Urgent!!: advice badly needed!!!

[koudstaal]

Hello all!
I'm a dutch photographer who will be working at the Fuji Rock festival within....27 days. After the Fuji Rock festival i'ver planned a trip through Japan. We're travelling with 2 persons.

The travelling schedule that i have planned is:

1. Nagoya (the city where i arrive) - Echigoyuzawa (train stop for Fuji Rock festival);
2. Echigoyuzawa - Hakata (for visiting Beppu);
3. Hakata - Miyajima
4. Miyajuma- Kyoto
5. Kyoto - Tsumago
6. Tsumago - Nagoya (departing airport).

Questions: will the JR Railpass cover this entire trip? Does this JR railpas also cover railway trips in the Kyoto/Kobe area? Is this JR railpass also valid on bus transportartion in Kyoto area and Kyushu? What's the quickest/cheapest way to travel from Tsumago to Nagoya?

Hope to hear from you!!!

Kindest regards,
Peter

[jasonbvr]

I am going to be really Japanese and say probably, most likely, I think so. I can't really commit to a strong response because your question is very specific. If you could be a little more vague, I would just say yes.

Here's a map, echigo is on there so you should be fine.

http://www.japanrailpass.net/images/map_en.pdf

[jasonbvr]

ps. Can you get me free tickets?

[DXL]

The JR pass will only cover you on JR trains. Check the train lines, if its JR it will say so. The JR pass does not cover you for bus rides in Kyoto. you can get a one day bus passfor 500 yen with unlimited rides

[DXL]

i used this website to get train times and connections, its very good and allows you to skip Nozomi shinkansen which JR passes are not valid on

Enter the station name

[glaylover]

JR will cover the shinkansen and some major train lines for either 1 or 2 weeks starting from the first day you use it. I had it for my first trip there and got alot of use out of it. The shinkansen is the best way to travel!