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Chris_62
Chris_62
over 1 year ago
3 answers

Hi
I will travel to Japan from Nov to Dec 2023 for about 16 days. My itinerary is as follows:

Day 1 landed in Tokyo (stay in Tokyo till Day 7)
Day 2 Tokyo
Day 3 Tokyo
Day 4 Tokyo
Day 5 Day trip to Hakone
Day 6 Day trip to Nagoya
Day 7 Day trip to Yokohama
Day 8 Osaka (travel from Tokyo to Osaka)
Day 9 Day trip to Hiroshima
Day 10 Day trip to Kobe
Day 11 Day trip to Nara
Day 12 Day trip to Kyoto
Day 13 Osaka
Day 14 Osaka
Day 15 Osaka
Day 16 flight back home

Which is the best JR Pass to get and for how many days? I should activate my pass on Day 6.
By the way, I can rearrange the itinerary to suit the JR Pass too. Thanks!

Best regards

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Daniel-san
18919 posts
over 1 year ago
Expert

Hi there,

A 7-day day Japan Rail Pass would be the best option here, when used from Day 5 to Day 11. All these trips can be done with the Shinkansen and will help you make very, very good savings!

On Day 5 to Hakone, you can use the JR Pass from Tokyo station to Odawara, and then use a Hakone Free Pass from there to explore Hakone. This will both help you save time & cash.

Alternatively, you could do one day later, and include a day trip to Nara/Kyoto. However, these routes don't cost much 500-800yen/one way, so my preference would be to go with the Shinkansen to Hakone.

I hope you find this useful,
Daniel

Hope this helps :)
Daniel

Chris_62
Chris_62
3 posts
over 1 year ago

Thanks, Daniel for the quick reply!

Chris_62
Chris_62
3 posts
over 1 year ago

Hi Daniel,

I got another question about the 7-day JR Rail Pass. Can we make an advance seat reservation from Tokyo to Osaka, as I know there is a restriction on carry-on luggage size? We have to book the last row to place the luggage behind the seat.

Thanks!

Best Regards,

Chris


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