Hi Daniel,
Hope your well.
Me and my wife were booked to Japan on February 2, 2016 up to February 9, 2016. We’ll be arriving at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya around 8:30pm. At this early stage I am planning our 6N&7D Itinerary (just to avoid wrong planning). I believe the 7 day JR Pass is worth it if I we will purchase it rather than have a single purchase every time we will go from one place to another (please advise us if this is worth it).
Kindly check our itinerary & advise if it’s doable?
Day 1: Manila – Nagoya (15:20 – 20:30) probably we can go out by max. of 21:30.
• How can we activate the JR Pass? & where?
- We plan stay in Nagoya city proper to stay the overnight. Or shoud we go directly to Himeji? (1 night only).
Day 2: We plan to go to Himeji, Kobe & Nara (could you give us tourist attractions on these areas? Which accommodation can you refer for our stay?)
Day 3: We plan for Osaka & Kyoto. (Please give us some areas we can visit & accommodation we can stay)
Day 4: Takayama & Tokyo: (We want to stay the night in Tokyo, coz I have relative in Yokohama, and we want to go to Mt. Fuji.
Day 5: We want to travel in Hokkaido, Sapporo. My friend said that during February Snow Festival are celebrating in that area & we want to experience snow. :)
Day 6 & 7: still in Hokkaido.
Day 7: We have to go back to Nagoya departure will be around 9:30pm (please let us know what time should we leave Hokkaido, so we will not be late in our flight going back to Manila.
Here are some challenges we might face in our visit.
- Not all means of transportation are allowed with the JR Pass, are all the areas I mentioned above are accessible by the JR Pass we will be procuring? I believe there are some trains we cannot ride using JR Pass.
- What are the timings of the JR Pass & up until when the JR Pass is open? Is it 24/7?
- Please advise if the sequence of our itinerary is fine or we’ll have to do it the other way around?
- It is our first time in Japan, our worries are that trains might leave us & the itinerary we set might adjust.
Please help us. As I read some queries in this page. I am impress with your answer Daniel, because you are not just giving JR Pass information but you are also giving some tips & knowledgeable information to make Japan tour worth it & memorable.
With regards to food, we love Japanese foods, i.e sushi, maki, tempura & takoyaki. I believe we can buy it anywhere in the streets of Japan. We also love Ramen! :)
I look forward of receiving feedback & more information from you. Thank you in advance.
BR
Sean