re: Vietnam and Japan Advice

I stayed at an onsen north of Kyoto next to a lake, it was amazing and easily accessible from Kyoto station. As stated previously, Kyoto is full of temples and shrines, the bus system is very efficient and can get you from one side of the city to the other. If you are planning on taking the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo I hope you already have the jr pass. Jr pass also works on many train lines within Kyoto and Tokyo. Tokyo is busy busy busy, pick certain things you want to do and don’t try to do too much. Some of their rail stations are immense and getting from place to place can take awhile even though the trains are very punctual. Have a great time, I loved Japan.