Trip to Japan

Hi there,

The trip to Okinawa will have to be done by plane or ferry (likely plane), so I've excluded that from the route calculations

A 14 day rail pass costs ¥45,100, so you'll need to spend more than that on individual tickets for it to make sense. I've assumed a round trip, but it's not too clear which airport you'll be leaving for home from so this will affect your decision.

1. Narita airport terminal 1 > Tokyo: ¥2740, (62mins, 79km)
2. Tokyo > Kyoto: ¥13020, (165mins, 513km)
3. Kyoto > Hiroshima: ¥10590, (109mins, 380km)
4. Hiroshima > Kumamoto: ¥12770, (106mins, 399km)
5. Kumamoto > Tokyo: ¥25370, (406mins, 1293km)
6. Tokyo > Narita airport terminal 1: ¥2740, (58mins, 79km)

TOTAL: ¥67230 for 6 legs

Assuming you do the trip above, then I would certainly recommend a 14 day rail pass.

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Hope this helps!