Should You Buy the JR Pass? Japan Transport Guide

In October 2023, the JR Pass had a massive 70% price increase, with the 7-day Japan Rail Pass now setting tourists back 50,000 yen. So the question is: how much travel do you need to do to make the JR Pass worth it? To answer this, we cover four different sample itineraries from short trips between Tokyo and Kyoto to detailed multi-city plans.

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0:00 JR Pass Price Increase
0:32 What is the JR Pass?
1:16 Sample itinerary 1: Tokyo to Kyoto
1:32 Sample itinerary 2: Tokyo to Hiroshima
1:51 Sample itinerary 3: Worth it!
2:32 Sample itinerary 4: Worth it!
3:10 JR Pass convenience
3:26 Japan Regional Rail Passes

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