Our 4 recommended train itineraries with the 14-day JR Pass

  • Published on : 27/02/2025
  • by : Lucie G.
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Take advantage of the JR Pass (or Japan Rail Pass) to travel comfortably on JR trains and buses in every corner of Japan!

Day 1: Tokyo ↔ Nikko = ¥10,000 (2 h)

Day 2: Tokyo → Odawara(Hakone) = ¥3,200 (30 min)

Day 3: Odawara (Hakone) → Kyoto = ¥12,000 (2 h)

Day 4: Kyoto ↔ Nara = ¥1,500 (30 min)

Day 5: Kyoto ↔ Kinosaki Onsen = ¥11,400 (2 h 20)

Day 6: Kyoto → Hiroshima = ¥12,000 (2 h)

Day 7: Hiroshima ↔ Miyajima = ¥1,500 (1 h)

Day 8: Hiroshima → Okayama = ¥6,000 (40 min)

Day 9: Okayama ↔ Uno (Naoshima) = ¥3,000 (1 h)

Day 10: Okayama → Himeji = ¥4,000 (30 min)

Day 11: Himeji → Osaka = ¥4,000 (1 h)

Day 12: Osaka

Day 13: Osaka → Kanazawa = ¥9,000 (2 h 30)

Day 14: Kanazawa → Tokyo = ¥15,000 (2 h 30)

= ¥91,000 (JR Pass = ¥80,000) 14% savings 💴

Honshu must-see itinerary

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Day 1: Tokyo → Sendai = ¥11,000 (1 h 30)

Day 2: Sendai → Aomori = ¥11,800 (2 h 10)

Day 3: Aomori ↔ Hirosaki = ¥1,300 (51 min)

Day 4: Aomori → Noboribetsu = ¥14,480 (3 h 50)

Day 5: Noboribetsu → Sapporo = ¥4,780 (1 h 15 min)

Day 6: Sapporo

Day 7: Sapporo

Day 8: Sapporo → Asahikawa = ¥5,000 (1 h 30)

Day 9: Asahikawa ↔ Sounkyo = ¥4,500 (2 h 10)

Day 10: Asahikawa ↔ Furano/Biei = ¥2,500 (1 h 10)

Day 11: Asahikawa → Sapporo = ¥4,690 (1 h 30)

Day 12: Sapporo → Hakodate = ¥9,440 (3 h 45)

Day 13: Hakodate

Day 14: Hakodate → Tokyo = ¥24,160 (4 h 45)

= ¥94,970 (JR Pass = ¥80,000) 19% savings 💴

Northern Japan itinerary.

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Day 1: Tokyo → Kyoto = ¥13,000 (2 h)

Day 2: Kyoto

Day 3: Kyoto → Fukuoka = ¥14,000 (3 h)

Day 4: Fukuoka

Day 5: Fukuoka → Kumamoto = ¥4,700 (40 min)

Day 6: Kumamoto → Kagoshima = ¥6,500 (1 h)

Day 7: Kagoshima

Day 8: Kagoshima → Fukuoka = ¥10,610 (1 h 50)

Day 9: Fukuoka → Hiroshima = ¥8,500 (1 h)

Day 10: Hiroshima → Osaka = ¥10,000 (1 h 40)

Day 11: Osaka → Kanazawa = ¥9,800 (2 h 30)

Day 12: Kanazawa

Day 13: Kanazawa → Tokyo = ¥15,000 (2 h 30)

Day 14: Tokyo ↔ Nikko = ¥10,000 (2 h)

= ¥111,910 (JR Pass = ¥80,000) 40% savings 💴

*Day-trip to Nara possible.

Golden Route to Fukuoka.

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Day 1: Tokyo ↔ Nikko = ¥10,000

Day 2: Tokyo → Nagano = ¥8,700 (1 h 20 min)

Day 3: Nagano → Toyama = ¥7,600 (45 min)

Day 4: Toyama ↔ Kurobe Gorge

Day 5: Toyama → Kanazawa = ¥3,700 (45 min)

Day 6: Kanazawa → Kyoto = ¥8,200 (1 h 50)

Day 7: Kyoto ↔ Omi Maiko = ¥2,000 (1 h)

Day 8: Kyoto ↔ Nara = ¥1,500 (40 min)

Day 9: Kyoto → Tottori = ¥11,000 (4 h)

Day 10: Tottori → Matsue = ¥3,500 (2 h)

Day 11: Matsue → Okayama = ¥6,500 (2 h 30)

Day 12: Okayama → Hiroshima = ¥5,600 (40 min)

Day 13: Hiroshima → Shimonoseki = ¥7,500 (1 h 15)

Day 14: Shimonoseki → Osaka = ¥13,800 (3 h)

= ¥89,600 (JR Pass = ¥80,000) 12% savings 💴

Itinerary Tokyo in western Japan.

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