Day 0 - Arrive in Osaka / Kyoto

The service on Japan Airlines was great! We lucked out with the two middle seats remaining empty.

Megan thought the JAL food on the plane was yummy.

On the Haruka train from Kansai airport in Osaka to Kyoto station. We’re exhausted by this time, and A is knocked out!

I thought this is the HVAC control. Nope, it actually controls the hot tub in the bathroom.

Our plane landed in Kansai airport at around 7pm. We picked up our wifi router from the Ninja Wifi counter which is just to the right of the customs exit, and followed the sign to the JR train station. There are machines at the train station where you can buy the ICOCA cards, which is the most popular IC card around Osaka & Kyoto, and use ICOCA to purchase a train ticket to Kyoto station. We walked into the ticket counter instead to make sure we learn of the options and get the right tickets. We opted for seats with no reserved seats, which worked out well as it was quite empty.

Once arriving at Kyoto station, you can hop on to the subway to get to your hotel. We stayed at the R&Run Service Apartments and really liked it here. The location is great, close to Nishiki Market, although it was about a 8-10min walk from the nearest subway station.