Hi I am travelling to Japan for three weeks and wanted to check if I should get the 14 day pass and also if my plan of where to go is good:
31 July arrive tokyo stay for 5 nights visiting imperial palace, Shinto meji shrine, ginza, electric town, nikko.
5 august travel to kyoto stay for 5 nights visiting all sites and Nara.
10 august travel to Hiroshima stay for 2 nights visit miyajima
12 august travel to Kagoshima stay for 2/3 nights
14/15 august travel to Kobe stay 2 nights
16/17 august travel to hakone stay 2/3 nights
18/19 august back to tokyo for 1/2 nights before flying home.
Is it worth the 14 day rail pass if so should I use from 5 august to get the best use??? Do I still validate upon arrival in japan and then book first tickets for kyoto??? Are any of these journeys on the bullet trains??
Is Kobe worth a visit/stop
Is it worth stopping in hakone or do as a trip from tokyo??
Is there anywhere I have missed worth a visit I was thinking of heading to nagao/kamicochi??
Many thanks
Natalie