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Originally Posted by morningflash
okay, so getting the rail pass would not be a good idea then. Is the only reason because I most likely won't be able to use it for the shinkansen, or are there other reasons? And will I just end up having to get a more expensive seat? Or do you think it could go completely sold out before I even get into the country? Would there be other ways to get to Nagoya like buses? Would that be practical? Or would that sell out just as fast?
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You can use the pass for Shinkansen for sure. When there aren't seats left in the unreserved cars, you can still choose to take the train standing up all the way to Nagoya, or wait in line for the next train for the chance to get a seat. Sitting or standing, the unreserved cars will be super-crowded in early January. What I was trying to say in my last post is that the reserved seats for early January will be difficult to get unless you buy the ticlets weeks in advance. But the unreserved seats are a whole different story.
The only reason that I cannot recommend the pass for you is that you are not traveling long-distance enough to "save money" by using the pass. Buying separate tickets in Japan will be cheaper. Had your itinerary included one or two more longer-distance train rides, the pass would have been perfect and you would have saved money.
There are bus services between Tokyo and Nagoya. It is a bit tiring but it is much cheaper than Shinkansen.
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Just for future reference if I wasn't going at such a busy time would it have been a good idea?
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Only in terms of more relaxed train rides, yes, but not really in any other aspects.
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