All aboard this train to Kyoto, Japan’s cultural capital where the glory and majesty of the past have been immaculately frozen in time for all to see. You’ll join your local host to catch the bullet train from Osaka, a journey which takes only 15 minutes to cover 56km! In Kyoto, your host will lead you along picturesque pathways and cobbled streets which are flanked by historic buildings - which are protected by law - making it a far cry from the skyscraper-dominated metropolises elsewhere. You could wander the woods in Arashiyama, on the western outskirts, where bamboo thickets shroud ancient shrines, or you could find yourself enthralled in a traditional tea ceremony at the in Gion, Kyoto’s famous geisha district.