What pass should I get?

Hi Diane,

1.) There is plenty of travel here, especially the routes Hakuba - Kyoto, Kyoto - Hiroshima and Osaka - Hakone are considerable long trips and it would definitely be nice to have a Green Class seat. At the same time it is added luxery and ordinary class would be good too.

2.)My recommendation would be to use a 14 day JR Pass and cover travel after Hakuba. Be sure to exchange the JR Pass beforehand as there is no exchange station near Hakuba.

3.) Yes, getting tickets is easy. Especially since the other days are only local within Tokyo.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

Hi Daniel,

Thank you for the response.

With regards to exchanging the pass - could I do this at Narita airport? Also - does that mean it starts from that point? Or do I then need to do something else to activate it in Hakuba?

Many thanks,
Diane

Hi Diane,

Here's how to activate the JR Pass at Narita Airport:
http://www.jrpass.com/blogs/activating-the-jr-pass-at-narita-airport

You can simply start using it from Hakuba. Just be sure to set the correct starting date when exchanging the JR Pass at Narita Airport.

Hope this helps,
Daniel