We are a family of 4. 2 Adults and 2 teenage girls. We will be arriving in Tokyo - Haneda on April 7 ~ 4PM. We leave from the same airport on April 18. We plan to travel light with 1 carry-on each.
We were planning to head to Osaka as soon as we land in Tokyo. Stay in Osaka until the 13th and doing day trips to Kyoto and maybe 1 other area from Osaka. ON the 13th we head back to Tokyo where we remain until the 18th.
Questions:
1. I assume a 7 day JR pass will be worth it and best option since in Tokyo we will use the metro?
2. Is it a good idea to go to Osaka upon arrival or maybe stay in Tokyo 1 night, then head to Osaka?
3. I also wanted to know how exactly do we go from Haneda airport to Osaka? I see there is a monorail, but not sure where to catch the train to Osaka. Details please. its our first time to Japan.
thanks!