👍Value for $$$ and easy to use. Very good for long distance travel around Kansai area.

I went to get my pass over at the JR office in Kansai airport T1 without any hassle. I landed at T2 and needed to get on a shuttle bus thats all.

Please note JR Kansai Wide Area Pass does not cover direct train from Kyoto to Okayama because the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Shin-Osaka is by another company. We can only take express train from Kyoto to Shin-Osaka then take Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Okayama. I retrieved the physical ticket at green machine, with staff assistance. I realise there's a restriction that tickets with seat reservation can only be made up to 6 times, non-reserved seats are unlimited. Unsure if this is accurate because I booked less than 6 times. For non-reserved seats, just use the JR pass to enter the automated gate. For shinkansen, you can check the free seating car number at the electronic board or platform (usually car 1-3).

Very easy to redeem and good value for exploring the area by train

The Have Fun in Okayama pass is pretty good value for money. I redeemed Sun Station Terrace vouchers, Okayama castle + sundae, and Betty Smith voucher. I also used the JR pass to redeem a free bicycle rental at Okayama Station :D Note that you can only redeem the JR pass at select stations, but you'll be able to use the green ticket machine to reserve seats afterwards wo needing to go to counter.

Easy to exchange for a ticket at the airport. The JR staff helped me reserve a seat so that I didn’t have to figure things out on my own.