I am not sure how to maximize the JR Pass or Regional Pass with this itinerary in May:
5-8: Kokura/Kitakyushu including Kawachi Wisteria Garden, Hirodai Country Side Park
8-11: Fukuoka including Nagasaki
11-14: Tottori including Okayama
14 - 18: Mito including Hitachi Seaside Park, Chichibu Hitsujiyama Park, Nikko
18-20 : Tokyo
20-21: Matsumoto
21-23: Takayama including Gokayama, Shirakawago
23-25: Toyoma including Alpine Route
25-26: Omachi Onsenkyo
26-29: Nagoya
Especially since JR Pass is not valid on part of the Alpine Route and the Sanyo Shinkansen line in Kitakyushu. Your comments will be most appreciated.
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For your itinerary the only pass that will cover all these areas is the Japan Rail 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.
Hope that helps.
Best regards
Japan Experience