Hi Daniel-san,
I have some questions with regards to getting a 7day JR pass and travelling during the Golden Week. Below is my itinerary for my upcoming trip:
Day 1:
Arrival in Tokyo
Explore Shibuya
Day 2:
Meiji Shrine
Fuji Shibazakura Festival
Harajuku
Shinjuku
Day 3:
Disneysea
Day 4:
Make way to Osaka
(Tentative way of travel: Kuramae > Shimbashi > Shinagawa (to take Shinkansen Hikari) > Shin-Osaka > Namba)
Dotonburi
Day 5:
Osaka Castle
Dotonburi again
Shinsaibashi
Day 6:
Day trip to Kyoto
Fushimi Inari
Day 7:
Day trip to Kyoto
Arashiyama Bamboo Forest
Day 8:
Osaka/Kyoto
Free day
Day 9:
Make way to Toyama
(Tentative way of travel: Namba > Umeda > Walk to Osaka > LTD EXP THUNDERBIRD > Kanazawa > Kurikara > Toyama)
Day 10:
Tateyama Alpine Route
Day 11:
Make way back to Tokyo
(Tentative way of travel: Toyama - Shikansen Kagayaki - Tokyo > Shinagawa > Keikyu Kamata)
Day 12:
Flight back home
I'm planning to get the 7day pass and activate it on Day 4, but this means that I cannot use the JR pass on Day 11 to go back to Tokyo. Should I activate it on Day 4 and buy a separate ticket for Day 11 or activate it on Day 5 and buy a separate ticket on Day 4? Which method is more worthy/cost-friendly?
Thank you in advance!

