Japan passes

Hi all,

Appreciate your kind assistance to recommend on which passes will be more worthwhile to purchase for my trip below.

P.S : I will skip some places if do not have enough time & sorry for the long post.

28 Oct (Day 1)
– Arrive in Kansai @ 9.10pm
– Staying in Osaka-Namba by taking Nankai Railway

29 Oct (Day 2)
– Nara, Todaiji or kasuga shrine, Fushimi-Inari and Kiyomizu-Dera, Ninen-zaka & Sannen-zaka, Yasaka Shrine & then Gion at night
– Staying close to Kyoto Station

30 Oct (Day 3)
– Kinkaku-ji temple, Philosopherfs Path, Nishiki market, Teramachi & Shinkyogoky shopping streets, Pontocho
– Staying close to Kyoto Station

31 Oct (Day 4)
– Arashiyama Bamboo Forest (early morning), Sagano Romantic Train, Togetsukyo Bridge, Tenryu-ji Temple, Kyoto Tower
– Staying close to Kyoto Station

01 Nov (Day 5)
– Check out hotel & heading to Kanazawa by Limited Express Thunderbird
(1st train 6.30am arrival 9.13am)
– Kenrokuen Garden, Omicho Market, Higashi Chaya district, Shima Teahouse, try the gold leaf ice cream at Hakuichi, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
– Staying in Kanazawa
– Takayama Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 days) for D5 to D7

02 Nov (Day 6)
– Kanazawa to Shirakawa-Go by Nohi Bus (1st bus 8.10am arrival 9.25am)
– Visit the Ogimachi Castle Ruins Lookout & explore the inside of a thatch-roof house
– Shirakawa-Go to Takayama by Nohi Bus (departure 2.35pm arrival 3.25pm)
– Takayama Old Town, Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine
– Staying in Takayama

03 Nov (Day 7)
– Explore morning market before leaving Takayama
– Leave from Takayama->Toyama->Kanazawa->Osaka
– Shinsekai, Tsutenkaku Tower, JanJan Yokocho
– Staying in Namba

04 Nov (Day 8)
– Osaka Castle, Osaka Aquarium, Tempozan Ferris Wheel, Umeda Sky building for sunset
– Staying in Namba

05 Nov (Day 9)
– Kuromon Market, Shinsainashi, Dotonbori
– Staying in Namba

06 Nov (Day 10)
– Depart from Kansai @ 9.25am

Thank you so much.

Have you actually done any research?

Hi,
We are planning to purchase the following passes:-
1) Kansai thru pass/ Kansai one pass;
2) Takayama Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass; and
3) Osaka amazing pass

Itfs useable for our trip above?
Thank you.

Day 2 seems to be impossible in one day.
And why return from Takayama to Osaka again through Toyama and Kanazawa? Wouldnft Takayama-Nagoya-Osaka be much faster?

Hi,
Is Takayama Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass cover from Takayama-Nagoya-Osaka?

You need to decide between a more convenient travel route vs available passes. My personal preference would be to decide on the route first and then see if any pass fits it. But if you want to do extra travel so you can use the Hokuriku arch pass, you are free to decide so.

As observations:

Day 2&3 - seriously re-organise, you are bouncing around way too much across the city and wasting too much time. Also, both days hugely over-ambitious - you'll either tick a box on a list to say "seen it" but not actually visit. Day 4 is a bit more focused in one area so do-able.

Day6 - you have five hours in Ogimachi - way too long given the pace of your other sightseeing.