Roberto

My son (17 yrs) and I will be traveling to Japan for the first time. We have rented an apartment in Tokyo close to Harajuku and Shinjuku stations. Our plane arrives in Narita at 6,45 am on Sunday 24 August.

We will be staying in Tokio for ten days/nights and leaving in the afternoon of 3 September.

We want to explore Tokyo but would also like to make day-trips to places like Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, or Osaka but return each night to sleep in Tokyo. We plan to get a 7-day JR Pass.

Does our plan make sense to you? Are such day trips possible and practical? Also, when should I initiate the validity of our ticket? Perhaps on 27 Aug so we can use it when we depart to get fro the apt to Narita. Please advise. Thank you.

Roberto