Which JR pass do I Need?

Hi there,

The Fare calculator is right and I'll explain why. Looking at the route you travel from a birdseye show you do a good amount of travel in the Kansai Area (Osaka, Koya, Nara, Kyoto) and the greater Tokyo area + Fuji. Local travel within areas does not cost a lot while long travel on the Shinkansen is what really adds up.

For instance, a return Tokyo - Kyoto will already pay for the JR Pass however you could do Kyoto - Nara - Osaka - Kobe - Koya-san on local trains and only spend a fraction of that.

Instead, I would just buy an electronic travel card and use that to travel within Kansai / Tokyo, then use a one-way Shinkansen ticket to Tokyo.

You could look at a Hakone Free Pass for travel around Hakone/Fuji.

Hope this helps,
Daniel