Hi, everyone!
We're planning a trip in May, and we've covered a lot of points, except transportation. We're having hard time deciding which trains or city passes to pick, to make the trip just a bit less expensive. There's no budget, we're just trying to make smart choices, wherever possible. If you have any tips, they'd be highly appreciated!
I'll post the whole itinerary, so you'd understand the conundrum we're facing. Most of the hotels are already paid for, and we're already set on the number of days we're spending in each city.
● Day 1: Arriving at Osaka around 3pm. Exploring the city
● Day 2: Osaka
● Day 3: A day trip to Nara and Uji, returning to Osaka in the evening hours
● Day 4: Traveling from Osaka to Tokyo (possibly by Shinkansen? more or less crowded on Saturdays?). Exploring Tokyo
● Day 5: Tokyo
● Day 6: Tokyo
● Day 7: A day trip to Yokohama
● Day 8: Traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto. (Wednesday, so we'll have to avoid the rush hour). Exploring Kyoto
● Day 9: Kyoto
● Day 10: A day trip to Amanohashidate
● Day 11: Kyoto
● Day 12: Traveling from Kyoto to Osaka (it will be on a Sunday, so Kyo-train Garaku could be an option)
● Day 13: A day trip to Himeji Castle
● Day 14: exploring Osaka some more and leaving the country in the evening hours
We won't be visiting Disney nor Universal Studios. We plan on visiting Team Lab, though – two or maybe three locations.
Now, we've read about the JR Pass, Osaka amazing pass, Tokyo city pass, ICOCA card, SUICA card, Kyo-train Garaku, etc.
What would sound as the most reasonable choice or choices to you, considering the itinerary and the specific days we're traveling on?
by sythmoria