Have you thought of the Airport Express to Tokyo central then the Bullet train to Kyoto? The time would not be much of a difference, rail ticket might be a bit more than the air fare but would get you there in much more comfort.
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Its beyond a joke that so few J seats are available on say QF these days to/from USA unless you book near a year out, of course gong through say KUL or HKG is an option or use points to HNL then to mainland from there or the reverse, then J seats are not so hard to find.
I found 2 x QF reward seat SYD-DFW next year 1 x J and 1 x F on same day. I can also see it on BA as available as well
Have other members found this to be accurate to be able to book both ?
Would appreciate any help / guidance. Looking to redeem my first AA award
On 2 sites yes, should be able to book QF AA direct online, if not call, don't wait.