When should we activate our JR Pass? THANKS

Austin

Hi everyone,

We are just wondering if anyone can help us with when we should activate our JR pass? Our itinerary of the main cities below!

1. 27 June arrive Osaka Kansai
2. 1st-4th July Kyoto
3. 5th to 12th Tokyo (climbing Mt Fuji on 5th)

We are unsure when to activate to save the most money! Any help is greatly appreciated.

Austin

Forgot to mention we are opting for a 7 day pass unless it will be more cost effective to do a 14 day pass?

Tenjin

Hi,
Are you returning back to Osaka? If not, a JR Pass would not pay off at all, unless you start adding some day trips to places like Hiroshima south of Osaka, and in the Tokyo area to Nikko, Izu, Karuizawa, Kusatsu, etc.

You can see regular fares, routes and schedules on Hyperdia:
http://www.hyperdia.com
Check them against the cost of your proposed pass.