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one month in Japan - which JR pass is suitable?

samsam
samsam
about 8 years ago
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Hi

A group of 4 of us are coming to Japan for one month and looking forward to it!
Can you suggest which JR pass to get and when we don't have the JR pass, what tickets/pass should we get?

Originally I was thinking of a 21 day JR pass starting 17th April to 7th May.
So then #2) bus to Fuji Five Lakes, #3) bus to Hakuba

1) 9 April - Arrive into Narita Airport
2) 11 April - day trip from Tokyo to Fuji Five Lakes (Kawaguchiko)
3) 12 April - travel from Tokyo to Hakuba
4) 17 April - travel from Hakuba to Nakatsugawa station (to walk the Magome/Tsumago trail)
5) 18 April - travel from Nagiso station (staying the night in Tsumago) to Kyoto
6) 18-28 April staying in Kyoto - we will definitely want to visit the following places as day trips: Hiroshima, Miyajima, Arashiyama, Nara, Ise-jingu, Himeji
7) 29th April - travel from Kyoto to Tokyo
8) 29 April to 9 May staying in Tokyo - we might do a couple day trips: Hakone, Nikko, Takayama, Nagoya, Mitake-san, Kamakura

Your help and suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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Daniel-san
18835 posts
about 8 years ago
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Hi there,

Without knowing your exact itinerary, it is hard to say for sure what would be the best JR Pass for your itinerary. However I do see that you are planning a lot of travel and side trips. Based on this I do recommend using a 21 day JR Pass.

Especially travel to Nikko, Takayama, Hiroshima can cost a lot without using a JR Pass.

All together it looks like a very nice trip!
Daniel


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