travel logistics

Hi there,

Public transport in Japan shuts down around midnight and it would be hard to get to Ginza. That said, there are a very few night buses going into Tokyo from Haneda Airport. You can find more about them here:
http://hnd-bus.com/airport/nightmorningbus/

For the JR Pass, I can say 100% for sure that a 14 day JR Pass is the best option to go for. It covers travel to all you cities you want to visit and will make very good savings at the same time. In general, the station name is the same as the city. E.g. Kanazawa is Kanazawa station, Hiroshima station and so on.

Finally a bit of general advice, For travel times, I recommend learning to plan with Hyperdia this way you can find any route/timetable and more. It's a great tool for planning with the JR Pass. We also have a useful interactive map with all JR lines included.

Hope this helps :)
Daniel