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			<comment><![CDATA[Waiting at the JR Station in Kyoto to board the Shinkansen to Tokyo. ]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[There are three different JR Trains to Tokyo, the Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama - the first being the fastest. We had the JR pass which is only valid in the latter two and we took the Hikari.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo. It takes about 2 hours and 10 minutes to get to Tokyo. The train ride is very smooth and comfortable. And yes they do arrive exactly on the scheduled minute!]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Kyoto suburbs from the Hikari Shinkansen to Tokyo.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Aboard the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Tokyo.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niles took a nap in the stroller while we rested up on the train. Just in the morning we had been walking around Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[We saw a lot of farm lands between Kyoto and Tokyo.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Soccer game in progress. From the Shinkansen to Tokyo.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Before arriving at Tokyo.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niley peeking out the window from the train as we approach Tokyo.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[We got to Tokyo around 4:30 in the afternoon and had to take two subways - the Yamanote and Ginza lines - to get to Asakusa. We stayed in <a href="http://www.itcj.or.jp/facility/3/facil/313003.html">Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu</a>, a japanese style hotel. ]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The room was much smaller than the one we had in Kyoto and the three mattresses on the floor pretty much filled the room.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The room had pretty decent amenities and with the going rate around 15000 yen per night, it was a good place to stay. The subway station to Ginza line is just a few minutes away and so is the water-bus (ferry) from Hinode to Asakusa.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The hotel serves both western and japanese breakfasts in the morning and is a great way to start before going out to explore. We were pleasantly surprised that they also had 24 hour free internet access.]]></comment>
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