Editing Kyoto (section)

====High-speed rail====
The [[Tokaidō Shinkansen]], operated by [[Central Japan Railway Company|JR Central]], provides [[high-speed rail]] service linking Kyoto with [[Nagoya]], [[Yokohama]], and [[Tokyo]] to the east and with nearby [[Osaka]] to the west. Beyond Osaka, many trains boarding at Kyoto continue on the [[San'yō Shinkansen]] route managed by JR West, providing access to cities including [[Kobe]], [[Okayama]], [[Hiroshima]], [[Kitakyushu]], and [[Fukuoka]]. The trip from Tokyo to Kyoto takes around 2.5 hours, and the trip from [[Hakata Station]] in Fukuoka to Kyoto takes just over three hours by the fastest train service [[Nozomi (train)|''Nozomi'']]. All Shinkansen trains stop at Kyōto Station, including [[Hikari (train)|''Hikari'']] and [[Kodama (train)|''Kodama'']] trains.