Kyoto in five days: five axes, then the outer ring
Higashiyama, Arashiyama, Fushimi, Kinkaku, Ginkaku — one day each; reorder by hotel, never merge axes. From day six, Ohara or Uji. Sleep Kawaramachi or station — no nightly hotel hops. Osaka’s day-trip is an Umeda/Namba sample; five full axes live here.