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10 days Tokyo-Nagano-Japanese Alps -Takayama-Kyoto-Osaka-Tokyo . Possible to use 7 days pass ?

darli
darli
over 8 years ago
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Hi there ,

I am planning a trip to Japan in June and want to avoid 14 days JR pass if possible. Can anyone help to advise my itinerary below ?

Day 1 - Tokyo -> Kamakura->Tokyo
Day 2 - Tokyo -> Nagano-> Japanese Alps (will buy Tateyama Kurobe Option Ticket) -> Toyama-> Takayama
Day 3 - Takayama
Day 4 - Takayama ->Shiragawago ->Takayama
Day 5 - Takayama -> Kyoto
Day 6 - Kyoto -> Nara -> Kyoto
Day 7 - Kyoto -> Osaka
Day 8 - Osaka/Kobe
Day 9 - Osaka -> Tokyo
Day 10 - Tokyo

I found that 7 day pass will only cover till Day 7 and I wont be using JR pass on Day 3 & 4 . However, I cannot only start using JR pass on Day 5 since I will need to use that on Day 1 & 2 .

Can anyone advise how can I move around my itinerary so that I don't have to purchase 14 day pass .

Thank you !

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Daniel-san
19271 posts
over 8 years ago
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Hello there,

Reviewing your itinerary, I think the easiest option would be to buy normal rail tickets. Much of your travel is already covered by other means, such as the Alpine route and travel to Shirakawa-go by bus. This does not leave enough room to make savings using a JR Pass. So getting normal tickets would be cheapest. You could also save some money by using an express bus from Tokyo to Nagano instead of using the Shinkansen.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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