Kyoto in 2 days! Best temples | Shrines | Nishiki market - Where to stay? Gion Geisha district 

Sorry but I have to respectfully disagree with you on Kyoto. I had been to Kyoto 20 years ago. I just returned from Japan yesterday that included Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Kyoto was historically beautiful but a nightmare otherwise. It has devolved into a large tourist trap and I can see why they had to make laws involving the Geisha and those areas. An example of what I mean is transportation. First it is twice the cost of Tokyo for the subway/metro. The train cars are outdated technically and mechanically. And everything is difficult to access as opposed to Tokyo. In Tokyo I could simply look up a destination in google maps and it would tell me where to enter, what platform, where to leave, etc.... everything in the subway in Tokyo was clearly marked and even a non speaking Gaijin can find his way around even in Tokyo Central or in Shibuya. I want to add that I had been to Kyoto before and loved it. It is now going the way of Venice and you may want to go before they decide enough is enough and close off major areas to the public.