they will be raising the prices of the Pass in October I believe, and even then it depends on where you travel to, too make it worth it. With these MASSIVE price increase it might be better to pass on it if you only go for a short time. Love the vids
Been to Japan for 2 and a half weeks. I spent almost 1700 on transport especially using lots of bullet train. For me it's worth it and I spent 525 dollars. As she mentioned it truly depends on your transpo plan
Been to Japan more than 25x but mostly in Tokyo except going to Nikko, Yokohama, Kamakura, Kawaguchiko, Shizuoka, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara by using trains and buses, never a shinkansen or JR Railpass because there are express trains available anyway. Flew direct to Osaka, then went to Kobe, Kyoto and Nara, cheaper express trains because the 3 are near Osaka. Most are daytrips only with Tokyo as base, but left Tokyo for Yokohama, spent 3 nights to see sights there, then went to Kamakura for a daytrip, returned to Yokohama to rest & sleep, then returned to Tokyo the following day. Just did researches how to access cities near base, the transportations available, accom, etc.
I check the price on all my train use in Japan before I book my JR pass. Getting the JR Pass will save me roughly $150 over the length of my trip, not including using the pass for the JR transit routes in Tokyo.
Its better to buy tokyo metro card 3 day pass and keep buying it unlimited ride. tokyo to Osaka cost 120 not sure why paid so much or flying is cheaper. bullet train overpriced its scam. tokyo to mt fuji area is like 20 bucks by bus. Osaka to Kyoto regular train is like 10. you paid 500. now its even more 70K YEN for one week. jr pass only make sense if u go all over Japan to fukoaka and stuff. giving bad advice.
I went in may for 20 days and did Tokyo - Kyoto - Beppu in Kyushu - Osaka - Tokyo using the 14 day JR Pass as I didn’t need it once getting to Tokyo. I saved quite a lot in fares as I travelled long distances. With the new pass cost and if the individual fares don’t increase I’d be out of pocket even with such long distance travel. I’d still do it all again though and pay the full fare price, I’d just factor it into my budget.
@@karenexploreshi , good day,, iam planning to visit to Japan for the first time, I heard about purchasing one round ticket to Tokyo for one time with a bullet train to go around Japan cites ، from south to north,how true is that and how much it will cost me in dollars
I am planning to visit tokyo, kyoto, osaka 3 days each. I was wondering do I need a 14 or 7 day jrpass. I think 7 day should be enough as I understood. Thanks in advance :)
Hi this was helpful as I’m going to Japan in a month. You mentioned that you stayed in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto within the 2 week trip but only used bullet train once. 1) Did you go from city to city or return to Tokyo after a visit? 2) Do the IC cards cover travel across cities? (Assuming it will be a slower but cheaper service)
This trip we returned to Tokyo because we were flying out of arrived & flew out of Tokyo! You don’t have to if you fly out from another city. I only bought bullet train tickets between Tokyo > Osaka (and back) but used my IC card for the rest
It really depends. I travelled to Japan for 3 times now, and all 3 times we are clocking more than 2.5 times the value of the Pass we bought. If you are doing alot of travel between cities, the JR Pass is still worthy, and you can visit major parts of Japan without much trouble.
I will visit Japan in October 2024. And planning to visit besides Tokyo, only Osaka and Kyoto…Nothing more. I guess that it’s not worth it then to buy a JR Pass for the Shinkansen isn’t ?
I’m going there in October too. I’m wondering whether to buy a JR pass (7 day pass) as I’ll be travelling from Tokyo to Osaka, Osaka to Kyoto, Kyoto back to Tokyo, Likely will want to travel to Fuji. And probably travel around in the city a bit in Tokyo…
I'm going to Japan for two weeks next month. I'm starting in Tokyo and making my way to Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka. Wondering if I should buy the 2 week pass or just a one week since I'll be spending the first couple of days in tokyo and have to return to tokyo to catch my flight out. Hmmmm
Buy a regional pass. There’s no reason for most people to get entirely of Japan anyway. A local Kansai pass works. Or there are non JR company like kintetsu that offers a regional pass for less. The more you learn..: if you bought a regional pass you’d have saved. I’m buying a southern Hokkaido pass when I’m visiting this winter. It’s less than $100 for 4-6 days I believe.
Wait how did you visit all of those cities and spent LESS than the JR pass? When I calculated Tokyo to Osaka it would have been so expensive to go south and then return north for the flight home. Please explain 🤯
@@bozkie100 Same here, I’m planning for my trip to Japan this year in October, I’m really contemplating whether to get a 7 day JR pass or not, and I’m wondering whether it will come in handy in places like Tokyo & Osaka
we’re going from Narita airport to Kanazawa for 3 nights, and then Kanazawa to Osaka for 5 nights, then going to another country, then coming back from that country and going to Tokyo for 5 nights. What kind of pass would you recommend us buying? Completely clueless here 🥲
If you route take about 3 hrs on a Shinkansen to get there where there direct fly option available, take the flight. ✈️ 👍 if you a fan of Shinkansen 🚅, then go for it, do whatever make you happy ❤
if I had to use online calculators to save every possible penny, that would tell me I should save up more for a carefree vacation with some spending flexibility.
But, at the moment even a 3-weeks Pass is around 401,- € around $ 438,- . So with the $ 405,- for 2 weeks the JR Pass would have cost $ 344,-... now. You would have saved money
I have a trip to Japan coming up. I have tokyo,hiroshima,omimichi, tottori,kenosaki,kyoto,tokyo then I head north to hike back on the coastal trail. So the amount of money and time I'll save is alot compared to 3 short trips to major cities
DO NOT LESTEN TO THIS WOMAN. The train pass is the best value for money. We were there for 9 days and used it every day. One train ticket paid for the pass
@@7RicolmE7 one ticket on the shinkansen is about £120. the week pass is £225 for a week for an adult. So two trips will pay for the ticket. out of the 9 days we were in Japan we used the ticket on 6 of them and the total bill would have been around £600. Is that maths good enough for you?
@@basilkearsley2657 lol you tripping hard, if for example you are doing the classic trip, Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto. The whole trip would cost you 30,000 Yen vs 1 week jr pass y 50,000 Yen
Do NOT buy this pass. It’s a scam. I made this mistake and now I can’t even ride most trains because most are NOZOMI which the pass does not include! The pass includes very fee slower trains. I wish I haven’t purchased it- not affordable and nit worth it!!!! Tourist scam.
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they will be raising the prices of the Pass in October I believe, and even then it depends on where you travel to, too make it worth it. With these MASSIVE price increase it might be better to pass on it if you only go for a short time. Love the vids
Yeah definitely! Shame a lot of travellers won’t be able to benefit from it anymore
Going from, expensive but almost worth it depending on how many cities you visit, to not worth it at all. Such a strange decision.
Been to Japan for 2 and a half weeks. I spent almost 1700 on transport especially using lots of bullet train. For me it's worth it and I spent 525 dollars. As she mentioned it truly depends on your transpo plan
Absolutely. You definitely made it WORTH your trip
Been to Japan more than 25x but mostly in Tokyo except going to Nikko, Yokohama, Kamakura, Kawaguchiko, Shizuoka, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara by using trains and buses, never a shinkansen or JR Railpass because there are express trains available anyway. Flew direct to Osaka, then went to Kobe, Kyoto and Nara, cheaper express trains because the 3 are near Osaka. Most are daytrips only with Tokyo as base, but left Tokyo for Yokohama, spent 3 nights to see sights there, then went to Kamakura for a daytrip, returned to Yokohama to rest & sleep, then returned to Tokyo the following day. Just did researches how to access cities near base, the transportations available, accom, etc.
I check the price on all my train use in Japan before I book my JR pass. Getting the JR Pass will save me roughly $150 over the length of my trip, not including using the pass for the JR transit routes in Tokyo.
Its better to buy tokyo metro card 3 day pass and keep buying it unlimited ride. tokyo to Osaka cost 120 not sure why paid so much or flying is cheaper. bullet train overpriced its scam. tokyo to mt fuji area is like 20 bucks by bus. Osaka to Kyoto regular train is like 10. you paid 500. now its even more 70K YEN for one week. jr pass only make sense if u go all over Japan to fukoaka and stuff. giving bad advice.
I went in may for 20 days and did Tokyo - Kyoto - Beppu in Kyushu - Osaka - Tokyo using the 14 day JR Pass as I didn’t need it once getting to Tokyo. I saved quite a lot in fares as I travelled long distances. With the new pass cost and if the individual fares don’t increase I’d be out of pocket even with such long distance travel.
I’d still do it all again though and pay the full fare price, I’d just factor it into my budget.
if i only visit Tokyo & Osaka, would a Suica card be enough?
Yes, a Suica card should be enough
@@karenexploreshi , good day,, iam planning to visit to Japan for the first time, I heard about purchasing one round ticket to Tokyo for one time with a bullet train to go around Japan cites ، from south to north,how true is that and how much it will cost me in dollars
Where to buy suica card?
At the train station kiosk @@latifahkasim6528
I am planning to visit tokyo, kyoto, osaka 3 days each. I was wondering do I need a 14 or 7 day jrpass. I think 7 day should be enough as I understood. Thanks in advance :)
Did u get to use the jr pass? We’re doing the same thing!
JR pass is actually a good deal if you plan to go to Sapporo and back to Tokyo
Hi this was helpful as I’m going to Japan in a month. You mentioned that you stayed in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto within the 2 week trip but only used bullet train once. 1) Did you go from city to city or return to Tokyo after a visit?
2) Do the IC cards cover travel across cities? (Assuming it will be a slower but cheaper service)
This trip we returned to Tokyo because we were flying out of arrived & flew out of Tokyo! You don’t have to if you fly out from another city.
I only bought bullet train tickets between Tokyo > Osaka (and back) but used my IC card for the rest
It really depends. I travelled to Japan for 3 times now, and all 3 times we are clocking more than 2.5 times the value of the Pass we bought.
If you are doing alot of travel between cities, the JR Pass is still worthy, and you can visit major parts of Japan without much trouble.
Absolutely 👌🏻 But now with the significant increase in JR I think a lot of people won’t find it as cost saving as it use to be.
I will visit Japan in October 2024. And planning to visit besides Tokyo, only Osaka and Kyoto…Nothing more. I guess that it’s not worth it then to buy a JR Pass for the Shinkansen isn’t ?
Nah, not worth it!
I’m going there in October too. I’m wondering whether to buy a JR pass (7 day pass) as I’ll be travelling from Tokyo to Osaka, Osaka to Kyoto, Kyoto back to Tokyo, Likely will want to travel to Fuji. And probably travel around in the city a bit in Tokyo…
@@shakticraig6142 Ain’t worth it…
Hello! Coming to Japan and do trip Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, so JR pass not worth it? But Shinkansen is expensive?
What about Tokyo-Kansas-Himeji-Hiroshima round trip?
I'd love to try Express Sleeper trains to travel between cities. Do l buy the tickets with Suica card?
I'm going to Japan for two weeks next month. I'm starting in Tokyo and making my way to Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka. Wondering if I should buy the 2 week pass or just a one week since I'll be spending the first couple of days in tokyo and have to return to tokyo to catch my flight out. Hmmmm
Same question. and Im going in January 2024 . Thanks!
Wondering the same thing, doing the same route (nearly). In tokyo in 10 days!
Same here… I’m going in October… how did everything go, did you get a JR pass… was it worth it…
Let us know how you did your trip pls! We’re doing the same, Tokyo to Osaka and Kyoto and head back to Tokyo
Skip to the last 10 seconds of the short, thats the point.
How can you buy a single day JR Pass?
Buy a regional pass. There’s no reason for most people to get entirely of Japan anyway. A local Kansai pass works. Or there are non JR company like kintetsu that offers a regional pass for less. The more you learn..: if you bought a regional pass you’d have saved. I’m buying a southern Hokkaido pass when I’m visiting this winter. It’s less than $100 for 4-6 days I believe.
Wait how did you visit all of those cities and spent LESS than the JR pass? When I calculated Tokyo to Osaka it would have been so expensive to go south and then return north for the flight home. Please explain 🤯
I also thought the same
@@bozkie100 Same here, I’m planning for my trip to Japan this year in October, I’m really contemplating whether to get a 7 day JR pass or not, and I’m wondering whether it will come in handy in places like Tokyo & Osaka
we’re going from Narita airport to Kanazawa for 3 nights, and then Kanazawa to Osaka for 5 nights, then going to another country, then coming back from that country and going to Tokyo for 5 nights.
What kind of pass would you recommend us buying? Completely clueless here 🥲
regional passes
1st! Amazing views, and great video. Thanks for the tips, really appreciate it. Safe travels everyone ❤😊
Awww thank you!!! I’m glad it was helpful 🥰
If you route take about 3 hrs on a Shinkansen to get there where there direct fly option available, take the flight. ✈️ 👍 if you a fan of Shinkansen 🚅, then go for it, do whatever make you happy ❤
it feels like a trip as major as to Japan, it would be worth the extra $100 to just have 1 pass and not have to worry about it.
if I had to use online calculators to save every possible penny, that would tell me I should save up more for a carefree vacation with some spending flexibility.
Is a Suica card only available in certain places?
Simple question Suica or Pasmo what should I get
Doesn’t matter. I think you can’t buy Suica anymore though.
Same sh
How did you travel from tokyo to osaka? Dont need to take bullet train?
Bullet train. I bought the single ticket. No JR pass!
you could fly, take a bus or take a bunch of local trains as well
Hi dear, im planning go on may 2024 and i want stay in tokyo 5 days and osaka 3 days is it worth it to buy jr pass?
Not really. It’s only worth it if you’re going to take lots of bullet trains
JR pass is going up a lot too, so you could save even more
Absolutely! Not many travellers will benefit from it with the price increase
But, at the moment even a 3-weeks Pass is around 401,- € around $ 438,- .
So with the $ 405,- for 2 weeks the JR Pass would have cost $ 344,-... now. You would have saved money
My prices are in AUD. I’m from Australia. So my prices are right. 438euro is $698.70aud!!! I have done my research. I definitely SAVED money. 😄
❤❤❤❤ why bullet train on the first trip so expensive. $180
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I bought ja Jr pass for 2 weeks for 345$ just a few months ago
Cool. A JR pass for me for 14 days is $489 in AUS dollars.
in spain jr pass cost 350 euros
Uhh that's not true...I just bought a JR pass for $370 for my 2 week trip in September. Soo not sure what you are talking about
It only cost me $200 usd
Yokohama is a great place to visit also. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are kinda eerie. Especially when you come across the shadow people.
What is the shadow people?
21day JR pass is435 why over 600?
She must have gone 1st class (or green class) which is $600 for 21 days
It wasn't worth it when I went to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Tokyo either. Not even close
This is what I did 🙂
How dis you do yours?
And if you lost the pass there won’t be any replacement
I have a trip to Japan coming up. I have tokyo,hiroshima,omimichi, tottori,kenosaki,kyoto,tokyo then I head north to hike back on the coastal trail. So the amount of money and time I'll save is alot compared to 3 short trips to major cities
Really played yourself by not labeling your amounts "AU/D/AU$" lol.
Quite the opposite actually
DO NOT LESTEN TO THIS WOMAN. The train pass is the best value for money. We were there for 9 days and used it every day. One train ticket paid for the pass
nah, is not worth it
@@7RicolmE7 Please provide some evidence for that?
@@basilkearsley2657 evidence? Just do the math with you itinerary. It doesn't add up.
@@7RicolmE7 one ticket on the shinkansen is about £120. the week pass is £225 for a week for an adult. So two trips will pay for the ticket. out of the 9 days we were in Japan we used the ticket on 6 of them and the total bill would have been around £600. Is that maths good enough for you?
@@basilkearsley2657 lol you tripping hard, if for example you are doing the classic trip, Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto. The whole trip would cost you 30,000 Yen vs 1 week jr pass y 50,000 Yen
Her Jr pass prices are off big time lol
It’s in AUD 🤦♀️
This is obvious! You have to evaluate your travel needs based on your travel schedule !!
Not obvious for some.. I got asked a lot about the JR pass
Do NOT buy this pass. It’s a scam. I made this mistake and now I can’t even ride most trains because most are NOZOMI which the pass does not include! The pass includes very fee slower trains. I wish I haven’t purchased it- not affordable and nit worth it!!!! Tourist scam.
I am thinking to take a bus from Tokyo to Osaka . It is 40$ and I can save more money
That’s great!
If you don't mind spending 10hrs on the bus I suppose
What is this bus? Tell me about!!
@@fatmajinbuu112840 the bus was very good. It was a very comfortable journey. We took a break every 1 hour . Enjoyed it
@@fatmajinbuu112840 willer express bus
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Should I get it for two weeks if im only going to see Tokyo and Osaka/Kyoto
No, you only need JR to go from Tokyo > Osaka or Kyoto. Just take a normal train between Osaka and Kyoto. It is very close - about half an hour train.
But taking the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka and vice Versa already pays the JR pass tho? Am I wrong?