Seoul, Kyoto, & Osaka Journal. June 12th, 2026
Gimpo Int’l Airport, Kansai Int’l Airport, New Hankyu Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto Station MAP Went down to the lobby at around 7:00 am & asked them to call us a cab. They got us one that was already waiting out front. It took around 36 minutes to get to the Gimpo Int'l terminal. We arrived an hour before check in. The airline name changes at the counters, depending on which airline was doing check-ins. We were a little confused at first because we didn’t see a dedicated Peach counter. The flight was early, about 15 min and they didn’t hand out any peach candy! Took the shuttle from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. I got a sandwich, musubi and a bottle of mugicha (barley tea) at Lawson. At the JR ticket office there were two queues: a long queue for visitors and no line at all for residents. I told the a the guy at the entrance 京都まで (to Kyoto) and he put me in the resident queue with no wait rather than the visitor queue! That saved a lot of time so we made the 1414 Haruka Limited Express with ...