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Originally Posted by jeresan
Hi, I am headed to Japan in December and will be travelling from Tokyo to Hiroshima, Kobe, Nara, Osaka and Kyoto.
I am planning for Hokkaido to be my final destination. Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can get from either Osaka or Kyoto to Hokkaido in the quickest time possible yet least expensive mode of transport?
Should I get the 14 days or the 7 days JR pass since I would be in Japan for 16 days? I am inclined to get the latter as I am thinking that I would be not be moving around that much in Hokkaido such that it would require me to get a JR Pass or might I be wrong, given that travelling to Hokkaido from Kyoto/Osaka would almost cost as much as the 7 days JR pass.
Any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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How many days are you going to be staying in Tokyo/Hiroshima/Kobe/Nara/Osaka/Kyto? Chances are, you will be traveling between these cities for more than 7 days, so the JR pass will be convenient and cheap to travel across these cities and take you to Hokkaido as well.
Your only bet is to take the shinkanzen to Aomori, and then change to ferry or stay on train, it will be a LONG trip and it will cost you a fortune if you don't have the JR pass