Hi,
It's my first time to Japan and I'm a little confused with the options of the Japan Rail Pass or Regional Tourist Passes. Could you please advise if I should get a Japan Rail Pass or should I get individual area/regional tourist passes (as per the below) for the following itinerary.
Day 1 Arrive Osaka - Kyoto Single ticket Osaka - Kyoto
Day 2 Kyoto - travel around Kyoto Sanyo Area Pass (4 days)
Day 3 Kyoto - Nara Sanyo Area Pass (4 days)
Day 4 Kyoto - Hiroshima - Miyajima Sanyo Area Pass (4 days)
Day 5 Miyajima - Osaka - Kanazawa Sanyo Area Pass (4 days), then Takayama-Hokoriku Area Pass
Day 6 Kanazawa - Takayama Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 days)
Day 7 Takayama (Shirakawa-go) Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 days)
Day 8 Takayama (Kamikochi) Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 days)
Day 9 Takayama - Nagoya - Hakone Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass, then single ticket Nagoya
to Hakone, then Hakone Free Pass
Day 10 Hakone - Tokyo - Nikko Hakone Free Pass - 2 days, then All Nikko Pass
Day 11 Nikko All Nikko Pass
Day 12 Nikko - Tokyo (Depart Narita) All Nikko Pass
Any help would be great.
Thank you.