Are Travel Passes Worth It? Tokyo > Hakone > Kyoto + Nara > Osaka

I loved every question, itinerary check, trip reports and recommendations on this subreddit.
From funny anecdotes to tips and advise, honestly I’m overwhelmed but loving every second of it!

Cutting to the chase,

I realise most itineraries either only talk about the JR AMAZING PASS or Suica/Icoca/Pasmo but not so much about incorporating tourist passes into their trips? A quick search in the subreddit doesn’t really show a variety of passes being bought in a trip (for good reason I believe, but a reason I need to know because I’m about to break down HAHA)

Here’s a look of the itinerary and the passes we’re planning to get.

**Family of 5 – Tokyo >>> Hakone >>> Kyoto + Nara >>> Osaka**

**Day 1: TOKYO** \- TOKYO SUBWAY PASS
\- Meiji Shrine
\- Shibuya: Yoyogi Park
\- Shibuya: City centre (Shibuya Crossing area)
\- Ginza: Mega Don Quixote + Uniqlo + Tokyo Plaza

**Day 2: TOKYO** \- TOKYO SUBWAY PASS
\- Tsukiji Outer Market
\- Shibuya: Harajuku
\- Shibuya: Cat Street
\- Shinjuku: Memory Lane

**Day 3: TOKYO** \- TOKYO SUBWAY PASS
\- Asakusa: Nakamisedori Street
\- Asakusa: Sensoji Temple
\- Odaiba: Daiba Park
\- Odaiba: Diver City Tokyo Plaza

**DAY 4: TOKYO** \- n/a
\- Tokyo Disney Sea (let’s goooooo)

**DAY 5: HAKONE** \- Hakone Free Pass
\- Owakudani
\- Togendai ropeway
\- Pirate ship
\- Old tokaido road
\- Hakone jinja shrine
*Tell me if we REALLY have to go to the open museum because Hakone looks SUPER PACKED at the moment*

**DAY 6: KYOTO** \- n/a
\- Travel from Hakone and hanging around Kyoto Station, free and easy

**DAY 7: NARA**\- Kansai Thru Pass
\- Nara Deer Park
\- Any other suggestions? We could travel elsewhere since we’re not that into temples…

**DAY 8: KYOTO** \- n/a
\- Kiyomizudera
\- Sannenzaka // Ninnenzaka
\- Gion: Yasaka Shrine // Maruyama Park
\- Pontocho

**DAY 9: KYOTO** \- Kansai Thru Pass
\- Arashiyama: Bamboo Grove
\- Arashiyama: Hopefully the Sagano Romantic Train and the Hozugawa River Boat Ride??
*Or maybe it’s more worth it to stroll along Arashiyama all the way to spots like Gio-Ji?*
\- Nishiki Market
\- Kawaramachi Street

**DAY 10: KYOTO** \- Kyoto Sightseeing Pass
\- Uji: In the morning
\- Fushimi Inari: In the evening
\- Kamogawa River Area

**DAY 11: OSAKA** \- Osaka Amazing Pass
\- Umeda Sky Building
\- Koji Kinutani Tenku Art Museum
\- Kuromon Ichiba market / Sennichimae Doguyasuji Shotengai (nearby, eating + knife place); Namba walk
\- Shinbaishi Shopping Street

**DAY 12: OSAKA** \- Osaka Amazing Pass
\- Tennoji zoo
\- Namba walk / Haruka 300

Any suggestions or comments on the itinerary is welcomed! I really just want to know if the passes work since it might not work… We tried calculating and counting in the fact that we may get lost and exit wrong stations into the pass as much as we could.

Would love to hear about tips on travelling with a disabled family member too (can walk, but just a bit challenging since there are some physical limitations). AND FEEL FREE TO SHARE WHAT YOU LOVED ABOUT YOUR TRIP – food, anecdotes, lodging and shopping sprees – much love to all of them <3