Osaka-Tokyo-Nara-hakone

Hi there,

I would recommend booking in Hakone as a stopover to or from Tokyo. As it is directly on the route. As planned now, you would at least spend an additional 2 hours on the train that are not needed.

With 7 days to go on the rail pass, I would do something like:

Osaka 4 days
Start 7 days JR Pass
1.) day trip Nara
2-5.) Travel to Tokyo 3 nights
6.) Travel to Hakone and explore Hakone.
7.) Travel from Hakone to Osaka.

Notice that I had to reduce a number of nights in Tokyo by one. If you do want the full 4 nights, then you could travel directly from Nara to Tokyo (around 5 hours) later on the day after visiting Nara.

Also good to know is that the Shinkansen station for Hakone is called Odawara. From here you can use the Shinkansen directly to Tokyo and Osaka.

Hope this helps,
Daniel