Schedule - seeking advice!

Hi there,

It is unfortunately not possible to activate the JR Pass so late at night. My advise would be to do so the following morning at one of these stations.

I would advising trying to use the Tokyo Monorail to get into Tokyo and use the Yamanote line to get into the city. The mono rails stops service at 12 midnight, then you can use a night bus from Haneda airport into the city or a taxi.

The JR Pass covers the full trip on the Shinkansen from Tokyo station to Kyoto station and also from Kyoto - Narita Airport. This last one takes a little over 4 hours and you should reserve at least 5, in case of delays. To get from Kyoto - Narita first take the Shinkansen from Kyoto station back to Tokyo station and from there the Narita Express to Narita Airport.

The subway is not included in the JR Pass.

Hope this helps!
Daniel

Is there no 2 hour 20 minute train to Kyoto from Tokyo on the JR pass?

Yes there is! The Hikari takes 160 minutes (2h20m).