Originally Posted by
railroadtycoon
...The Hikari Railstar runs west of Osaka, for Tokyo-Kyoto-Tokyo regular "Hikari Shinkansen" trains run.
You're right. Brain f*rt on my part.
My reasoning on activating the pass to include the last 7 days of the visit (including the day of departure) is to permit its use for JR travel in and around Tokyo before leaving for Kyoto. Might as well get full use out of it.
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