Jan 2 activate pass

Hi there,

Yes, the JR Pass is open each day of the year.

Hi Daniel-san
Can you comment on the itinerary below.
Appreciate your input and suggestions.

Sanyo Sanin Area Pass 7 days
23,000 yen
Pass will start on 22 Jan 2024 and end on 28 Jan.

Arr
21 Sun
Fukuoka

Start pass
Day 1
22 Mon
Fukuyama
Tomonoura

Day 2
23 Tue
Okayama
Kurashiki
Himeji

Day 3
24 Wed
Shin Osaka/Kyoto
Kobe

Day 4
25 Thur
Amanohashidate
Kyoto

Day 5
26 Fri
Kyoto
Miyama or Onomichi?

Day 6
27 Sat
Hiroshima
Miyajima
Iwakuni

Day 7
28 Sun
Hiroshima/ Yamaguchi
Fukuoka

29 Mon
Home

Hi again,

Looks like a busy trip but you'll be make very good use of the pass.

I've not been to Miyama myself, but can highly recommend Onomichi. It's one of my favourite places in Japan and the Onomichi Style ramen is simply the best.

On day 6, you may want to consider dropping Iwakuni, and make the most of your time in Hiroshima/Miyajima. This alone is more than enough for a day. Iwakuni, is very pretty but at the end of the day it is just a bridge.

Kind regards,
Daniel

Thank you Daniel-san for your reply.
I will need to do some changes to the itinerary and also will need your help in the trains I need to take, but before I do that, here are some questions for you.
1.By the way, it is ok to visit Tottori and Amanohashidate in January?
2.Also does this pass cover trains from Shin Osaka or Osaka to Kyoto?
3.And around Kyoto itself, what is the jr bus that this pass covers?
4.Are there big luggage lockers in Fukuyama, Okayama and Hiroshima train stations?
Thank you.