Is this really Day 1 or Day 2? I didn't make it into the Tokyo area until after midnight, and wasn't in my hotel in Ikebukuro until after 1 am.
Additionally, once I thought about it, it made sense to try to go to mass at 8 am in Roppongi. This would make it possible to get to Kyoto in the early afternoon, to be able to see more of daytime Kyoto. Working backwards, that meant...not a lot of sleep.
But, I made it! Got to Roppongi, and stashed my belongings in a coin locker. I got to sing with the 8 am choir, who mostly sang music out of the WLP Breaking Bread book. We were accompanied by an electric guitar.
Then, off to Shinagawa Station to pick up my JR Pass and head over to Kyoto. Pretty smooth pickup, and they even booked my Shinkansen to Kyoto for me, a short ride that will get me there under 3 hours on the Hikari.
I also picked up a very belated breakfast (bread plus milk coffee) and my ekiben. Not a lot of different choices at Shinagawa Station that I could find.
Well, I'll be in Kyoto soon for a reprise of one of my favorite unplanned portions of my first trip. More on that soon.
-- wake.eat.sleep