Hi there,
We are planning our trip to Japan and could use your help. We have come up to the following itinerary arriving into Narita (with a trip to Sapporo to visit some friends):
24-Dec Arrive into Narita 1705, travel to Nagano via shinkansen
25-Dec Day trip to Jigokudani using Special Snow Monkey Pass then travel to Kanazawa via shinkansen
26-Dec Kanazawa
27-Dec Day trip to Shirakawago then to Takayama via Nohi bus
28-Dec Takayama
29-Dec Takayama
30-Dec Takayama to Kyoto via shinkansen
31-Dec Kyoto
1-Jan Kyoto to Osaka via shinkansen
2-Jan Osaka
3-Jan Osaka to Sapporo flight
4-Jan Sapporo
5-Jan Sapporo
6-Jan Sapporo to Tokyo flight
7-Jan Tokyo
8-Jan Depart
Looking for any suggestions or comments to the above itinerary and whether the days in both Kanazawa and Takayama would be suffice (these two places I haven't been before so just want to make sure I spend enough time in each).
Would a 7 day JR Pass be sufficient for the first leg of the trip ie Narita to Nagano; Nagano to Kanazawa; Takayama to Kyoto.
Also I'm a little confused on the travel from Takayama to Kyoto; would you be able to point me to which rail I should be taking and if this is covered by JR Pass?
Thanks!
Sam