Bonus for using JR Pass - Return Leg from Sapporo

The return trip from Sapporo to Tokyo would have cost me ¥29,480 without the JR pass and that is already more than the amount I have paid for the 7-Day pass!

Day 6 – 4 Nov. 2013 (Sapporo to Tokyo)

From	To	By	Cost	Time Taken	Remarks
Sapporo	Hakodate	Ltd. Express	¥8,080	211min	Taken
Hakodate	Shin-Aomori	Ltd. Express	¥4,830	130min	Taken
Shin-Aomori	Tokyo	Shinkansen	¥16,570	206min	Taken
Shin-Aomori	Omiya	Shinkansen	¥15,670	192min

Omiya

Nagano

Shinkansen

¥5,780

73min

Omiya

Niigata

Shinkansen

¥9,570

98min

Instead of going to Tokyo, I could have chosen to switch at Omiya (Saitama) Station for Shinkansen  Asama to go to Nagano or Shinkansen Toki to go to Niigata. Both places are famous for their mountains, ski and hot spring resorts - best for nature lovers. I must make it a point to visit either one or both of these places in my next visit to Japan.

Day 7 – 5 Nov. 2013 (Tokyo to Osaka)

From	To	By	Cost	Time Taken	Remarks
Tokyo	Shin-Osaka	Shinkansen	¥13,240	177min.	Taken
Shin-Osaka	Nishinomiya	JR Train	¥290	19min.	Taken

Day 8 – 6 Nov. 2013 (Osaka)

From	To	By	Cost	Time Taken	Remarks
Nishinomiya	Osaka	JR Train	¥290	15min.	Taken
Osaka	Nishinomiya	JR Train	¥290	19min.	Taken

The total cost of all the train trips taken during these 7 days (Day 2 to 8) would have been ¥88,490 but I paid only ¥28,300.