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Hi Wendy,

Wow, nice trip! Here are some thoughts:

1. I think I'd plan on spending more time in Tokyo at the start - say 5 days? This way you can recover from travel in a very 24 hour city and... you can do a overnight trip to Hakone using the Hakone Free Pass (2 days of travel all the way up to Hakone from Shinjuku for ¥5000). You can still aim to visit Disney at the end of your trip. I think that's a great idea

2. Assuming you use the Hakone free pass at the start of your trip with an overnight stay in Hakone, I think you will be good to use a 7 day rail pass for your travels, making even more savings possible.

3. I think I'd ideally stay overnight at Miyajima. Hiroshima is a nice city, but is more interesting to explore in the daytime. 1 night at Miyajima would be great.

4. Disneyland is pretty busy during the summer months, however you can bet on less crowds by visiting towards the start of the week (Mon-Wed), provided your visit does not coincide with any Japanese national holidays.

Hope this helps!

Hi Wendy,

No problem at all :)

Good idea about the Hiroshima trip, and if you did fancy a change of scene while are in Kyoto you can always pop down there for a day trip (same with Himeji etc).

Have a great trip!

Hi there,

For Hakone the JR Pass will get you most of the way as far as Odawara. From Odawara you will need to purchase non-JR tickets (or an Odakyu Hakone Free Pass to get you up and down from the Hakone area. Once you are back to Odawara you can use the rail pass to continue your travel up to Tokyo.

Hope this helps!