Opinions on my 3 week itinery

5/11/2008 - Arrive Osaka 6.40pm (overnight)
6/11/2008 -Fly out in morning to Saporro. Go to Otaru.
7/11/2008 -Lake Toya (overnight)
8/11/2008 -Hakodate (overnight)
9/11/2008 - Train back to Sapporo Chitose Airport Fly back to Osaka.
10/11/2008-Osaka
11/11/2008-Osaka (day trip Mt Koya travel with koya pass)
12/11/2008-Kyoto
13/11/2008-Kyoto
14/11/2008-Kyoto (day trip nara)
15/11/2008-Kyoto
16/11/2008- Kyoto to Hiroshima - Miyajima (overnight)----Start 14 Day JR pass
17/11/2008- Train back from Hiroshima to Kanazawa (overnight)
18/11/2008-Shirakawa-go (overnight)
19/11/2008-Takayama (overnight)
20/11/2008-Mt Fuji/Hakone (overnight)
21/11/2008-Tokyo
22/11/2008-Tokyo
23/11/2008-Tokyo
24/11/2008-Tokyo
25/11/2008-Tokyo
26/11/2008-Tokyo
27/11/2008-Tokyo
28/11/2008-Fly home from Osaka in the evening.


What do you think? Any suggestions welcome.

I"m not sure whether to start the JR pass as indicated so it covers my trip from Tokyo back to Kansai Airport.

I was thinking of doing Osaka and Kyoto first and then going to Hokkaido on the 13/11, starting the JR pass then so I can use it to travel around Hokkaido. Then I can buy one way ticket from Tokyo back to Kansai airport.

Because I can't use the JR pass in Fuji/Hakone areas should I do a day trip from Tokyo to Hakone/Fuji instead?

You can save lots of time by flying from Hakodate back to Osaka instead of returning via Sapporo.

As for Koyasan, I strongly recommend an overnight sytay at a temple lodging.

I did initially think of flying from Hakodate Osaka but JAL are suspending flights for this route starting from 1st Nov 2008, and it doesn't seem any of the other airlines fly this route.

Could I get away with getting a 7 day JR pass activating it on the 15/11?

I definately think the 14 day JR pass will be better once you do all the calculations.

ANA and Air Do area also flying on the Haneda-Hakodate route:
http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/index.html
http://www.airdo.jp/ap/index.html