Japan holiday October 2015

Hi Robyn,

I recommend learning to plan with Hyperdia, this way you can find trains, time tables, route information and much more and yes - your itinerary does sound right!

Going from Tokyo to Kyoto. You can use the Hikari Shinkansen directly from Tokyo station. There's a train departing at least every 30 minutes.

Hope this helps!
Daniel

thanks Daniel. Much appreciated.

Hi also, do you know if you have a JR pass, do you need to book a seat on a train i.e. from Tokyo to Kyoto or Kyoto to Narita or do you just hop on? I have travelled a lot but for some reason, I find Japan a bit confusing. But once I know, it will be easy.

Do you have any recommendations for a traditional onset in Hakone? Just to go to hakone for the day. And what would your suggested itinerary be?

Hi again!

You can either reserve a seat or just hop on. Although I do recommend making seat reservations in advance, this just makes travel a lot more convenient.

For Hakone, consider making the round trip using a Hakone Free Pass. This will give you different sights to see and have a good day trip. See this page for more details.