Hi Daniel,
I was wondering if you could help me please. I am travelling to Japan between July 10 and August 1. My itinerary is as follows:
July 10-12: Tokyo
July 13-18: Yokohama (I have to be at a conference here, hence the long stay!)
July 19-20: Lake Yamanaka
July 21-22: Nagoya
July 23-24: Kyoto
July 25-27: Fly to Seoul (with Peach Air from Kansai Airport)
July 28: Osaka
July 29: Kyoto with day trip to Nara
July 30: Kyoto with day trip to Hiroshima
July 31: Tokyo
Aug 1: Fly home
I was wondering if:
1) The JR pass would be worth the money for this itinerary.
2) I would be better buying a 21 day pass or a 14 day pass to start on July 19th. This is because I won't travel much whilst in Yokohama - the only tickets I would buy for the first 9 days of my trip would be from Haneda Airport to Tokyo centre, Tokyo to Yokohama, and Yokohama back to Tokyo.
3) How I would best get to Lake Yamanaka - specifically Hotorinite Guesthouse (http://www.agoda.com/en-gb/guesthouse-hotorinite/hotel/fuji-san-jp.html) - using the JR pass. I want to go as I really like the look of the hotel / lake and there is supposed to a decent view of Mount Fuji from there.
Any advice you can provide would be much appreciated. Thank you!
Gareth
:)