Hi,
Please provide suggestions for us whether we should get JR Pass and ICOCA, or only one of the passes will be suitable for our itinerary below:
Day 1 - 5 KIX, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara
Day 6 - 8 Kawaguchiko
Day 8 - 10 Tokyo, HND
Looking forward to your advice and Thank you!
Hi there,
Just to clarify the difference: The JR Pass is one ticket, or pass if you will, for unlimited travel. While ICOCA is an electronic payment method, called an IC card, and does not provide any discount on itself.
For your route, I suggest buying normal tickets, as you don't do enough travel for a JR Pass to be cost-efficient. We recommend a JR Pass is you make at least a return Tokyo - Kyoto or similar.
Kind regards,
Daniel
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