should i buy 7 day JR pass for two?

Hi,
You can see regular fares on Hyperdia.
But if that is your only travel, it wouldn't pay off. You need a bit more like a side trip to Nikko or using the Narita Express.

Hello CC,

The 7 day JR Pass is about the same price as a normal return ticket Tokyo - Osaka using the Shinkansen. With the JR Pass you get 7 days of unlimited travel for the same price. From there any additional travel basically is what you save.

You could for instance make a day trip or two to Nikko or Kamakura to really get the value out of the pass.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

Hi,
Just to give you the breakdown:

A 7 day full JR Pass is ¥29,110.

For regular unreserved tickets:

Tokyo to Shin-Osaka: ¥13,620
Shin-Osaka to Shin-Yokohama ¥13,290

So you'd be short by ¥2200 yen. Not insurmountable by any means, but you'd need a bit more to recoup the costs. Seeing Hakone or Kamakura/Enoshima would both be well worth it, as well as Hakone

Toraneko- I did look on Hyperdia and saw that a one way trip costs about 14,120yen without JR pass.

Daniel-san: thanks! I think I will purchase and maybe plan to visit another city. I originally was planning to only visit the tokyo area but my relatives in Osaka area wanted me to visit them. When I arrive in Osaka, they will drive us around until we go back to Yokohama.

Thanks for the responses!

Toraneko-

Thanks for the suggestions! I will definitely check those areas out to make the most out of the pass. :)