I‘m traveling to Japan for three weeks in August and besides booking hotels I‘m also thinking about getting train tickets early if necessary. My rough travel plan is Tokyo – Kyoto – Osaka – Hiroshima – Tokyo.
I have decided against the JRL-Pass but am strongly considering using one or two regional passes.
If I understand everything correctly, I do need to reserve tickets for trains nonetheless.
So my question is twofold:
How do you reserve tickets for the timeframe your using a regional pass and otherwise?
Is it necessary to book every trainride well in advance?
Does this only regard Shinkansen trains or should I prebook all my trains?
Thanks in advance for your help!
by Semi8