Ive read up about the 7 day Japan rail pass which gives me unlimited travel on all of Japans trains for 7 days at a cost of
JR Pass 28.000 Yen for 7 days =£128.00!
It seems a bit steep but then I will be using the trains around Tokyo, then to Osaka and Kyoto. Do you think the rail pass is worth it or better to book each journey separately?
Reply to this Definitely worth it in my opinion if you are going to a few cities in a short time. Buying tickets seperately soon adds up - having the pass saves you the hassle of buying tickets, and gives the the freedom of changing plans without incurring extra expense. If you have a free day you could always take off to the top of Honshu for the sake of it :-)
Reply to this I am in Japan right now and just wanted to throw in another pair of things to consider for people trying to decide on the JR Railpass.
*There are regional variants of the JR Railpass. If you are going to stick to one region you might be better off getting one of these. Also be aware that you cannot travel on the high speed Nozomi express trains using the railpass. More facts about the JR Railpass and the various JR companies
here.
*Remember that there are similar deals on domestic air travel. I ended up using the ANA Star Alliance Airpass in combination with trains. You can travel up to 5 times at a fixed cost of 11.000 yen (plus tax) per leg. Read more about the rules for the airpass
here.
Reply to this Jo -Whats in Honshu?
Grantcorp, are Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto not in the same region then? Sorry for the dumb question!
Reply to this Judging from the colour coded map on the JR page Tokyo would fall under JR-East, Osaka in JR-West and Kyoto I don't really know, possibly JR-Central. That said, I can imagine these cities frequented by a lot of foreign travellers, so perhaps there are some special deals available. My advice to you would be to get in touch with
the agent that sells JR passes in your country.
Happy travels!
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