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Aqfernan
Aqfernan
about 2 years ago
3 answers

Hi , I will be travelling in the month of September
The places I will be visiting are
Tokyo -> Lake Kawaguchi
Lake kawaguchi ->Kyoto
Kyoto -> Kobe
Kobe -> Osaka
Osaka -> Nara
Nara -> Tokyo
Do I require a JR pass ? Can u please help me on this ?
Appreciate your help,
Thanks
:)

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Daniel-san
18919 posts
about 2 years ago
Expert

Hi there,

How many days will you be travelling? and staying in each city?

Depending on that, I could advise you a pass :)

Kind regards,
Daniel

Aqfernan
Aqfernan
3 posts
about 2 years ago

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for the quick reply, dates are
9 sep - 13 sep - tokyo
13sep - 15 sep - lake kawaguchi
15 sep - 17 sep - Kyoto
17 sep - 18 sep - Kobe
18 sep - 20 sep -osaka ( day trip to Nara )
20 sep -21 sep - Tokyo (depart with great memories)

Thanks . Much appreciated

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Daniel-san
18919 posts
about 2 years ago
Expert

Hi Aqfernan,

Love how you say depart with great memories.

I think you can consider a 7-day JR Pass here from Sept 15th to 21st. Generally speaking, the cost of a 7-day JR Pass is similar in price to a return ticket to Tokyo - Kyoto using the Shinkansen. I think the added travel to Kobe, Osaka, Nara and the airport in Tokyo makes it worth it.

One thing to look into is your travel from Kawaguchiko to Kyoto, this is not an easy route and requires different transfers, and there are different options available, so be sure to plan it ahead of time.

Kind regards,
Daniel

Aqfernan
Aqfernan
3 posts
about 2 years ago

Hi Daniel,

Lovely to hear from you again!!! This is a lot of information.

Thank you,
Aquilon F


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