Japan Rail:

Passes to buy: Kansai wide area pass, platt Kodama pass, seishun 18 kippu pass for
Osaka and Kyoto

JR Flex ticket pass

Day Pass Guide: https://goingawesomeplaces.com/tips-on-getting-around-tokyo-by-
train/
Types of trains: https://www.jrpass.com/trains-in-japan
Luggage Shinkansen: 160cm
https://tokyocheapo.com/travel/seishun-18-ticket/ - cheap long travel
Can look at leaving evening of 23rd
Itinerary Shirahama: https://meikobus.jp/en/modelcourse/
PASSMO: https://www.pasmo.co.jp/visitors/en/area/pdf/all.pdf
Itinerary Fuji best viewpoints: https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/kawaguchiko-station
Research on local cards like PASSMO
Kansai One Pass is a special version of Icoca, exclusively available to foreign
tourists, that additionally qualifies for discounts at various attractions in the
Kansai Region.

Nara: 30 mins on 31st Kintetsu Railway 820 Yen

JR Pass benefit:
Can go to Shingu directly
Can do Nara for a day

JOURNEYS:

Tokyo – Fuji (Shimoyoshida Station)

Option 1:
(JR Pass not applicable) : PASMO applicable
PASMO passport is on discount. Can be used in local shops and transport. Special
discount available.
Bus is 2-2.5 hours
From Shinjuku Station (Tokyo), you may take the JR Chuo Line to Otsuki Station.
There, transfer to the Fujikyu Line to Kawaguchiko Station. This trip takes
about two and a half hours.
Else: Ticket / 2,500 yen Limited Express Mishima Kawaguchiko Liner No.0106(For
Mishima Sta. South Entrance)

Option 2:
Chuo Highway Bus Fujigoko Line No.1101(For Yamanakako Asahigaoka)
1 hr 59 minTicket 2,200 yen

Fuji (Shimoyoshida Station) - Osaka

Train is the best option (Bus is long/overnight, maybe search for more?)

Option 1: TRAIN (NOT ON JR PASS pay extra ¥4,960 from Tokyo)

Through Shin Yokohama
(https://shinkansen-ticket.com/collections/from-tokyo/products/shinkansenticket-
tokyo-shinosaka)
Nozomi 219 2 hrs 22 mins ¥18,530 JPY / INR 8114 (reserved seat
Tōkaidō Shinkansen line,
not included in the JR Pass
Option 2: BUS + TRAIN (JR CENTRAL)
Shimoyoshida Station to Kawaghuiko to Gotembo to Mishima - 1.5 hour bus ride
Can board the train at Gotembo but 2 transfers to Mishima
Mishima - Osaka Shin 2h11min
Hikari/Kodama - Hikaru is fast Kodoma is slowest - total 2.15-3 hours
Kodama No.767 (Series N700) (For Shin-Osaka):
https://shinkansen-ticket.com/products/shinkansenticket-mishima-shinosaka ¥16,210
JPY
INR 6891 on klook
12300 Yen (https://railway.jr-central.co.jp/cgi-bin/timetable/tokainr.cgi)
Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Hikari Hikari 659 towards Shin-Osaka
JR Pass is valid on the Hikari Shinkansen and Kodama services but not the Nozomi
train

Option 3 80% Discount

Bus kawaguchiko 2500 yen to Mishima
seishun 18 kippu pass shared by 3 people 2410 yen Mishima to Osaka

Osaka - Kyoto

JR Tokaido Shinkansen Covered by JR Pass 15 mins

Kuroshio limited express train 1,420 yen
Special Rapid trains Tickets are only 560 yen (or free with a JR Pass).
Hankyu Rail 400 yen 44 mins
Limited express train Yodoyabashi Station to Sanjo Station in 55 minutes and costs
410 yen

Bus is too slow 1+ hour

Osaka - Shirahama

Option 1:
Limousine Bus
Universal Studios Japan, Osaka Station or Namba Station to Shirahama:
3 hours 36 mins + hr 27 min to shine by train (Kisei-Kinokuni Line + Nanki No.4
(For Nagoya)
Bus: ¥3,000 (one way) ¥5,580 (round trip)
Train: 2 hr 27 min Ticket3,180 yen

Option 2:
Kuroshio No.1 (For Shingu) - easier because we can do Shingu directly
This train is covered by JR Pass, Kansai Wide Area Pass, Kansai Hiroshima Area
Pass
Train fare: 6,690 yen/7,790 YEN
Train time: 4 hours and 10 minutes
KANSAI WIDE AREA PASS: $79.00 5 days - FINALISED
KANSAI HIROSHIMA PASS: $117.00

Option 3 20% Discount

seishun 18 kippu pass shared by 3 people 2410 yen per trip
If planning from Nagoya - Ise–Kumano–Wakayama Area Pass $111.00 (Kyoto not
included)
Mishima station

Osaka to Tokyo
Without JR Pass 8084 Nozomi INR 14500 Yen
Flight Osaka to Tokyo 14,460 Yen (30kg)

Good Option 25% Discount

Kodama Train with Platt Kodama pass 25% discount : https://www.jrtours.co.jp/kodama
( 1.5 hour extra) 11700 yen
1 month booking window only, seat will be allocated and free drink on the station

Second good option:

Scenic route going to Kanazawa and then to Tokyo on Thunderbird Express
Not able to find the direct link for Hokuriku Shinkansen

Sunset Train (Only if universal is not booked) 9750 yen