Should we get 14 day pass for Kyoto/Hiroshima/Osaka/Tokyo?

Hello there,

I could already tell that you could make some very good savings with a JR Pass compared to purchasing normal rail tickets, from reading your itinerary. I also added your itinerary in our JR Fare calculator and you could save at least 32,370 JPY per person using a 14 day JR Pass.

A couple of notes when you open the Fare Calculator link:
1.) I used Nagoya station for travel to the Toyota plant. This is as far as the JR Pass would take you, from there see this website for details.

2.) While not in the Fare Calculator, the JR Pass also covers the Ferry to Miyajima and sight seeing bus in Hiroshima.

3.) You will see a couple of places double, this is to accommodate for day trips. For instance Osaka - Nara is Osaka - Nara - Osaka.

4.) I used Odawara station for Hakone. Odawara is the Shinkansen station for Hakone and the JR Pass will take you there. From local non-JR transport is required to explore Hakone. Here a Hakone Free Pass can be useful.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

Wow! Thank you so much for your help, Daniel. Looks like we'll be getting the 14-day pass :)