Hi . There are three of us travelling to Japan for 10 days in October. We land in Narita. We are going to buy a 7 day JR pass but will not activate it u till we are 3 days into our trip so we will buy the 7 day pass. (can we activate it at any train station in Tokyo?) Therefore when we travel from Narita to Tokyo on the Narita express we won't be able to use it. I know this trip separately costs about AUD $35.00. We are then in Tokyo for 6 days and for the first three days we would just buy day tickets. We are then hoping to go to Hakone after that and we will use the pass and continue using it for the rest of our trip which incorporates a trip from Tokyo to Kyoto, Nara and back to Narita. Does this sound right??
Could you please tell me which train we would catch from Tokyo to Kyoto using the JR pass? And also which train do we take from Kyoto back to Narita using this pass. Where shall I find the timetables for this too. Thank you.
Robyn