We are planning to travel between Fukuoka and Tokyo over 7 days - 1 night Hiroshima, 3 nights Kyoto and 3 nights Tokyo - is it worth buying the rail pass or just one way tickets from Fukuoka to Tokyo and then pay as you go in Tokyo?
For these journey's it works out more expensive to purchase single tickets in Japan. It will cost around 35,070 yen which is more expensive than the 7 day JR Pass. You can find out the fares by using this website: www.hyperdia.com.
The pass also offers more flexibility, for example if you decide to travel to Osaka for the day from Kyoto, it also covers the ferry to Miyajima, which you may want to visit as you are in Hiroshima.
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For these journey's it works out more expensive to purchase single tickets in Japan. It will cost around 35,070 yen which is more expensive than the 7 day JR Pass. You can find out the fares by using this website: www.hyperdia.com.
The pass also offers more flexibility, for example if you decide to travel to Osaka for the day from Kyoto, it also covers the ferry to Miyajima, which you may want to visit as you are in Hiroshima.
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