My hotel in Kyoto seems to have been invaded by middle-aged English Daily Mail readers, consequently all talk over breakfast is of the sushi muck on offer and the lack of toast.
My Japan Rail Pass expires today so it's a train ride back to Toyko to start the day. After checking into my hotel I visit the Ghibli Animation Museum which sounds a lot easier than it actually was. Tickets are not available where you would expect, i.e. at the museum door, but have to be purchased in advance from a machine, which can be found in specific shops, the machine only displays Japanese characters so just getting them is a mission that John Rambo would be loathe to take on. Having found the shop, the machine, navigated a dozen Japanese screens you are then given an option of only four time slots a day to visit – miss your time slot and you are not allowed in. To get to the Museum from central Tokyo requires two trains and a bus journey.
The museum itself is great, provided you have any interest in Japanese animation, if not I would avoid the two hours you'll spend in the place and the six hours it takes to get the tickets and find it.
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