Hi, my friend and I will be travelling in Japan from 1 to 11 July. We'll be arriving and departing via KIX. Here is our itinerary:
1 Jul: KIX to Nagoya
3 Jul: Nagoya to Kyoto (day trip to Nara on 4 Jul)
5 Jul: Kyoto to Tokyo
7 Jul: Tokyo to Osaka
11 Jul: Namba station to KIX
Please advise if we should get a 7-day pass to cover us from 1 to 7 July since we will be moving around a lot? If yes, then which pass should we get for Osaka? We may want to do a day trip to Kobe.
Or should our 7-day pass cover us from 5 to 11 July instead?
Also, how do we reserve our JR tickets? Can we reserve our tickets for all the required trips at the same time?
Thanks!