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Japan for 2 weeks during Xmas New Year.

Janethomas
Janethomas
almost 7 years ago
4 responses

Hi, we are 2 families of 8 will be in Japan at the end of year from the 22/12 to 5/1. We are intending to use the 2 week pass. Our itinerary is as follows:

22/12-24/12 Tokyo
25/12-26/12 Kanazawa
27/12-28/12 Hiroshima and Miyajima
29/12-1/1 Osaka
2/1-4/1 Tokyo.

Do you think we will have any problem reserving seats for 8 on any of the dates as it will be peak travel period?

25th Tokyo-Kanazawa,
27th Kanazawa-Hiroshima,
29th Hiroshima-Osaka
2nd Osaka-Tokyo

I am open to any suggestions regarding an itinerary change to avoid the rush period. Thanks.

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Daniel-san
18835 posts
almost 7 years ago
Expert

Hi there,

I don't think you'll have problems reserving the seats if you do so when you arrive in Japan. Say on the 22nd or 23rd. This is still before the real busy season of New Year and you can reserve those seats right away at that time as well.

Your itinerary looks nice with good visits, I love the inclusion of Kanazawa and Hiroshima.

The routes Kanazawa - Hiroshima are a bit long, I don't see any way to avoid this so you may as well just go prepaired, bring a good book (or an iPad for the kids) and have a good time that way. Then grab a station bento box and have a good lunch.

Enjoy Japan!
Daniel


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