Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
Why would you do two return day trips to Kyoto rather than one overnight trip? Unless your goal is to ride trains as much as possible (in which case you definitely want a JR pass), this seems to make little sense -- the hotel cost for that night needn't be that high.
I imagine that it does sound strange. My hotel in Tokyo is booked via an award the entire time I am there. I will probably not schedule back-to-back days in Kyoto as I want two shoot (photog) both morning and late evening.
I think that I will follow jib71's excellent advise. The JR pass will allow me shoot out to places not too distant from Tokyo during the week as well.
Thanks for everyone's input. I am greatly looking forward to spending a week in Japan with just me and my camera. First vacation in 5 years and very much needed.
