Not only Kyoto, but we have a lots of nice historical resort in west Japan. Shimane-Tottori area is 2.5 hours ride by super express train from Kyoto, where located in the cost of Japan sea. There's a desert! (Tottori-desert) There's a hot spring! (Tamazukuri-onsen) There's an origin of all shrine where god of Yamato(=Japan) decented! (Izumo-taisya) Go further west there's... more

