which pass do I buy?

Hi Judy,

I made a little list of ticket prices to see what would be a good option for you.

Tokyo --> Takayama ¥ 14,600
Takayama --> Kyoto ¥ 9,980
Kyoto --> Okayama ¥ 7,530
Okayama --> Kobe ¥ 5,640

This adds up to ¥ 37,750. I think you may find a 7-day JR Pass useful if can travel the first 3 legs within its period of use. This would result in travel total of ¥ 32,110, or ¥ 3,810 in savings as the 7-day JR Pass is ¥ 28,300. Unfortunately there is no pass for 10 days. If the above does not work out, than I would recommend buying single tickets for your travels.

Hope this helps,
Daniel