bus transportation

Hi guys,
LOOKING FOR SOME HELP : We want to travel from :
KYOTO to KANAZAWA
KANAZAWA TO TAKAYAMA
TAKAYAMA TO MATSUMOTO
MATSUMOTO TO KYOTO
KYOTO TO TOKUSHIMA
TOKUSHIMA TO KOCHI
All of this by bus four 4 people. Any idea regarding price, time to spend in each place and time to spend in buses ? Is that cheaper than a 7 jp pass or not ?
Thanks a million for your help.
régis.

Travel by bus can be challenging if you don't speak Japanese. Below I list the websites of the bus companies, some of which are in Japanese only:

KYOTO to KANAZAWA:
http://www.keihanbus.jp/highway/highway_kanazawa.html

KANAZAWA TO TAKAYAMA:
http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/

TAKAYAMA TO MATSUMOTO
http://www.alpico.co.jp/access/express/matsumoto_takaya...

MATSUMOTO TO KYOTO
http://www.alpico.co.jp/access/express/matsumoto_osaka/...
In Kyoto, it stops along the expressway outside the city center

KYOTO TO TOKUSHIMA
http://www.keihanbus.jp/highway/highway_tokushima.html

TOKUSHIMA TO KOCHI
http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/bus/businfo/kochi-toku_ex/t...