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susan smith

Susan Smith
Susan Smith
about 8 years ago
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Hi, would i be best 21 day railcard as 21 days in Japan. Trip will be 4 days Tokyo, 2 days Hakone, 3 days Kyoto, 1 day Koya san, back to Tokyo for 4 days with 1 day visit to Shibu Onesen, the others days will be travel i think but wondered if best to try and cut down number of days need railcard for or would best value be to have for the 21days plan to be in country. Thanks for any help :) Susan

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Daniel-san
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about 8 years ago
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Hi Susan,

Local travel around Tokyo does not cost and usually a JRPass is best used for longer stretches. Think of travel to Kyoto and Shibu-Onsen. With the information I have, I think it would make sense to look at using a 14 day JR Pass to cover travel to Kyoto, back to Tokyo and the return Tokyo - Shibu-Onsen (via Nagano). Perhaps look at making a day trip or two as well to get the best value out of the JR Pass. To name some examples, visit Nikko from Tokyo or perhaps Himeji from Kyoto.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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