My daughter (23) and I will be traveling to Japan on July 25. We will stay in Tokyo for the weekend and then travel North to see my son in Karumai, Iwate. I know they don't have a train station there- I think the closest is Ninohe, we will be visiting him and doing day or overnight trips in the north and then head back South to Tokyo after 7 days to leave from Narita on August 4- are there enough trains we can go on to make this a good deal? We would purchase the 7 day pass, but activate it when we Tokyo on Monday so we wouldn't use it from Narita into Tokyo the first day.
Tokyo to Karumai area with daytrips, back to Tokyo
Hello there,
Yes a 7 day JR Pass is certainly a good deal. Consider this, taking the train from Tokyo the route to Ninohe takes you to Morioka from where you take a private line to Ninohe. Now a return ticket on the Shinkansen Tokyo - Morioka is ¥ 29,080. The 7 day JR Pass is 29,110, so you are already as good as even. Make a day trip or two and you can make some very good savings!
Also consider the 1,500yen Narita Express ticket for your arrival at Tokyo.
Enjoy Japan!
Daniel
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