questions & answers: using the japan rail pass

traveling around japan

traveling around japan

hi my name is oliver .i am from sydney i have only 10 days holiday in japan
out of 10 days i am planning to get a 7 days jr rail pass
which will give me 7 days unlimited traveling in japan by bus ferry and buliet train

Q1) is it true? also i have 7 months baby who will aslo traveling with me

   it is easy to traveling around in japan with baby

Q2) i will base on tokyo and i would like to make some day trip

   first day trip will be tokyo to nagoya 
   how long it take to get nagoya to tokyo by bullet train and can i use any bullet train

   tokyo- kyoto
   tokyo- osaka
   tokyo- mt. fuji
   tokyo- hiroshima 

if anyone can advise itwill be great----to get some idea--before i start

oliverkkk
oliverkkk

Hi there,

Here are some answers for you:

Q1) is it true it is easy to traveling around in japan with baby? i have 7 months baby who will aslo traveling with me

Yes - Japan is a very baby friendly and safe, so you should have no major issues.

Q2) first day trip will be tokyo to nagoya, how long it take to get nagoya to tokyo by bullet train and can i use any bullet train for tokyo- kyoto, tokyo- osaka, tokyo- mt. fuji, tokyo- hiroshima

Here is a sample itinerary from Nagoya to Tokyo. It will take around 1hr 45mins for the trip in total. All of the other destinations you list are do-able by bullet train, but you may find the Tokyo-Hiroshima trip to be a bit far at nearly 5hrs. Also, for Mt Fuji you have 2 choices - Hakone and Kawaguchiko. Both are largely accessible via JR, but require the final legs up to the towns to be done by non-JR trains which will not be covered by the Japan Rail Pass. For Hakone the last JR stop is Odawara, for Kawaguchiko the last JR stop is Otsuki.

You can look up train timetables and costs at the Hyperdia travel planning website and learn how to use Hyperdia for Japan Rail Pass holders through our video blog.

Hope this helps!

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