JRPass

Hi John,

The Wide-View train from Nagoya to Takayama and back is fully covered with the JR Pass. You may want to reserve your seat in advance before you board (reserved seats are free with the JR Pass).

Hope you have a great trip!

Hi John,

The stop you want for the Miyajima ferry is 'MIYAJIMAGUCHI'. This stop is accessible from Hiroshima station. Here's a sample itinerary from Shin-Osaka to Miyajimaguchi at 7am suitable for use with a JR Pass - leaving on the 7.20am bullet train will get you to Miyajimaguchi at 9.20am.

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

Hope this helps!

Hi John,

For getting up to Hakone, you'll need to use the Odakyu company series of lines. They offer a pass called the Hakone Free Pass that offers free travel across Hakone up to the lakes and so on. You can purchase this pass on arrival at Odawara, and learn more about it here. As these lines are non-JR you will not be able to use your JR pass I'm afraid.

Hope this helps!

Hi John - The JR Pass entitles you to travel on many JR buses and the Miyajima ferry. You can find full validity information here. If the service you are thinking of is not listed here as an exception you are free to use it with the JR Pass.

I hope this helps!