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Apr 26 will be at swissotel nankai in Osaka. One whole day there. How do we get to shin Osaka to take Shinkansen to Kyoto? From that station on to nijo castle. Is the golden pavilion nearby?
Then we want to take a slower rapid train from Kyoto....where do we catch it? To himiji castle then how to get back to the swissotel nankai? I am not sure where or how to get to the golden pavilion.
Is this possible to do in one day?
This is a great forum!

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3918.html

The entrance of Nijo Castle is a short walk from Nijojo-mae Station along the Tozai Subway Line.
From Kyoto Station, take the Karasuma Subway Line to Karasuma-Oike Station and transfer to the Tozai Line to Nijojo-mae Station. The whole trip takes about 15-20 minutes and costs 260 yen. Alternatively, the castle can be reached from Kyoto Station by Kyoto City Bus numbers 9, 50 or 101 (15-20 minutes, 230 yen one way) or from Shijo-Kawaramachi by Kyoto City Bus number 12 (15 minutes, 230 yen one way).


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Kinkakuji can be accessed from Kyoto Station by direct Kyoto City Bus number 101 or 205 in about 40 minutes and for 230 yen. Alternatively, it can be faster and more reliable to take the Karasuma Subway Line to Kitaoji Station (15 minutes, 260 yen) and take a taxi (10 minutes, 1000-1200 yen) or bus (10 minutes, 230 yen, bus numbers 101, 102, 204 or 205) from there to Kinkakuji.