Hi Daniel-san,
Good morning. Okay. I have come out with a itinerary. Please help check whether workable ?
15 Nov - 24 Nov 2016.
We will be flying in and out of Narita on:
Arriving: 15 Nov 2016 0825
Leaving: 23 Nov 2016 1805
We plan to cover Tokyo - Takayama - Shirakawago - Kanazawa - Kyoto - Osaka -Hakone - Tokyo.
Day 1 (15 Nov 2016)
Arrived Tokyo then we shall move forward to Takayama ( around 2.5 hours from Tokyo. is this true ?, Hokuriku Shinkansen - heard that this is a new lines, has it been opened and operated ? if not had to travel 5 to 6 hors ) If yes, we would want to plan and stay a night in Takayama.
Day 2 (16 Nov 2016)
Proceed to Shirakawago and we are planning to stay a night.
Day 3 - 5 (17 Nov 2016 - 19 Nov 2016)
From Shirakawago to Kanazawa and stay 3 nights in Kyoto ( Explore Gion, Shouren-ins, Honen-in, Kyo-Ryori, Ishibes Alley, Lyemon Salan, the scrubbing brushes, Mamemasa's goshiki-mame, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Nishiki market etc.
Day 6 (20 Nov 2016)
From Kyoto do a day trip to Osaka ( Dotonburi, Umeda sky buildings, Hozenji-yokocho, Shinsekai market, Abeno Harukas etc. ) and then to Hakone.
We are planning to stay 1 night in Hakone. (Heard that it is worth to stay a night in Hakone, Owakudani, Lake Ashinoko, Mt Fuji, Hakone Tozan Railway, Hot Springs, Detached Palace etc. )
Day 7 - 9 (21 Nov - 23 Nov 2016)
Travel back to Tokyo ( explore Tokyo - Tsukiji Fish Market, Kamakura, Odaiba, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Asakusa, Ueno, Ginza, Tsukishima etc.
Based on this itinerary, is it worth to purchase a 7 days JR pass? It seems that we will not be taking JR lines for most of the routes. For example, Tokyo to takayama. Takayama to kanazawa. Kanazawa to Kyoto. Kyoto to Osaka and Osaka to Tokyo ....
We would appreciate your expertise to help out with above route and seek your advice on staying in hotel or ryokan / B&B. We actually prefer to stay in entire home. However, any good suggestion are most welcome.
Thank you very much.
Wilson