Hi there,
I will be flying into Osaka on October 20, 2017. As news of the impending move of Tsukiji Fish Market was announced, I have decided to stray from my original schedule and make a trip to Tokyo.
Due to time constraints, I will be travelling to Tokyo on the same day that I land at Kansai International Airport. My rescheduled itinerary will be as follows:
Rescheduled Itinerary:
20-10-2017 - Land at Kansai International Airport @ 8.00 a.m. and leave for Tokyo the same morning after freshening up. In Tokyo, will stay within walking distance to Tsukiji Market.
21-10-2017 - Take a train to Narita Station. Visit Narita-san Shinshoji Temple as well as savour Kawatoyo Honten's famous grilled unagi.
22-10-2017 - Leave Tokyo in the morning for Kyoto's Jidai Matsuri. Travel back to Osaka at night.
23-10-2017 - Travel from Osaka in the morning to Nara and Kobe,
24-10-2017 - Travel from Osaka to Fukuoka in the afternoon @ 3.00 p.m..
25-10-2017 - Travel from Fukuoka to Kumamoto in the morning and back to Fukuoka for the night.
26-10-2017 - Travel from Fukuoka to Nagasaki in the morning and then leave for Hiroshima in the afternoon.
27-10-2017 - Travel from Hiroshima in the morning to Miyajima and back to Hiroshima for the night.
28-10-2017 - Travel from Hiroshima to Himeji..
29-10-2017 - Travel from Himeji to Kyoto in the morning.
30-10-2017 - Travel within Kyoto and maybe to Lake Biwa.
31-10-2017 - Travel from Kyoto to Osaka in the afternoon.
1-11-2017 - Leave for Kansai International Airport.
Appreciate if you could advise on the following:
Should I purchase a 14 days JR Rail Pass for my entire trip or would a 7 days JR Rail Pass and a 7 days JR Sanyo San'in Northern Kyushu Pass be more economical and still cover all the places that I am visiting?
Does the Shinkanshen travel to all the above places that I intend to visit OR do I need to purchase one way travel tickets on conventional / local trains to visit some of this destinations? What would be the additional costs incurred?
Could I use the JR Rail Pass to travel from Kansai International Airport direct to Tokyo?
When I am in Tokyo, could I use the JR Rail Pass to commute on local trains / subways and also travel from Tsukiji Fish Market to Narita Station?
On my journey from Tokyo to Kyoto on 22-10-2017, can I make a short stop at Hakone to have a view of Mt. Fuji?
After the Jidai Matsuri is over on 22-10-2017, I intend to visit the Inari Shrine at Fushimi. Could I use JR Rail Pass to take a train to Fushimi?
From Fukuoka to Kumamota and Nagasaki, are there any other interesting places along the way that I should stop over for a short visit using the JR Rail Pass / JR Sanyo San'in Northern Kyushu Pass?
Along the way from Fukuoka to Hiroshima and Hiroshima to Himeji, are there any interesting towns / places that I could stop for a short visit?
Apart from travelling between the cities, can the JR Rail Pass / JR Sanyo San'in Northern Kyushu Pass be used for travelling in the cities that I am visiting?
Appreciate your advice / guidance on the above.
Thank you.