BrianG wrote:
> I'm new to newsgroup, so sorry if this is request  is a bit basic. I'm
> hoping to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto - Hiroshima - on  to Osaka. Is this
> available by train. Is it cheaper to buy a ticket in U.K. before travel.
> Thanks Brian

Yes the route would be easily covered by trains (either the express 
trains or the higher speed shinkansen lines).

It would be easy enough to buy in Japan if your only destinations were 
as listed above. If you wanted to divert from your plans or have a 
longer schedule, then think about getting a Japan railpass while in the UK.

Regards Declan,
Okazaki, Aichi
http://www.yamasa.org