– Shinkansen Timetable: http://www.shinkansen.co.jp/jikoku_hyo/en/sanyou/sdh_tokyo.html Shinkansen Info: https://www.jrailpass.com/shinkansen-bullet-trains https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2018.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen Where to activate JR Pass in Tokyo before taking Tokaido Shinkansen: OR Train to Cable Car to Bus!! About 2-2.5 hours ride. – Bus to Cable Car to Train to Shinkansen!! A bit of an odyssey. Shinkansen Timetable: http://www.shinkansen.co.jp/jikoku_hyo/en/sanyou/sdh_tokyo.html Shinkansen Info: https://www.jrailpass.com/shinkansen-bullet-trains – Nara Line (JR) from Kyoto Station - about 45 minutes – – Haruka Line from Kyoto Station - every 30 minutes – Sunset Beach by bus - https://ishigaki-tripassist.com/en/sunset-beach Bus Schedules - To the beach - 11:20am from Bus Terminal (find bus stop closest to the AirBNB) From the beach - last bus at 5:00pm
Tenkubashi Station to Sakuragicho Station, Yokohama Keikyū Airport/Main Line - ¥440 - about every 30 minutes – We will definitely be getting new eyeglasses while in Japan, probably while we are in Yokohama. Prices are very reasonable, so you might consider getting some if you can find a style you like. The whole process takes about an hour. – – MAY GO 7/28 or not at all depending on the weather. Daytrip to Hakone Ropeway to Lake Ashinoko (or next day, weather depending)* Hakone Komagatake Ropeway - spectacular views of Mt. Fuji and the surrounding area. Stops at Ōwakudani (大涌谷, lit. "Great Boiling Valley") sulfur fields for good-luck Kuro-tamago (Black Eggs) Terminates at Lake Ashinoko and Mt Komagatake – JR from Sakuragicho Station, Yokohama to Kamakura Station then Enoshima Electric Railway to Hase Station Yuigahama - Fun and festive beach with minimal waves and beach bars and restaurants within walking distance from our AirBNB. https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-kanagawa/in-kamakura/spot-lj0002320/ –
Events in July–August 2023
EARLY START!! Shinkansen to Osaka*
July 13, 2023
Tokyo Station
JR EAST Travel Service Center (Marunouchi North Exit)
7:30-20:30
Tokyo Station
JR Tokai Ticket Office (Yaesu Central Exit)
7:30-20:30
Shinagawa Station
Information Center (Central Ticket Gate)
9:00-19:00
Shinagawa Station
JR Tokai Ticket Office
9:00-19:00
EARLY START!! - Train to Koyasan*
July 15, 2023 EARLY START!! Bus/Cable Car/Train/Shinkansen to Kyoto*
July 17, 2023 EARLY START! - Train to Nara*
July 19, 2023 Train Return to Kyoto*
July 19, 2023 Train to Kansai International (Osaka) Airport (KIX)*
July 20, 2023 Beach Day - Ishigaki*
July 21, 2023 Train to Yokohama*
July 26, 2023
Get Eyeglasses*
July 26, 2023 Train to Hakone - EARLY START
July 27, 2023 Daytrip to Hakone (Weather Depending) - See Fujisan*
July 27, 2023
Return Train to Yokohama
July 27, 2023 Train to Kamakura*
July 29, 2023 Beach Day/Night - Yuigahama*
July 29, 2023 
Train to Tokyo
August 1, 2023 Narita Express to Airport
August 3, 2023
EARLY START!! Shinkansen to Osaka*
EARLY START!! - Train to Koyasan*
EARLY START!! Bus/Cable Car/Train/Shinkansen to Kyoto*
EARLY START! - Train to Nara*
Train Return to Kyoto*
Nara Station
Train to Kansai International (Osaka) Airport (KIX)*
Kyoto Station
Beach Day - Ishigaki*
Train to Yokohama*
Get Eyeglasses*
Train to Hakone - EARLY START
Daytrip to Hakone (Weather Depending) - See Fujisan*
Return Train to Yokohama
Train to Kamakura*
Beach Day/Night - Yuigahama*
Yuigahama Beach
Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 248-0014
Train to Tokyo
Narita Express to Airport