I remember my first trip to Japan in 2012 and it being a bad deal then. Not sure if this has changed but there was no "one" JR Pass either - you had to either c

I remember my first trip to Japan in 2012 and it being a bad deal then. Not sure if this has changed but there was no "one" JR Pass either - you had to either choose JR East or JR West. If I were doing it again in 2024 I wouldn't bother, especially if my plans were to explore Tokyo and Osaka with day trips to Kyoto and Nara inbetween.