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Japan Rail Pass or point-to-point tickets: the 2026 arithmetic
At ¥50,000 for seven days, the pass loses to ordinary Shinkansen tickets on a Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka loop by about ¥20,500, roughly breaks even once you add Hiroshima, and only wins clearly when Kanazawa and Hiroshima share one week.
By Spike Travel Editorial Desk


