Odaiba, Asakusa, Shinjuku, Shibuya

Hi there,

Assuming you want to maximise the use of a JR Pass, I recommend the following general route:

1. Travel to Tokyo station with luggage and leave in a coin locker there for retrieval before you go to Osaka.
2. Travel to Shinjuku, then Shibuya with the JR Pass
3. Travel to Ueno with the JR Pass and transfer to Tokyo Metro Ginza line for one stop to Asakusa.
4. Back to Ueno via Ginza line and then use JR Pass to Tokyo station.
5. Retrieve luggage and board shinkansen to Osaka

This should maximise the use of the JR Pass and also give you the lightest route through the city and giving you the shortest distance to travel at the end of the day. Here's a more formal itinerary for you:

1. Odaibakaihinkoen > Tokyo: ¥440 (23mins, 8km, incl. non-JR)
2. Tokyo > Shinjuku(jr): ¥190 (15mins, 10km)
3. Shinjuku(jr) > Shibuya: ¥150 (5mins, 3km)
4. Shibuya > Ueno: ¥190 (30mins, 14km)
5. Ueno > Asakusa(tobu/subway): ¥160 (5mins, 2km, incl. non-JR)
6. Asakusa(tobu/subway) > Ueno: ¥160 (5mins, 2km, incl. non-JR)
7. Ueno > Tokyo: ¥150 (8mins, 3km)

Hope this helps!

Hi Mari

Really appreciate your reply and good suggestions.

In case we don't get the shuttle from the hotel to Obaida, how should we travel by train from Nishi-Kasai subway station (where Toyoko Inn is located) to Tokyo station then follow by your proposed itinerary above as to maximize my JR pass?

Thanks so much once again!

Hi there,

I think the best way would be to use the subway system and travel there via transfers at nihombashi and shimbashi.

If you can get a life to the nearby JR Kasairinkaikoen station, you can go to Shimbashi on JR before transferring to non-JR for the final hop into Odaiba.

Hope this helps!