Hi, I have a plan as follow:
7/28: from shinosaka- hakata by Shinkansen
7/29 from hakata - yufuin by yufuin no mori
8/2. Kumamoto - hachiyoshi ( return) by SL Hirotoshi
Kumamoto- Kyoto by Shinkansen
I have a few questions
1/ using the Shinkansen, I cannot take the Mutsuho train, will it be a lot of time difference if I take Sakura? as I'm planning to take late train to save day light on sightseeing.
2/ for the limited edition train, it's open to book online 3mths in advance, but with jr pass I cannot use that online service, since it's summer holiday I do not think I can book any seats on my arrival to Japan ( I have party of 8 people)
for the above issue, should I still get a JR 7 day pass?
thank you very much for your advice