13 day trip (Tokyo, Kyoto and Hakone) - 7 or 14 day JR Pass?

Hi there,

My JR Pass recommendation is to use a 7-day Japan Rail Pass for travel from Day 6 to day 12. This will cover all your planned expensive JR routes and help you make very good savings at the same time.

Regarding your itinerary, it does look very active, even for people in all age ranges. That does not mean, it is not feasible or enjoyable, yet I can't really answer this for you, as it comes down to personal experience. The best advice I can give you here is to plan out each day in advance, get an idea of the travel time involved and what you want to see and do. Kyoto is really easy to explore at your own pace, so I'm not worried there about it. Personally, I can highly recommend to hire bicycles and explore the city that way, you see way more than others. You could also switch one day from Tokyo, that would allow you more time to do all your planned trips and still cover the return by JR Pass back to Tokyo.

Kind regards,
Daniel

Thank you Daniel. We'll look into some adjustments during our days in Kyoto. Since we don't travel from Hakone to Narita until day 13, do we just purchase train tickets for that day? Do we buy a ticket from each train station (Odawara, Shinagawa for the Narita Express) or can we purchase the entire trip at Odawara Station?

Thanks for your recommendations and help!