Hi,
We are planning the following route for our 2-week long Japan trip and have already bought the JR pass. But we have no idea yet where to look for the correct route, best covered by JR pass. Could you please help check the following itinerary and confirm if it makes sense? Or should we shuffle some things around?
9th April: Arriving at Narita airport
9-10th: Stay in Tokyo
11th: Travel to Hakone + overnight stay
12th: Travel to Kiso Valley (no idea about overnight stay though)
13th-14th: Stay in Ise-Mie
15th: Travel and overnight stay in Koyasan
16th-17th: Kyoto
18th: Travel and overnight stay in Naoshima (or day trip only and stay in Kyoto)
19th: Kanasawa Kenrokeun Garden (not sure where to stay)
20-21: Nikko national park (not sure where to stay)
22-23: Ghibli museum, Tokyo and flight back from Narita airport.
Also, I assume JR pass doesn't work on 24H bases and is valid from midnight to midnight? In which case we'll have to purchase one way ticket from Tokyo to Narita if we use it on our arrival day, right?
Finally, could you also confirm if Hyperdia is accurate for route confirmation by JR pass if we deselect private trains an NOZOMI / MIZUHO / HAYABUSA (SHINKANSEN)?
Thank you in advance!
Cheers,
Vineet