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14 Day Pass – Off The Beaten
Track Itinerary
Koriyama Castle – Nara
The bamboo groves of Arashiyama
Day 10: Kyoto to Hiroshima (spend 2 nights Hiroshima)
The Shinkansen trip from Kyoto to Hiroshima is about 2 hours long and fully covered by the JR Pass. It involves one transfer at Shin-Osaka
Station.
Once in central Hiroshima, you can easily access some less popular bombing-related sites (Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum and Fukuromachi
Elementary School Museum), scenic areas (Hiyajima Park) and art and manga attractions (Hiroshima City Manga Library and Hiroshima City
Museum of Contemporary Art).
Day 11: Hiroshima – Day trip to Miyajima
A day trip frequently recommended to tourists in Hiroshima, Miyajima is home to the Itsukushima Shrine, best known for its large, floating torii gate. It
also offers some scenic hiking trails, particularly to the top of Mount Misen.
Take the JR Sanyo line from Hiroshima Station to Miyajimaguchi Station and then board the JR ferry at the ferry pier nearby. The entire trip is covered
by the JR Pass and takes about 1 hour.
Day 12: Hiroshima to Odawara (Hakone) (spend 1 night Hakone)
Hakone’s hot springs are some of Japan’s finest, so many locals and foreigners flock to this city all year round. Furthermore, it is home to Odawara Castle,
a 15th Century castle that offers historical exhibitions and a gorgeous garden of cherry blossom trees.
From Hiroshima Station, take a Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka Station and then transfer to a different Shinkansen going to Odawara Station. The journey
takes about 5 hours and 20 minutes.
At Odawara Station, purchase a Hakone Free Pass (2-day pass costs 4,000 yen) for unlimited rides on all buses, cable cars, trains, ropeways and boats
affiliated with Odakyu Railways in Hakone. With it, you can explore as much of the area as you want, including the Hakone Shrine, Hakone Hot Springs,
Open Air Museum, Odawara Castle and Owakudani.
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