Woke up to a beautiful sunrise out the window, we ate breakfast in our private dining room and then squeezed every last moment we could of the spa in the room before checking out. Instead of taking the van back to Gora station, we decided to take the cable car down. We thought it was… Continue reading Day 6 – Hakone to Tokyo
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Day 4 – Kyoto to Osaka
Knowing that we were leaving Kyoto for Osaka later in the day, we got up early, had breakfast, checked out but left our bags at the hotel and headed for the train station. We weren’t heading for a bullet train, we were making our way to the local JR train to take us to Arashiyama which is… Continue reading Day 4 – Kyoto to Osaka
Day 2 – Tokyo to Kyoto
Sleep came easily at the Courtyard by Marriott near Tokyo Station, but we knew it had only been a short stay when the guy who checked us in also checked us out. It takes about three and a half hours to get to Kyoto from Tokyo by Shinkansen (Bullet Train), so we wanted to get… Continue reading Day 2 – Tokyo to Kyoto