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7 day JR Pass is one day short for my travel plan?

Giang
Giang
over 8 years ago
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Hi,

I'll be in Tokyo in June and plan to leave Tokyo to Kyoto for 4 nights then Hiroshima for 3 nights then back to Tokyo.

I'll activate my JR pass on about 2:00pm on 14 June and go to Kyoto for 4 nights, 14 - 18 June

I'll go to Hiroshima for 3 nights from 18 - 21 June

Will my JR Pass valid to go back to Tokyo on 21 June?

My calculation is by 21 June then it would be 7 days otherwise it's only 6 days if it expires on midnight 20 June?

Thanks
Sonny Giang

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Daniel-san
19375 posts
over 8 years ago
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Hi Sonny Giang,

The JR Pass is counted in days and the first day is counted as a full day no matter what time you start using it. For instance, activating it on a Monday will mean that the last day is on the following Sunday.

Your itinerary would effectively be counted as 8 days (7 nights).

Hope this helps with your planning,
Daniel

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