What is the best itinerary for a 6 day trip?

Hi there!

Visiting Japan with family is great, there's so much to see do and experience and being able to share that really makes for an unforgettable experience. For a general itinerary: I'd say spend two / thirds of your time in Tokyo and one / third in Kyoto. Tokyo is huge and there's so much to do but most of the sight seeing places and visiting spots are modern or at least contemporary adding a visit to Kyoto can really had a little more culture and feel of traditional Japan to your trip. Of course you can add more days to Kyoto are spend more time in Tokyo depending on your interests. Travel between Tokyo and Kyoto is done using the Shinkansen and each train car has a separate compartment for luggage which is generally enough for anyone, although you should not carry much more than one full sized suitcase per person.

Have a great trip in Japan!
Daniel

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for the reply. I have come up with a tentative schedule for our trip.

April 8 - arrive at narita airport. Stay overnight in Tokyo
April 9 - Catch the train to Osaka
April 10- Kyoto
April 11- Osaka
April 12-15 - Tokyo

What do you think of my schedule? I s the 7 day pass worth it? if yes, when do i activate the pass, is it on the 8th or on the 9th?

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Eric

Hello Eric,

Yes a JR Pass would certainly be worth it. The price of a 7 day JR Pass is about the same as a normal return ticket Tokyo - Kyoto or Osaka. Now you get 7 days of unlimited travel for the same price and basically any additional travel is what you save.

I'd suggest that you start using the JR Pass from day 9-15. This way you can use it for travel around Tokyo as well in addition for travel back to the Airport.

Hope this helps!
Daniel