First of all, I would like to apologize for asking a question which is being asked to death over here. Trust me I have done some searching on this topic but I have not found one which suit my particular context, so please bear with me and please provide me with some advise.
I will be traveling to Japan from 23rd September to 8th October, for a total of 16 days. 23rd September to 1st October (9 days) I will be at Tokyo. 2nd October to 4th October (3 days) I will be at Kyoto. 5th October to 8th October (4 days) I will be at Osaka.
I am flying in from Haneda and leaving from Kansai. Initially I am planning to purchase the 7 day JR Pass and activate it on 2nd October, the day I am to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto, the pass would expire on the day I make my trip from Osaka to Kansai.
The Pass is highly recommended for people who make a round trip from Tokyo to Kyoto/Osaka, however for my case I am basically only making a one way trip. If I buy the JR Pass I can pretty much use the Pass for some traveling in Kyoto and Osaka and from Osaka to Nara.
Conducting some research I calculated that my total utilization of the JR Pass in terms of fees will fall short of around 7000+ yen from the cost of JR Pass. In short if I purchase individual tickets I can save upwards of 7000+ yen compared to buying the JR Pass.
However I am worried that I have done my calculation wrongly, thus the posting of this question here.
The following is a simplify version of my itinerary starting from the day I depart for Kyoto;
Day 1: Tokyo-Kyoto, Gion
Day 2: Eastern Kyoto
Day 3: Western Kyoto
Day 4: Kyoto-Osaka, Minami
Day 5: Nara
Day 6: Traveling within Osaka
Day 7: Traveling with Osaka follow by train to Kansai airport
Should I get a 7 day JR Pass or not?? Thanks in advance!