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eypapas
3 days ago
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Will be flying to Tokyo from Hong Kong on April 5, 2026...arriving Narita Airport around 7am. (-2 adults)
Places of visits in the plan are Hiroshima/Miyajima; Kanazawa, Hakone & then back to Tokyo to fly home (Canada)
via Haneda Airport on April 14.

Plan to stay 2 days / 3 nights at most at these places, wonder if it is advisable to get the JR pass or do individual tickets?
-No driving intended and will be using the train, including the bullet train at times to get to these places.

Aim to head to Hiroshima upon arrival and head north to Kanazawa after, then Hakone and back to Tokyo.
If need be, ok to make stop at Kyoto/ Osaka briefly ......been there for 5 / 2 days in our last visit.

Open to expertise suggestions.

Looking forward to your response.

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Daniel-san
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3 days ago
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Hi there,

Nice to see that you're already planning so far ahead of time :)

Both Kanazawa and Hiroshima are destinations that can add up in train fares, and potentially a JR Pass could be a very good match here. Having said that, the most important part would be timing of your travel. For example, if you could do travel between Tokyo - Kanazawa - Hiroshima - Hakone within a week, then the 7-day JR Pass is worth considering. If you would take longer, then it may be better to buy normal tickets.

For the best use out of your pass, use the JR Pass does longer distance travel. Like Tokyo - Kanazawa but it's fine to buy normal tickets for shorter distances, such as Hakone - Tokyo or local travel.

The JR Pass does include unlimited free stopovers, so making a stopover at Kyoto or Osaka would be no problem at all.

Best regards,
Daniel

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