Hi Daniel,
Thank you for your reply, my itinerary has changed, therefore would like to have some of your advise.
I will now be in Japan for 12 days 11 nights, and my Itinerary as below:
Arrive at Tokyo on 3 April - 4 nights
Takaragawa (Jomo-Kogen) - 1 night
Hakone - 1 night
Kyoto - 3 nights
Kinosaki Onsen - 1 night
Osaka (return to Singapore 14 April) - 1 night
Me and my partner would like to purchase the 7 days JR pass, however since we will stay in Tokyo for 4 nights, understand that we have to purchase the JR pass in advance before we arrive to Japan, and then activate it in Narita Airport.
However, we will not be using the JR pass in Tokyo as we will purchase the subway 3 days pass instead as it will be more convenience to travel around Tokyo using metro/subway. Therefore, our concern is that can we purchase the JR pass with the starting date will be 7th April instead, which mean is not the 1st day we landed Japan. Can we actually purchase the JR PASS with the starting date on 07 April? and can we activate it on our arrival date 03 April although we are not using the JR pass yet?
Also if you do not mind, can you advice the shortest route to travel to my destination after Tokyo please? So we can try to save some travel time on train and have more time on our destination. Also will the JR pass cover the whole area in Kyoto as we would like to fully utilize it, understand that there will be some private line or area will not be covered under JR Pass but i had no idea where is the area exactly, so I was wondering if the whole Kyoto and Nara are covered under the JR Pass
Awaiting for your reply.
Thank You!
Joan