Hi there, I'm looking at doing roughly this itinerary in early April 2016 minus a couple of stops: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2400_best.html
Day 1 and 2 - Tokyo
Day 3 - Side trip to Nikko
Day 4 - Tokyo to Hakone
Day 5 to 7 - Kyoto
Day 8 - Side trip to Nara
Day 9 - Kyoto to Miyajima via Himeji
Day 10 - Miyajima to Kanazawa via Hiroshima
Day 11 - Kanazawa
Day 12 - Kanazawa to Shirakawago
Day 13 - Shirakawago to Takayama
Day 14 - Takayama to Tokyo
and would be grateful for advice on what JR Rail Pass to buy any any other tips.
I will probably skip the Nara side trip as I've been before.
I want to have time to spend at least two half days hiking around Kyoto and Kanazawa so may need to cut one other thing. Should that be Hakone or something else?
Many thanks in advance, G