Hey all, I will be going to Japan for 5 weeks for a photo assignment in 10 days or so (i'm in the last step of planning for my transport and final locations). So I can't change the accommodation places at all and its fixed that way.
Below are the schedule and I'm given one 5 days JR East Flexi pass (you're right A777!) . I've decided on the 5 days for that. The details are below. (After my entire 5 weeks)
So my question is, Looking at my itinerary at the moment.
Will it be more economical to travel via JR Pass or just buy the East Pass or West Pass when I'm there? I tried searching for it but didn't manage to come out with concrete answers. =/
Also for Mt Fuji Climbing, for those that have done it before, can it be done in a day? I'm really considering it but totally not sure what to expect. Because I only have 3 days in Shizuoka?
Jun-29 Tokyo
Jun-30 Tokyo
Jul-01 Tokyo
Jul-02 Tokyo -> Nagano -> Tokyo
Jul-03 Tokyo -> Nikko -> Tokyo
Jul-04 Tokyo
Jul-05 Tokyo -> Miyagi
Jul-06 Tohoku miyagi 1
Jul-07 Tohoku miyagi 2 -> Morioka
Jul-08 Tohoku miyagi 3 -> Tokyo -> Nagano (Long journey to Ishikawa 8 hours! =( )
Jul-09 Ishikawa 1
Jul-10 Ishikawa 2 -> Tateyama Alpine Route
Jul-11 Ishikawa 3
Jul-12 Kyoto 1
Jul-13 Kyoto 2
Jul-14 Kyoto 3
Jul-15 Kyoto 4
Jul-16 Kyoto 5
Jul-17 Kyoto 6
Jul-18 Osaka/Nara/Kobe 1
Jul-19 Osaka/Nara/Kobe 2
Jul-20 Osaka/Nara/Kobe 3
Jul-21 Osaka/Nara/Kobe 4
Jul-22 Osaka/Nara/Kobe 5
Jul-23 Shizuoka 1
Jul-24 Shizuoka 2 -> To climb mt fuji or not to climb ?
Jul-25 Shizuoka 3
Jul-26 Tokyo
Jul-27 Tokyo
Jul-28 Tokyo
Jul-29 Tokyo
Jul-30 Tokyo
Jul-31 Tokyo
Aug-01 Tokyo
Aug-02 Tokyo
Aug-03 Tokyo
Aug-04 Back Home
Here are the break down for my 5 days flexi pass.
2nd July Tokyo – Nagano – Tokyo
3rd July Tokyo – Nikko – Tokyo
5th July Tokyo – Miyagi
7th July Miyagi – Morioka
8th July Miyagi Tokyo
Many thanks!