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Will a 7 day pass work for me?

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over 8 years ago
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Hello,

I am traveling in Japan for a total of 12 days and wanted to try and save money with the 7 day pass instead of 14. Here’s my itinerary:

3/15 - Land at HND, stay in Tokyo
3/18 - Travel to Osaka
3/19 - day trip to Kobe (maybe)
3/20 - Travel to Kyoto
3/22 - Travel to Hakone
3/23 - Travel to Tokyo
3/26 - Depart from NRT

I was thinking I can activate the pass on 3/18 and travel to Osaka/Kyoto/Hakone and back to Tokyo.

Does the pass work from Kyoto to Hakone?

Is this worth doing or should I just buy individual tickets?

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Daniel-san
19375 posts
over 8 years ago
Expert

Hi there,

A 7 day JR Pass will be worth it, as long as you cover Tokyo - Osaka ... Kyoto - Hakone - Tokyo with it.

You can use the Shinkansen and the JR Pass to travel to Hakone. The station is called Odawara. From there however you will still need additional local transport to explore Hakone.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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2 posts
over 8 years ago

Thanks for the reply, Daniel-san!

Here's another question: Can I use the JR Pass to travel from HND to Tokyo, and from Tokyo to NRT?

If so, would it be more worth it to get the 14 day pass, or stick with the 7 day pass and buy individual tickets for the airport trips (and local travel in the cities)?

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Daniel-san
19375 posts
over 8 years ago
Expert

Hi again,

Yes, you can access both HND and NRT using the JR Pass.

I already took this into account and would stick with a 7 day pass and normal tickets :) Though maybe if you also want to do some day trips from Tokyo, then a 14 day pass may be worth considering.

Hope this helps too,
Daniel


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