Hello, Our family of 6 will be in Tokyo for 4 days in October. We plan to travel to Kyoto for a day trip and another day we plan to travel to Niigata. We would need to use the bullet train for these 2 destinations. If we purchase the Japan Rail Pass, will we be able to use it to travel to these places? Is there additional cost for using the bullet train versus the regular train?
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Cindee24
almost 6 years ago
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Daniel-san
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almost 6 years ago
Hi there,
Yes, you can go to both Kyoto and Niigata using the Japan Rail Pass - you'd be making good savings too. The trip to Niigata is also cool if you're a bit into trains, as you can ride the Double Decker Shinkansen between Tokyo - Niigata for free using the JR Pass and if you're not into trains, it is still cool as you're have some great views along the way.
Kind regards,
Daniel
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