I am thinking of staying in hiroshima/kobe/nara/osaka/kyoto areas for like 8 days as I've been to Kyoto and Osaka before.
Hence, I was also thinking of using local transportation for the first few days and then only using my JR pass after my 2nd or 3rd day in Japan.
However, I know that travelling from Tokyo to Hiroshima on local will cause me to lose quite a bit of sightseeing time. In addition, I am not too sure if that would incur more costs on my side, instead of wanting to save more money..
Would I be correct to assume that?
My plan was for me to travel directly from Tokyo upon reaching Japan, to Hiroshima and then work my way back. I am not too sure if that's too silly a plan?
What would you make of my plans?