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Roland C
Roland C
about 5 years ago
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Hi,
We're looking at getting the 7 day pass. We're starting in Yokohama after a Princess Cruise in mid April and will proceed to Kyoto for 3 nites with a side day trip to Osaka. From Kyoto we proceed to Tokyo staying near Shinjuku station for 6 nites. We were told to take the Hikari Shinkansen train on both legs. I understand the Kyoto- Shinjuku leg has a stop and requires a transfer before getting to Shinjuku. Will there be additional charges and how far is the transfer train from the Shinkansen track? Secondly, can we upgrade to a Green car on one or both the Yokohama-Kyoto or Kyoto-Shinjuku trip and how much would it cost? Finally, is there a luggage shipping service in any of the train station. We plan to ship our luggage from Shin Yokohama to our hotel in Shinjuku for delivery in 4 days.

Thanks much.
Roland C

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Daniel-san
18836 posts
about 5 years ago
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Hi Roland C,

The JR Pass covers this route and no further charges are needed.

Green Car upgrades are really expensive but possible, however, I would just buy a 7-day JR Green Pass if you want to upgrade one of the main legs. As the price difference between the 7-day ordinary pass and 7-day green pass is very similar in price to upgrading one leg Tokyo - Kyoto on the Shinkansen (upgrading one way would cost ¥ 10,480).

Luggage can be taken aboard but your hotel will also be able to forward it to your next stop.

Hope this helps,
Daniel


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