When I was first time in Japan some 20 years ago I was surprised that their superexpress trains go every 15-20 minutes… Now I use them without any limits, using my railpass.
I have been today to Himeji to visit the most magnificent Japaneese castle. The castle is really beautiful, especially that is surrounded by cherries in blossom -a lot of them! Entry to the castle cost 600 yen – it is worth to spend.
Then I took Hikari superexpress to Kyoto, to see again after years the big Buddhist temples near the station. Entry to Highashi and Nishi temples is still free but I found the biggest temple in Highashi covered by the special, modern roof. Temples are still impressive.
In the afternoon I took the Hikari back to Osaka – to see one more castle and famous aquarium – all in one day!
