Originally Posted by kzap

I plan to spend 7 days in Japan and arrive/leave at HND, not sure if JR Pass will work for all my plans and be worth it, been checking Hyperdia

- Tokyo Monorail - JR Pass
- Nikko - Will the JR Pass cover me here?

Yes. There are two routes, one of which is via JR

- Hakone - I can get to Hakone w/ JR Pass but the rest of the area I need a pass?

Correct. Or just pay cash as you go.

- Kyoto - Hikari JR Pass
- Arashiyama - Can i use JR pass for going around Kyoto?

It would not be much use. Better to get a Suica card for local
Tokyo and use it in Kyoto for subways and buses.

- Nara - Can I use JR Pass here?

yes. The JR local line goes to/from JR-Kyoto to JR-Nara.

- Kyoto to Tokyo to HND - JR Pass covered