Hi, this is our itinerary, and we are not sure what to do exactly. Should we buy a JR rail pass, if yes, for what tracks wouuld be best? Or are there other passes for some regions, which are better?
31-10 arrival Tokyo
01-11 Tokyo
02-11 Tokyo, in the evening by train to Nagoya.
03-11 am: from Nagoya to Magome, pm: from Tsumago to Nagano and Yudanaka
04-11 pm: by express bus from Nagano to Omachi
05-11 Alps
06-11 Alps, pm: from Tateyama to Takayama
07-11 Takayama
08-11 Takayama/Shiragawa-go
09-11 Shin Hotaka
10-11 Shin Hotaka
11-11 from Takayama to Koya-san (long day) we would like to be in Koya-san around 3pm.
12-11 am:Koya-san, pm: travel to Kyoto
13-15/11 Kyoto
16-11: pm: from Kyoto to Hiroshima
17-11: Hiroshima
18-11: go to Miyajima, late pm: travel back to Osaka
19-11: flight back home
To go to Osaka airport from Hiroshima, is it better to go via Kyoto, or directly to Osaka?