Hi,
Me and my friends will be traveling to Japan beginning next month. Appreciate if you could assist to review and advice my itinerary below:
DAY1 (5 Nov): Arrived Tokyo Haneda Airport at JPN_1030PM (will overnight in the airport).
a. Where to activate the JR Pass? What is the earliest schedule time? Appreciate your advice the end-to-end process/steps in order to activate.
DAY2 (6 Nov): From Haneda Airport to Osaka in the morning (plan to visit: Osaka Castle > Hep Five Ferris Wheel > Umeda Sky Building > Dotonbori)
a. Would like to take the earliest train to Osaka that covered by JR Pass, appreciate your advice from which station we
should we depart (from end-to-end).
DAY3 (7 Nov): Osaka (plan to visit: Himeji Castle > Hozenji Temple > Shinsaibashi-Suji > Namba & Shinsaibashi > Den-den Town)
DAY4 (8 Nov): Travel to Kyoto (AM) (plan to visit: Ninenzaka & Sannenzaka Slope > Gion > Kiyomizu-dera Temple > Nishiki Market > Arashima)
a. Appreciate your advice on how and where should we depart from Osaka to Kyoto that covered by JR Pass and the earliest time.
DAY5 (9 Nov): Kyoto (plan to visit: Fushimi Inari Shrine > Yasaka Shrine)
DAY6 (10 Nov): Kyoto (plan to visit: Kinkakuji Temple > Todaiji Temple > Nara Park)
DAY7 (11 Nov): Travel to Tokyo (AM) (plan to visit: Hakone (half-day trip) > Kabukicho Tokyo)
a. We will travel from Kyoto to Hakone for half day trip there, appreciate your advice from which station we should depart that covered by JR Pass? (would like to take the earliest train from Kyoto to Hakone)
b. what is the latest time for us to depart from Hakone to Tokyo (covered by JR Pass)? We will be staying in Tokyo on this day.
DAY8 (12 Nov): Tokyo (plan to visit: Ghibli Museum > Tokyo Skytree > Harajuku > Shibuya > Shinjuku > Yoyogi)
DAY9 (13 Nov): Tokyo (plan to visit: Tsukiji Market > Odaiba > Asakusa > Akihabara > Ginza > Diver Tokyo Plaza)
DAY10 (14 Nov): Tokyo (Free and easy)
a. Any famous food street/souvenir places we can go on this day? We will depart from Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at night JPN_11:45PM.
Summary:
Day1: Tokyo (Haneda Airport)
Day2 & 3: Osaka
Day4,5,6: Kyoto
Day7,8,9,10: Tokyo
- Any suggestion of places for souvenir with reasonable price? (Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo).
- Any must visit places that are not covered in above itinerary?
- Any recommended food/restaurant must try?
- From which day to which day i should use my 7 Days JR Pass?
- Does JR Pass can be covered for above itinerary/arrangement/routes? Which route/place can't be covered and how much we should pay?
Appreciate much for your help! :)
From,
Nic