I will be in Japan for 3 weeks and I am wondering if the 21 day pass is worth the price tag. My trip will span from August 27 until September 16th. Here is a list of the trips I will make once in japan.
Day one landing in Kansai International Airport and traveling to Osaka where I have hotel.
Second day trip to Hiroshima / Miyajima
3rd day trip to Nara
4th day Kobe
5th day going to kyoto
6th day still in kyoto
7th still kyoto
8th day going to Tokyo from kyoto
9th and 10th days I will be taking a tour to climb mt fuji by bus
11th day i want to explore tokyo
12th day trip to yokohama
13th day asakusa area
14th day Kawagoe area
15th day Izu Peninsula shirahama beach area
16th day Mitaka / Akihabara area
17th day Local tokyo area
18th day Boso Peninsula area
the last days i will stay local in tokyo or find another day trip I am still unsure. But my flight will be from Haneda airport when i leave japan. So my question is would the 21 day pass pay for itself with all my traveling? Also if anyone has any suggestions on day trips with the jr pass to help make it more worth while. Or any concerns with my current Itinerary. I have never been to Japan so any help is appreciated thank you.
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The truth is that you are a long way from making a 21 day pass pay off. Many days you are not traveling far, and that does not make it worthwhile. What you could do however is get a 7 day pass, and use it for the trip down to Hiroshima/Miyajima, and also go to Tokyo. That would make it pay off for those legs.
For the rest of your time in the Tokyo area, if you rearrange your schedule a bit you could use a Tokyo Wide Pass and use it for Izu, the Boso Peninsula, and either Kawagoe or one way to partially get to Mt. Fuji.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_06.html
If you do the latter, you can use another pass to get to Kawagoe - the Kawagoe Access Ticket.
https://www.seiburailway.jp/railways/tourist/english/ticket/deals_kawagoe.html
For the Fuji area, there are also good regional passes by Odakyu.
http://www.odakyu.jp/english/deels/
As for getting from KIX, you also might get the Icoca & Haruka discount ticket.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2359_icoca_haruka.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2359_003.html
And within Tokyo, a 2 or 3 day subway pass might help if you travel around enough:
http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ticket/value/travel/index.html#anc03
You can see previews of some of the best places to see in Japan on:
https://www.youtube.com/user/thejapanfaq/videos
That way my pass will be active from August 28 until September 3rd so i will use it for hiroshima nara kobe kyoto and tokyo..
That's precisely what I am suggesting - use the Icoca & Haruka discount ticket to get from KIX into the city and start using the JR pass from Days 2-8.