Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
As you must have already heard from others, Osaka seems not so exciting once you have been to Tokyo unless you plan to use that time to make a longish day trip to Hiroshima peace park and Miyajima.
In that case, a JR pass will be a good deal if it can cover the Tokyo -- Kyoto trip as well as the trip to/from Hiroshima.
As it turns out, during our 3 nights in Osaka I'm planning a long day trip to Mt. Koya and a shorter day trip to see Himeji Castle from Osaka. I also think I might include a steak dinner at Aragawa Kobe while in Osaka. I'm not sure whether I'll even bother to go to Hiroshima, actually.