I need to know if I need to buy JR pass, I am wondering if the JR Pass can be use to local train and local bus around Osaka Kyoto, Osaka Nara Kobe and Tokyo
Hi, The JR Pass does *not* cover city buses, subways etc. You can use the JR Pass to partially get around Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, but probably not to all the places you want to go to. In Tokyo you can use it on the JR Yamanote Line which goes to several popular tourist areas, as well as other JR lines within the city. For Osaka, you can use it on the JR Osaka Loop Line, and in Kyoto you can take JR from Kyoto Stn to Arashiyama, as well as down the Nara line to see the Fushimi Inari Shrine, Uji, and of course Nara.
Aside from that, you can get local passes - there is a good 2-3 day Tokyo subway pass that is not hard to save money on: http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ticket/value/travel/index.html#anc03 Kyoto also has a 500 yen bus day pass - but in rush hour may take too long for you.
You'd still be a little short in making a JR pass pay off by just going to Kansai and back. But going to Himeji as a day trip would put you over the top, or even using the Narita Express just once would do it.
Thanks for your comment, I will be arrived in Narita and have to go to Osaka by train, stay for couple of days in Osaka to explore and back to Tokyo for couple of days before heading back to Narita to go home, what I read in few websites, the best way with JR Pass, since I use it for long distance 2 times, will check about Himeji since I have JR pass to use and will like to use it over the top
But if you are going to Himeji too, I'd stick with the 7 day JR Pass. Since you are already seeing Tokyo, you can largely skip Osaka during the day. After the temples of Kyoto close down around 5 PM, you can zip over to Osaka for the evening. At night the city comes alive and has some great places to see, such as Dotonbori, plus the night views from the Umeda Sky Bldg and Abeno Harukas Bldg are wonderful. On another evening, you could also go and see Kobe.
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The JR Pass does *not* cover city buses, subways etc.
You can use the JR Pass to partially get around Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, but probably not to all the places you want to go to. In Tokyo you can use it on the JR Yamanote Line which goes to several popular tourist areas, as well as other JR lines within the city. For Osaka, you can use it on the JR Osaka Loop Line, and in Kyoto you can take JR from Kyoto Stn to Arashiyama, as well as down the Nara line to see the Fushimi Inari Shrine, Uji, and of course Nara.
Aside from that, you can get local passes - there is a good 2-3 day Tokyo subway pass that is not hard to save money on:
http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ticket/value/travel/index.html#anc03
Kyoto also has a 500 yen bus day pass - but in rush hour may take too long for you.
You'd still be a little short in making a JR pass pay off by just going to Kansai and back. But going to Himeji as a day trip would put you over the top, or even using the Narita Express just once would do it.
http://www.japanican.com/en/tour/detail/VJOPENTO1/
along with the 1000 yen bus:
http://accessnarita.jp/en/home/
But if you are going to Himeji too, I'd stick with the 7 day JR Pass.
Since you are already seeing Tokyo, you can largely skip Osaka during the day. After the temples of Kyoto close down around 5 PM, you can zip over to Osaka for the evening. At night the city comes alive and has some great places to see, such as Dotonbori, plus the night views from the Umeda Sky Bldg and Abeno Harukas Bldg are wonderful.
On another evening, you could also go and see Kobe.