Hi! Our itinerary is as follows:
Day 1 - Arrive in Narita
Day 2 - Tokyo
Day 3 - Tokyo
Day 4 - Tokyo
Day 5 - Check out Mt. Fuji
Day 6 - Travel west to Kyoto
Day 7 - Nara/Osaka
Day 8 - Kyoto
Day 9 - Travel back to Tokyo (then travel to Narita), fly home
We plan to activate a 7 Day JR Pass on Day 1 to cover our travels from Narita to Tokyo, as well as our adventures around Tokyo. If we use our JR Pass to purchase Shinkansen tickets to Kyoto on Day 6, can we also book return trip Shinkansen tickets on the same day (Day 6) to return to Tokyo on Day 9? That way, the 7 Day JR Pass covers an entire round trip on the Shinkansen even though we are returning after the pass expires.
I took a solo trip to Japan a few years ago and I vaguely remember that this works, but I just want to double check.
Thank you! :)