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hvara
hvara
about 8 years ago
2 answers

Planning our first trip to Japan for next November but wondering which rail pass will be best for our trip:
Day 1 12/11/2018 narita airpot to tokyo
Day 2 13/11/2018 tokyo
Day 3 14/11/2018 tokyo
Day 4 15/11/2018 tokyo
Day 5 16/11/2018 tokyo (day trip to hakone)
Day 6 17/11/2018 tokyo
Day 7 18/11/2018 tokyo to kanazawa
Day 8 19/11/2018 kanazawa
Day 9 20/11/2018 kanazawa to kyoto
Day 10 21/11/2018 kyoto
Day 11 22/11/2018 kyoto
Day 12 23/11/2018 kyoto (day trip to nara)
Day 13 24/11/2018 kyoto (day trip to osaka)
Day 14 25/11/2018 kyoto (day trip to himeji)
Day 15 26/11/2018 kyoto
Day 16 27/11/2018 kyoto to hiroshima
Day 17 28/11/2018 hiroshima
Day 18 29/11/2018 hiroshima
Day 19 30/11/2018 hiroshima to beppu
Day 20 01/12/2018 beppu
Day 21 02/12/2018 beppu to fukuoka
Day 22 03/12/2018 fukuoka
Day 23 04/12/2018 fukuoka to fukuoka airport

We were thinking about 21 days pass but maybe with some change of plans, we can optimize our traveling.
Thanks for the help!

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Daniel-san
19375 posts
about 8 years ago
Expert

Hi there,

With this amount of travel, a 21 day JR Pass is an easy choice! I also went trough the route you plan to travel and it looks all good, there are no detours or such. If you are looking for added visits, consider day visit to Nikko from Tokyo or Takayama when you are around Kanazawa.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

hvara
hvara
2 posts
about 8 years ago

Hi Daniel-san,
Thanks for the swift reply.
So should I activate my JR pass immediately at Narita Airport?
Also, on the way from kyoto to hiroshima we plan to stop at Ōkunoshima (rabbit island). Is this the optimal way to do it or should we organise a day trip from one of the two cities?

Once again thanks!

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Daniel-san
19375 posts
about 8 years ago
Expert

Hi again,

Yes, it would make sense to do so right away. As after day 21, you won't have any JR travel left.

You can indeed visit Okunoshima on the way to Hiroshima.

Hope this helps,
Daniel


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