We are a group of four travelling to Japan for the first time from 8 April to 23 April 2016. Which rail pass do we need to do the following
Day 1 – Arrival at Haneda airport.
Day 2 – Sightseeing in Tokyo
Day 3 – Sightseeing in Tokyo
Day 4 - Travel to Yamanouchi
Day 5 – Jigokudani Yaenhoen
Day 6 – Travel to Takayama
Day 7 – Takayama Festival
Day 8 – Travel to Osaka.
Day 9 – Osaka
Day 10 – Side trip to Nara in the morning, back to Osaka in afternoon
Day 11 – side trip to Kyoto in the morning, back to Osaka in afternoon
Day 11 – side trip to Kobe in the morning, back to Osaka in the afternoon
Day 13 – side trip to Hiroshima in the morning, back to Osaka in the afternoon
Day 14 – Travel to Tokyo
Day 15 – side trip to Hakone
Day 16 – Day at Disneyland
Day 17 – Flying back home from Narita Airport
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As you are covering quite a lot of the country during your travels, the national JR Pass would be best. You could purchase the 14 day pass, and only activate it when you travel to Yamanouchi. This when would then cover all of your long journeys and would arrive in Tokyo to get the plane back. This website, www.hyperdia.com, is very useful for planning a trip and working out a schedule.
You want to be sure, you can access to this train with a JRPass :
- In “search details”, unclick “Nozomi, Mizuho, Hayabusa shinkansen” and “private railway”.
- The search result will show you all the trains you can access with a Japan Rail Pass.
Hope that helps.
Best regards
Japan Experience