Hi,
We are taking our first trip to Japan June 27th -July 11th. (3 adults)
The goal is to travel using the JR Green Pass as much as possible. However, I am struggling to understand the rail system and figure out the actual schedule times using Hyperdia. Also, we need to make the most out of the pass but I am noticing that some of the trains we wanted to take are not covered by the JR Green Pass.
Here is our schedule, we appreciate the help very much:
Monday, June 29th
6:15pm- our plane lands in Osaka
7:30pm - depart Osaka to Tokyo ( We cannot figure our what trains or schedule for this) Also, can we get our passes immediately upon arrival?
Tuesday, June 30th
5am- Day Trip Tokyo to Nikko and back to Tokyo ( what train should we take? I noticed the direct train is not covered by the JR Pass)
Friday, July 3rd
5am- Depart Tokyo to Kamakura
5pm - Depart Kamakura to Hakone
Saturday, July 4th
8pm or later: depart Hakone to Mt. Fuji ( planning to climb over-night and descend in the morning)
Sunday, July 5th
3pm: Depart Mt Fuji area to Kyoto
Tuesday, July 7th
Early Day trip to Naara
Wednesday, July 8th
5pm: Depart Kyoto to Hiroshima
Thursday, July 9th
7pm Depart Hiroshima to Osaka
Will the JR Green Pass pay off on our trip? My worry is that I cannot seem to find a clear schedule of the trains and it is already a very expensive pass to get stuck paying for additional train tickets.
Please assist, we really appreciate the help.
Thanks,
Raquel