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There's a calculator on the JR website that shows you if a pass is worthwhile or not. Once you get the hang of it the train system is super user-friendly. You typically need long journeys to get the most out of it, so if you're just hanging out in those two cities I probably wouldn't get it.Is it worth paying for the 21 Days JR Rail Pass $750
if Im catching a Shinkansen Tokyo to Kyoto, Kyoto to Tokyo
I think its nearly $200 each way for Tokyo to Kyoto = $400
Do regular trains cost much in Tokyo and Kyoto to make the JR pass worthwhile for the 21 days ?....Like $350 worth or do you need to go on lots of long train journeys to try and get value out it?
OR do I get the 14 day pass for $600
and start it on the first trip to Kyoto and the last trip back to Tokyo and all the bits in between , a few day trips out of Kyoto, Kobe, Osaka,maybe Hiroshima.to try and get $200 worth.
or just pay up front for 2 Shinkansen (T> K ,K> T) and get subway cards for the rest ?
Its my first time so I want to see lots of Tokyo and lots of Kyoto the rest is just extras ???
You'll typically accumulate a shitload of coins doing day-to-day transactions and the train is often a good means of dumping them!