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Tokyo-Shibu Onsen – Hakone – Tokyo –Kyoto – Koya-san – Kanazawa- Tokyo

Pandara
Pandara
almost 7 years ago
1 answer

Hey,

2 people traveling from Narita airport to Tokyo (4 days) to Shibi Onsen (3 days) to Hakone (2 days) to Tokyo (3 day for an anime convention) to Kyoto (4 days) to Koya-san (1 day) to Kanazawa (3 days) and back to Tokyo/Narita for 3 days.

Total trip is 22 days. Does this seem like a reasonable pattern of travel to avoid too many hours on the road?

We weren’t initially planning on getting a JR pass for the days we are in Tokyo as we though it would be cheaper to buy individual subway fares to get around. However, we were wondering if a 14 day JR pass was best for the days we aren’t in Tokyo or whether we should just buy the 21 day pass that covers Tokyo as well instead?

Thanks for any advice.

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Daniel-san
19295 posts
almost 7 years ago
Expert

Hi there,

Yes, I think the route makes sense. There's no real backtracking or such.

A 14 day JR Pass would have helped you make savings when used to visit both Shibu Onsen and Kyoto, Kanazawa and the return to Tokyo. However this period is more than 14 days apart, so a JR Pass would not fit.

A 21 day JR Pass will require more travel to be cost efficient, for now I think using normal tickets is the easier option.

Kind regards,
Daniel


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