I purchased the 14-day JRPass.
I have never been to Japan before...
Here is my itinerary thus far:
I land at NRT July 21st at 4:40pm
LAX --> Tokyo (3 Nights)
Tokyo --> Mount Fuji (2 Nights)
Mount Fuji --> Kyoto (4 Nights)
Kyoto --> Matsuyama (2 Nights)
Matsuyama --> Hiroshima (1 Night)
Hiroshima --> Nagoya (2 Nights)
Nagoya --> NRT --> LAX
Flight leaves at 8:00pm from NRT August 4.
My questions are thusly:
1. Am I doing this right? or should I mix things up? Am I leaving myself enough time for each place?
2. How do I navigate from each place using the JRPass?
3. The way I set it up, I am traveling from Nagoya straight to the airport... is this wise?
4. Some of the places I am staying are off the beaten path, how easy is it for a foreigner from America to navigate in Japan?
5. Aside from Matsuyama, I am staying in hostels the whole time so switching things wouldn't be too difficult, so should I?
6. Any other advice would be much appreciated!
Like I said, I've never been to Japan before and this is all sort of last minute. I ordered my JRPass today. I live in California... how long should it take to receive it?
Also, I have specific addresses for all of my accommodations. How would I go about figuring the best route to each?
Thanks again!
Flavacraze