Day 1 + arrival: Bamboo and bullet trains
Arrival I flew out on Sunday and it was very easy and stress free. The curse of the long name kicked in and I had to check in in person but that was fine. I foolishly got on the Airport railroad instead of the subway so paid extra for the express but hey I got there in plenty of time to check in and go through security. Jeju Air had been great at keeping me up to date with the delay and made sure I knew how to get to my gate (I had to catch a train to get to the 'Concourse'). Once we arrived in Osaka Kansai airport everyone got off row by row which was nicer then the usual scramble to get off a short haul flight in Europe! The QR code from Visit Japan made the whole immigration and customs part easy and signposting to the free shuttle bus to the train station in Terminal 1 was great! I got my cash out from a ATM in a convenience store in the Terminal and headed to the train station to get travel card and the express train to Kyoto. I had really tried to fin...