Hello,
Finally I am able to workout some sense from the endless list of websites as its surely not simple to travel in Japan as its very expensive and complex at the same time.
I wanted to go for a 7 day JR pass as I thought it will offer best value but if the information at Hyerpedia is correctly maintained here is my comparison :
Cost of 7 day JR Pass : JPY 27800
Cost of Individual Tickets :
Osaka-Kyoto : JPY1690
Kyoto-Takayama: JPY 9000
Takayama-Fuji via Nagoya : JPY 12000
Fuji-Tokyo : 4400
The above sums to about JPY 27,000 which is almost equal to a 7 day JR pass. Do I get any other benefit in case I buy a JY pass? As far as I could understand all Bus services (Nuohi bus which I intend to take for Shinhotaka ropeway/Bus to Fujiyama 5th station) are not covered under JR pass and so is the subway service which I may use in OSaka/Tokyo.
Also is it possible to take an overnight bus service from Takayama to Mt Fuji ?? All bus services I came across so far are between Tokyo-Takayama/Nagoya-Tokyo.
Please advise in case I miss Takayama are there any closer places to Mt Fuji to enjoy the Japanese Alps experience?? which would help save time/travel/cost.
I will be in Osaka on 27th Feb morning hence need your advise urgently. Please HELP !!!
Any further help to better the itinerary will be very much appreciated. As of not I planned as following:
27/28 Feb- Osaka Siteseeing
01 MAr-Kyoto
02 MAr-Kyoto-Takayama
03 MAr -Takayama-Shinhotaka Ropeway
04 Mar- Takayama-Mt Fuji-Tokyo
05/06 MAr- Tokyo.
Thanks in advance,
ANA..
