Hello,
I am looking for some advice on using the Japan Rail Pass for travelling between Nagoya - Tokyo - kawasakidaichi - kyoto and back to Nagoya again in a 11 days round trip.
We are travelling in a group of 4 and we are not sure if it is better to get the JRP or buy single one way tickets.
The details of our itinerary is:
Day 1 - Arrive Nagoya airport and straight on the shinkansen to tokyo
Day 2, 3, 4 - spent in Tokyo
Day 5 - day trip to kawasakidaichi for the kanamara matsuri
Day 6 - Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto
Day 7, 8 at Kyoto
Day 9 - Shinkansen from Kyoto to Nagoya
Day 10 - Nagoya
We are looking at getting the JRP to cover for the major travelling from Nagoya to Tokyo and Kyoto. The 7-day pass will cover most of it and the remaining trip from Kyoto to Nagoya on Day 9 will be bought as a single trip ticket. Hopefully we can buy the ticket 1 week in advance and be able to get some discount (if the Hikari Hayatoku Kippu is still available, anyone knows?).
My question is :
1. Is the JRP 7-day ticket worth to buy for this itinerary route?
2. Can we get to the Kanamara Festival using our JRP ticket? Is Kawasakidaichi the correct station?
3. Is the JRP still valid to be used on local train lines in Tokyo and Kyoto?
4. If we are arriving at Nagoya Airport, how do we get the JRP voucher exchanged for a JRP ticket?
Hopefully someone can advise us on the above and we can buy our tickets soonest.
Thank you!
Sabrina