Is the jr pass worth my trip

Hi there,

Flying to Hokkaido for 5000 Yen sounds like a good deal to me. I guess you would buy a 5-day Hokkaido Rail Pass than, which is 19,500 yen. This option would be a little less money than a 7-day JR Pass, which is 28,300Yen but you could use it for additional travel around Tokyo and other parts of Japan if you wish, the downside however is that the travel time by rail between Tokyo - Sapporo simply is too long for many. A way one trip can take over 10 hours.

In the end there's not too much of a difference in price, so it comes down to personal preference of flying of taking the train. It's a shame that the new Shinkansen to Sapporo is not ready yet, this new Bullet train will cut down the travel time from Tokyo to Sapporo to just a little over 5 hours.

Enjoy Japan!
-Daniel