Hi
We (2 seniors) will be making a trip in late January 2025 to the following places:
Fly in to Nagoya - Gero (1 night)
Gero - Takayama (2 nights)
Takayama - Shirakawago (1 night)
Shirakawago - Kanazawa. (1night)
Kanazawa - Osaka. (3 nights)
Will fly out from Osaka.
Based on the above tentative itinerary, is it better to buy single trip ticket or to buy a 5/7 day JR Pass ?
Would 2 nights in Takayama be sufficient ?
Appreciate your guidance.
Thank you
Cheow
Hi there,
Yes, for your itinerary I’d recommend purchasing a Takayama-Hokuriku Pass as it will cover your itinerary fully, including bus tickets to and from Shirakawa-Go.
Two nights in Takayama is perfectly adequate, it’s not as big of a city as some other major ones e.g. Osaka, Tokyo etc. and even then a lot of people choose to stay only one night there so they can see lots of places.
Kind regards,
Alexis
Thank you very much, Alexis.
Appreciate your advice.
Happy new year !
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