Famous Japan Rail Pass

It's a well known fact that transportation in Japan is very expensive. The train system is great and fast, but it cost a looot of money, especially if you don't have enough time.

There is a option that almost all tourist use traveling in Japan - Japan Rail Pass, which is available on the special price only for tourists and only can be bought outside the country, before you get in Japan. This pass can be valid for 1, 2 or 3 weeks, the price is obviously different too. Days start counting in the moment when you use it for the fist time.

Before using JRP should be validated in one of the Japan Rail offices, on arrival.

For our 10 days trip, the best option is JRP for 7 days.

We will use it for traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto, Nara, Osaka and while staying in Tokyo city, there are plenty of options to get around - buses, subway, trains.

For those who live in Barcelona, buying JRP is not that simple :-) On the internet you find address "Pl. Països Catalans, s/n", which means Sants Station, Central Barcelona station. But there nobody knows what the "f***k" is JRP, so you go around, asking, wondering and in the end you find out that Japan Travel Bureau or JTB (which sells the pass) is actually situated inside Hotel Barcelo Sants. In the end you go up and ask on the hotels reception, from there everything is easy :-)

The price of the 7 day pass is 28.300 yen (225€). Now we are ready to go :-)