travel from Tokyo to Osaka with day trips to Kyoto and Kobe from Osaka

Hello there,

I was reading your post but it's hard to give you good advice as some things remain unclear. Mainly from where will you fly out of Japan. This could make a bid difference whether a JR Pass would be useful. The Shinkansen is by far the best way to travel from Tokyo - Kyoto and Osaka.

And here for Osaka:
http://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/en/htl/grasmere_osaka/

Thank you for your help. We will be flying out of Kansai airport .

Hi again!

Thank you for the follow up!

Now that I have a better idea of your itinerary, I think that it would be best to buy normal tickets as you travel. A JR Pass would have been great if you made a return to Tokyo for instance.