Hi,
We are visiting Kyoto for very short time, so tried to pack things for two days. Based on past discussions and some other posts, I was able to figure below. Our hotel is near to station :
**Day-1 :** Reach Kyoto in evening. After dropping luggage in hotel, if we have time then – From Kyoto station, taxi to Yasaka Shrine entrance gate and visit Hanami-koji. Later have dinner somewhere and back to hotel.
**Day-2 :** Train from Kyoto station to Nara. Take taxi from Nara station to Ukimido. Deer Park and then Todai-ji Temple. After spending here sometime, take taxi back to JR Nara station. (If not tired and have time, From Ukimido, another option is to walk slightly uphill to Kasuga Taisha, where there is a trail slightly downhill leading to Nigatsu-do, which offers views of Nara city). Get the train back and get down at Fushimi Inari Shrine. By end of day, get back to hotel.
**Day-3 :** From Kyoto station just take frequent rapid service JR commuter train to Arashiyama in 10 min direct. Get down at Saga-Arashiyama Station. Take taxi for 1 KM till Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. After visiting Bamboo forest, get the taxi to Kinkaku-ji. Spend 1 hour here. Then take taxi to Kita-Oji subway station. Get into train to Karasuma-Shijo station by subway. Then taxi to Kiyomizu temple. If time left, then walk to Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka, return to hotel.
**Day-4** : \[*Confusion day*\]. Our flight is rescheduled for this day. Out flight from Haneda is scheduled for 21:15. So we will get 16:00 flight from Osaka (ITM). To be on time, we will need to be at ITM airport by 15:00 by latest. That means, we will have time from 8:00 till we catch Osaka Airport Limousine Bus to reach at airport by/before 15:00, i.e. we will have 6 hours of extra time. I am debating between, if we should see some places in Kyoto itself or spend that time in Osaka, or adjust our previous 2 days plan and make it in 2.5 days. We can get direct bus to airport from Kyoto as well as Osaka. Or else, any half-day trip outside these areas?
Please advice, if above can work for Day-2 and Day-3 ? What would you suggest/edit?
Thanks
by abhisheks77