[reustle]

Yeah 4 hours by bullet train, and $185 each way. Plenty of people haven't been there.

[dietrichepp]

Tourists would at most spend $267 for the seven-day JR pass.

[duhast]

Just as a reminder for people interested in buying JR pass: 1) not all trains all included (fastest Shinkansen Nozomi is not for example) 2) can't be bought in Japan 3) valid for 7/14/21 days from the first use

More info here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/en/about_jrp.html