Hi, was just wondering if this itinerary was worth the 14 day JR Rail pass -
April 4-8 Tokyo (from Narita)
April 8 go to osaka
April 10 - go to kinosaki
April 11 - go to Kyoto (here for 5 nights, may go to Hiroshima one day)
April 16 - go to hakone
April 17 - go back to tokyo, fly out of narita on the 18th
I think the 14 day is probably worth it given our itinerary, but wanted to double check! Thank you so much!!
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You would not make a 14-day pass pay off unless you also went to Hiroshima. There is a cheaper way, anyway. Just pay for regular fare tickets for the Tokyo-Kansai round trip, then for Kinosaki, Hiroshima, and getting around Kansai as much as you can, use the JR Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_kansai_hiroshima.html
For Hakone, you can either go there from Odawara or Mishima on the way back from Kansai, or make it a day trip from Tokyo. For getting to/from NRT, the cheaper way is from Tokyo Stn or Ginza, on the Access Narita bus.
http://accessnarita.jp/en/home/
Or you could take the Keisei train from Ueno, or pay for the Narita Express - it depends on where you are staying and how much you want to save money.