For the last week I've been making use of my one week Japan Rail Pass which allows you to travel for free on all the JR local trains and bullet trains except for the super-fast Nozomi trains. Our first stop was Kyoto which took about 3 hours to get to from Tokyo. Kyoto is the old capital of Japan and it was an interesting contrast from Tokyo as it was all old buildings and temples and was a lot more traditional. The hostel which we stayed in for the 3 nights we were there was also proper traditional with futon beds and low tables, it was very small too so seemed like we were basically staying in someone's house, plus, there was free breakfast every morning so that was a bonus! We spent most of the
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