Hi,
I'm planning my trip to Japan for mid-Dec, and I would like some help with picking the JR pass.
My itinerary is as follows:
day 1: Arrive Tokyo NRT, stay in Tokyo
day2: Tokyo to Sapporo by air
day 3: Sapporo-Otaru-Sapporo
day4: Sapporo-Lake Toya
day5: Toya-Noboribetsu-Toya
day 6:Toya – Hakodate
day7: Hakodate to Kyoto by air
day 8-10: Kyoto
Day 11: Kyoto-Tokyo by bullet train
Day 12-15: Tokyo
Do you recommend that i buy the Hokkaido local JR pass for the first 5 days? Or it is better to buy the 14-day national JR Pass given that i will need it in Tokyo, Kyoto-Tokyo bullet train?
Please share your thoughts. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Thank you very much!
Lu