Hello,
My wife and I will be traveling to Narita Airport on 2/28 at 2 pm.
We'll stay in Tokyo, Shinjuku region for 2 nights.
From Tokyo, we'll then go to Takayama for 2 nights.
From Takayama, we'll stop at Shirakawa-go for the day, then continue to Kanazawa and stay for 3 nights. While we're in Kanazawa, we plan on doing a day trip to Nikko.
From Kanazawa, we'll go to Kyoto for 5 nights. While we're in Kyoto, we plan on doing a day trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima Island and another day trip to Mt. Koya and finally, a half day trip to Himeji castle.
From Kanazawa, we'll go to Nara for 1 night.
Finally, Nara, we'll go to Hakone for a final 1 night.
We then return back to Tokyo, Narita Airport with our flight at 6 pm.
Total is 14 nights, 15 days.
My questions:
If the JR pass is good for us, when should we activate the JR Pass?
How do we get from Takayama to Kanazawa via Shirakawa-go using the JR Pass?
We plan on doing some of the ropeways, like the one in Takayama and Miyajima Island, but can we use the JR Pass for that or is there a discount having the JR Pass?
How can we get to Mt. Koya from Kyoto using the JR Pass?
Does having a JR Pass give discounts on visiting the World Heritage sites (Koyasan, Shirakawa-go, for example)?
Can we use the JR Pass in Hakone to get around or to see Mt. Fuji?
Any recommendations on our travel would be appreciated.
Thank You.