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Thanks guys for the quick replies. It's good to know that my JR Pass can be used almos everywhere. I just wasn't sure if the circle lines belonged to JR. *blush* Found a school offering English lessons for boarding at Nozawa and they charge 4000 yen for a full day so yay. Can anyone advise if I should stay put at Nozawa Onsen for all of 6 days or will it be worth to explore another area? I have one roller bag containing 2 weeks worth of clothing to bring with me. That's not too much for traveling on the trains and buses right?

Oh! And have a nice long weekend guys. HAPPY NEW YEAR! And thanks again ....

Hello SJ'ers, My hubby and I will be in Tokyo for 2 weeks starting Jan 21st and have decided on devoting 6 or 7 days to the mountains afterwhich we'll mosey on down to Osaka and then back to Tokyo for our flight home. Will be purchasing the JR Rail Pass so getting around shouldn't be much of a problem but I've been trying to find out if the JR Pass includes access to the Tokyo Circle or the Osaka City line. If anyone can tell me for sure it'll be great. I also understand that traveling to the mountains usually entails another train or bus ride from the Skinkansen. Will my JR pass cover