A bit overwhelming to try and clear through this experience in one sitting. I'm going to take it a day at a time (and by that I mean the trip days) and see how it goes getting it all written down.
We arrived in Kyoto after 24 hours of travel. Flight to Seattle, then Tokyo, then from Tokyo to Osaka on a "discount" Japanese airline called Star Flyer. I thought it was actually really nice and all black styling super posh! Then about an hour van ride into Kyoto. Big time effort but worth it!