I recommend getting the Osaka Amazing Pass for Osaka and not an ICOCA card. It is fairly cheap and it includes admission to many top tourist attractions (such as the first one on your list, Osaka Castle, in addition to Dontonbori boat ride, Osaka Zoo, Umeda Building Observatory, etc.), which separately would more than cover the pass.Cyclic wrote: ↑ Hello everyone, my family (3 adults and 18 month child). We've already booked our stay and a bit of an itinerary planned out. We'll be visiting Osaka, Kyoto and then Tokyo in that order. Looking for some advice on great attractions (for family and just my wife and I) and also what to look out for travelling with a child in Japan.
We're hoping to hit up some nice Ramen shops like Ichiran and a very good omakase. We've been looking for one of those highly rated Sushi shops in Tokyo for an omakase but reservations at this time seems to be impossible. Got JR passes for 7 days and using it starting on our trip from Osaka to Kyoto. So JR passes are only valid from April 19th to the 25th. What transit passes would I need for the starting days in Osaka and last days in Tokyo? Is there one that can be used for both cities?
Here is our itinerary so far:
Osaka April 15-19 (4 nights)
15th: Land in Osaka at 6PM - Going to Airbnb
16th: Osaka Castle
17th:
18th:
Kyoto April 19-23 (4 nights)
19th: Bullet train to Kyoto. Check-in airbnb at 3PM and explore
20th:
21st:
22nd:
Hakone April 23-24 (1 night)
23rd: Head to Hakone for Ryokan
Tokyo April 24-29 (5 nights)
24th: Bullet train to Tokyo. Check-in airbnb at 3 and explore
25th:
26th:
27th:
28th:
29th: Leave for airport to return home.
Thanks.
It is not valid on JR lines, just regular Osaka Subway/Bus. It's available for 1 or 2 days maximum. I used it last time and it was well worth it. You can buy it at Osaka station.
You could also do a 1 day trip to Kobe with your JR Pass, depends how much you are into Temples in Kyoto.