Thank you Sharon - this is good news and I look forward to seeing a FT trip review. We recently stayed at the Osaka Marriott Miyako adjacent to the Tennoji station (best Marriott stay ever!) which was very convenient for subway and the train to the airport, but we had to take a local train from there to the Shin-Osaka station for the bullet trains. This Courtyard should be very popular for exploring central and western Japan.