7 Days in Japan

TimC · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hi I am arriving in Tokyo on the 9th of May and want to use a 7 day railpass to see as much of Japan as possible,i understand this in its self is an impossible task but could someone maybe suggest a skeleton itinerary
Many Thanks
Tim C

Polar · (#2 (**permalink**))

Tokyo 2 days

Osaka 2 days

Nara 1 day

Kyoto 1 day

That's a just rough guess. I would just spend the week in Tokyo myself.

MMM · (#3 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimC

Hi I am arriving in Tokyo on the 9th of May and want to use a 7 day railpass to see as much of Japan as possible,i understand this in its self is an impossible task but could someone maybe suggest a skeleton itinerary
Many Thanks
Tim C

To use the rail pass as much as possible you will be spending most of your seven days on a train. Is this what you want?

Have you already bought the pass? How much are you paying for it?

TimC · (#4 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMM

To use the rail pass as much as possible you will be spending most of your seven days on a train. Is this what you want?

Have you already bought the pass? How much are you paying for it?

hi no have not bought it yet to be honest i will be spending the last 3 weeks on a train so any alternative suggestions would be appreciated.
Tim

MMM · (#5 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimC

hi no have not bought it yet to be honest i will be spending the last 3 weeks on a train so any alternative suggestions would be appreciated.
Tim

Seeing a lot doesn't necessarily mean having to ride on trains a lot. You can easily fill a day in Kyoto and Nara and never need to ride the train within the cities (just getting there). You'll just need comfortable shoes. You can see several things in a day in Tokyo, and only spend 10 dollars on the trains, if you plan correctly. If you spend a couple nights in Osaka, Kyoto and Nara are less than an hour away, and I think less than 15 dollars one way. Kobe is only about 5 dollars away.

I don't know how much the one week pass is, but the only major expense in Polar's plan is the bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka, which is about 150 dollars.

Polar · (#6 (**permalink**))

Last time I checked a JR Pass was roughly $400 USD for a week of green cars.

MMM · (#7 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polar

Last time I checked a JR Pass was roughly $400 USD for a week of green cars.

Unless there are more than two long shinkansen trips, then this will be a waste of money, more than likely.