Hi,
We will be arriving in Narita airport on 3-Oct and will be leaving on 10-Oct, so in total it's an 8-day stay in Japan.
My problem now is whether to activate the JR Pass on 3-Oct or 4-Oct, below is our planned itinerary:
3-Oct - Narita Airport to Togoshi station (where we are staying), then go to Ginza or Shibuya or Shinjuku for the day
4-Oct - Disneyland in Tokyo then probably Roponggi at night
5-Oct - Go to Mt.Fuji, is it ok to go there on a Sunday?
6-Oct - Travel from Tokyo to Kyoto in the morning, what places can you recommend to visit on our 1st day at Kyoto?
7-Oct - Explore Kyoto and go to Nara and Osaka, what places can you recommend?
8-Oct - Travel back from Kyoto to Tokyo, then explore Tokyo, places you can recommend?
9-Oct - Tsukiji fish market in the morning, go to Akihabara, Ueno and Asakusa if still got time
10-Oct - Travel to Narita airport for departure
We saw in the JR Pass website that there's a discounted price for Narita express from NRT airport to Shinagawa (around 1500JPY), and we're thinking we can save more if we buy that then activate the JR Pass on 4-Oct which we can use for use for our travel going to Narita airport on the last day. But would like to know your professional view on this since we will be going around Tokyo on our 1st day as well =)
Also, is it avaisable to buy a PASMO card when in Tokyo? And what is the difference between a Blank Pasmo and a Pasmo commuter ticket?
Lastly for the Mt.Fuji, since we are 1st time travelers in Japan is it easy to find our way to go there? Or would you advise us to take on the 1-Day tour of Mt.Fuji, Hakone, Gotamba that the travel agencies are offering?
So sorry for the long questions =) Would greatly appreciate your help on this.
Thanks for your time and hoping to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Queen_B