Day 1 in Japan

Fabulous breakfast at the Hotel Nikki, very Asian.  Next was the bullet train to Kyoto. Easy and fast. Checked into the Royal Park Hotel. Great location right in the middle of the shopping district. Had a great dinner at a pancake restaurant near us that a friendly Japanese young man had told us about on the train called, Okonomiyaki Kiraku.  Looked for a pub mentioned in the guide book in the Pontocho area. Never found it but lovely pedestrian area to walk around.