Is there something like a Seishun18 for October?

Hi Karlin!

Well yes, there is. I think that you may already have read about that ticket but it is available from October 1-15. So you could possibly save some money with it, it is however only valid on local trains so you may want to plan carefully and be ready for some very long train rides.

I do think that a 7 JR Pass would pay of if you used it from Oct 12 - Oct 18. You would already make savings with the following travel:

Naoshima (via Uno) - Nara ¥ 8,100
Nara Matsumoto - ¥ 10,610
Takayama - Osaka ¥ 10,610

For a total of ¥ 29,320 - The 7 day JR Pass is 28,300 and would also cover the Ferry from Miyajima and part of the travel to and from the Alpine route.

I hope this helps!
Daniel

Thank you Daniel. That is very helpful!
We're leaving in 3 days, so we may have to find an agency in Europe to sell the pass, but I think I know how to do that.
Karlin