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Does 7 Day JR Pass cover Shinkansen round trip?

willgrospe
willgrospe
over 5 years ago
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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! :)

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Daniel-san
18832 posts
over 5 years ago
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Hello there,

The JR Pass is only valid for the selected validity period, in this case 7 days. So it's good that you check. The JR Pass will give you the best value when used to travel between Kyoto - Tokyo. As such, I would use the 7 day JR Pass from day 3 - day 9. Then buy normal tickets for the first 3 days, as local train within Tokyo won't cost a lot.

Hope this helps,
Daniel


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