New Miyako Hotel

... largest array of hot springs, but the ones they have a very quiet and peaceful. Its a very good ryokan for the money. New Miyako Hotel: This had a great location down the street from Kyoto Station. The room wasn't the nicest, but was about the same size ...

... No biggie - as the Shinkansen departs every ½ hour or so, and we just have to figure out when we can leave. The New Miyako Hotel in Kyoto is not new.  Nor is it anywhere near the quality of the Sheraton Miyako in Tokyo.  MUCH smaller, ...

... . This tour took us to Nishi-Honganji Temple instead. There are several pick-up points and we joined the tour from New Miyako Hotel. This hotel is just outside the Hachijo exit of the JR Kyoto station. The cost; 11,600 yen pp including lunch.Our guide was ...

The third day, the highlight, was a trip to Mount Fuji. After we assembled at New Miyako hotel, we were taken to the Shinkansen station to go to Odawara station. There, we were taken to Hakone and Lake Ashi, a place famed for its view of Mt Fuji and ...

... throughout the city. Checked in the room by 1:00 and was in desperate need of food.  Unfortunately, the Sheraton Miyako hotel isn't really within walking distance of anything. Luckily, the hotel provides a free shuttle to the nearest major train and ...

Tokyo!  Wow, what a great city!  After traveling for over 20 hours and grabbing a bite, we all collapsed at the hotel.  Of course, I was up exactly 8 hours later, while I waited and waited for Sue and the kids to wake.  After 12 hours ...

... past 3 days!! All I can tell you about Japan so far is that its very humid, it looks amasing out of my hotel window, Matt assures me the shops are awesome (he has been amasing running to fetch water and supplies) and communication is very difficult ...

... extremely unpromising backdrop: the sky was grey and pouring rain so hard that marble-sized circles were appearing and reappearing in the hotel garden’s pond.   I love rainy days.  When I take pictures in the rain, the trees look so green. ...

... interested in ignoring them.  So I did the usual: bought some souvenirs, bought some food and dragged myself back to the hotel to rest up for tomorrow.  Dragging all this baggage back to Tokyo and onto a plane will require some effort and a ...

... booked us tickets for the last show on Monday. We arrived in good time at the arena to ensure decent seats as the `Miyako Odori` is extremely popular, and sure enough our view was spot on. Andrea was particularly excited as she`s written geisha-related ...

... , domestic paradise. The New Year's holidays, Golden Week and most of the summer see the main island (and others in the Miyako and Yaeyama groups) swamped with package tourists all convinced by the marketing of its tropical bounty. The reality - with its ...

... had on our flight!  (did I mention how much the flight sucked?)  Sekine-san got us to our hotel quickly and smoothly.  The Sheraton Miyako near the Meguro station was very nice, but after settling in we were quickly off to explore and find ...

Hi All, This I reckon will be our last blog, as we are home the day after tomorrow! Both exciting and very sad. It really has been the trip of a lifetime and we are both very sad it is ending. Although it has been the best time of our lives we will be ...

Click on the photo to see pictures of Kyoto, Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka, Kamakura, and Hakone - Lake Ashi area. Japan Trip October ...