 15, 2022 (Thursday) to March 5, 2023 (Sunday) ・ Target boarding period: December 15, 2022 (Thursday) to March 5, 2023 (Sunday) * Even if you enter after making a reservation or boarding, you will be eligible for the campaign.
*Even in the above cases, be sure to complete your entry before the end of the entry period.
○ Target customers and how to participate
J-WEST Net members and J-WEST Card members who applied for the service from the dedicated page during the above period, and boarded the target section twice or more during the target boarding period with the target product of “Express Reservation” or “e5489”. Customer. * Includes family members and various design cards.
*The use of “Express Reservation” is for J-WEST Card (Express) members. *The use of “smart EX” is uniformly excluded regardless of membership type. ○ Target section
1. Hakata, Kokura, Shin-Shimonoseki, Asa, Shin-, Tokuyama, Shin-Iwakuni, Hiroshima, Higashi-Hiroshima, Mihara, Shin-Onomichi, Fukuyama, Shin-Kurashiki, Okayama ⇔ Shin-Yokohama, Shinagawa, Tokyo 2. Hakata/Kokura ⇔ Nagoya
3. Kagoshima Chuo/Sendai/Izumi/Shin-Minamata/Shin-Yatsushiro/Kumamoto/Shin-Tamana/Shin-Omuta/Chikugo Funagoya/Kurume/Shin-Tosu/Hakata/Kokura⇔Shin-Kobe/Shin-Osaka/Kyoto ○ Eligible tickets and number of rides counted
・ The following products of “Express Reservation” or “e5489” are eligible. [Image
*Hayatoku products and discount tickets are not eligible.
*The use of “smart EX” is uniformly excluded regardless of membership type. *Tickets reserved/purchased using J-WEST card payments at Midori no Madoguchi (Midori-no-madoguchi) at stations, travel agencies, etc. are not eligible.
* “e5489” requires payment with the credit card registered at the time of reservation operation. Payments at convenience stores and financial institutions, and payments at stations are not eligible.
* One adult one-way ride is counted as one ride (one one-way ride for children is counted as 0.5 rides). The combination of sections does not matter as long as it is within the target section.
*Cancellations, refunds, and stopovers are not eligible.
* Not applicable if “e5489” is changed by phone.
○ About the return of WESTER points
・We will return 1,000 points of WESTER points for two rides in the target section. After that, 500pt will be added for each ride, and 3,000pt will be returned for 6 or more rides. (The maximum return is 3,000pt.)
・[Special bonus] If you meet the conditions by February 14, 2023 and ride the target section twice during the extension period (February 15, 2023 to March 5, 2023), you will receive a regular 2,000pt will be returned twice. After that, 1,000pt will be added for each ride, and 6,000pt will be returned for 6 or more rides. (The maximum return is 9,000pt, including the amount that has been achieved by February 14, 2023.)
Example) 1.Two rides by February 14, 2023, 2.Three rides after February 15, 2023 → 1.1,000pt + 2. (2,000pt + 1,000pt) = 4,000pt reduction
Example) 1. Ride at least 6 times until February 14, 2023, 2. Ride at least 6 times after February 15, 2023
→ 1. (1,000pt + 2,000pt) + 2. (2,000pt + 4,000pt) = 9,000pt reduction ・WESTER points are scheduled to be returned after mid-March. ・The expiration date of the WESTER points returned in this campaign is the end of March 2024.
・Points will not be redeemed in the following cases.
[For J-WEST Net members and J-WEST Card members]
When both J-WEST Net member and J-WEST Card member withdraw at the time of point redemption.
[For J-WEST Net members only]
If you cancel your J-WEST Net membership at the time points are redeemed. [For J-WEST card members only]
If you use Express Reservation and cancel your J-WEST card when points are redeemed.
○Other
・Details of the WESTER point service will be announced separately.
Details about this release:
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