Hello -
We will be in Japan from August 13 to August 20, 2016. We plan to buy the 7-day japan rail pass. I thought we will reverse our itinerary by going this route:
1) from Narita, take the rail pass straightaway to Kyoto and will use Kyoto as our base hotel for 3 nights.
2) day trip to Hiroshima from Kyoto
3) explore kyoto on August 15.
4) check out hotel on august 16 and take the shinkansen to Osaka, explore Osaka/Nara that day and stay overnight.
5) take train to Yamanashi and explore area staying overnight in one of the spa hotels to experience the onsen bath.
6) take the train again to Kyoto and explore Kyoto for the remaining time.
Is this an efficient itinerary and can we use the pass in all these trips. I am also looking for hotels near the train station to save time.
Will appreciate your help.
emasbad