Originally Posted by
skyman_mark
I plan to visit Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and Hiroshima if you have any other "touristy" advice to offer. I'm doing it on the cheap - JR Pass, hostels and such...Thanks!
Hana Hostel in Hiroshima is nice. It's a private room (single or double) and costs only 3700 yen. Since you will go to Hiroshima, you might want to go to Miyajima as well - 25 minutes from JR Hiroshima on the local JR train. The JR ferry from the mainland to the island is covered by the JR pass.