We are a family of 2 adults and 3 children 13, 16 & 17 and we arrive in Tokyo on December 20th and will stay there until the 24th. We would like to travel to Jigokudani monkey park for a day trip. We also want to travel to Nikko for a day trip from Tokyo. Then we fly to Niseko on the 24th for 6 days skiing. On the 30th December we fly to Osaka for 5 days and would like to make day trips from Osaka including Kyoto and Hiroshima. We fly from Osaka back to Australia on the 4th of January. Please advise the most cost efficient combination of passes and individual tickets to suit this itinerary.
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Since you will be travelling in-between several regions, the only pass that will cover your entire journey is the National Japan Rail Pass. You cannot go from one region to another with two regional passes.
The Japan Rail Pass will also allow you to take the Shinkansen bullet train (except for the Nozomi and Mizuho).
You can purchase this pass for 7, 14, or 21 consecutive days via our website :
http://www.japan-rail-pass.com/jr-pass
Hyperdia is very convenient to calculate if a Japan Rail Pass is worth buying in your case and to know which length is most cost-effective for your travel.
Please visit hyperdia.com:
- In search conditions, write the departure and arrival location (day and time does not really matter)
- The search will provide you the fare for this travel (check "total price" under "take time")
- Do the same for all your trips by train.
- Just compare with the price of a Japan Rail Pass 7, 14 or 21 days by checking the price here : http://www.japan-rail-pass.com/jr-pass
You want to be sure you can access to the trains for free with a Japan Rail Pass :
- 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.
We stay at disposal if you have any further question.
Best regards,
Japan Experience