We dragged ourselves outside of bed at 7 am, far too soon after going to bed. After getting ready, we had our pre-breakfast (a waffle for Jess, a rice-nori triangle with plum and a cellophane noodle bowl with egg, chicken and veggies for Jer). We quickly packed up our last few things and checked out, then we headed down to Kyoto station to put our luggage in lockers and do our last bit of sightseeing in Japan.
First, though, we stopped into Pronto, a Japanese coffeeshop, for breakfast. Jess had a slice of tomato "pizza" on bread and a sugared donut knot, both of which were tasty. Jer had a curry donut (yes, curry-filled) and a "germination unpolished rice bread (ham & mayonnaise)"; the latter was better than the former.
Fortified, we headed off for Sansusangendo to see the 1001 Kannons. No, really, the building (the 
longest wooden structure in Japan) houses a large gilded statue of the goddess Kannon, flanked by 500 smaller gilded Kannon statues on each side. In addition, there are statues of the 28 guardians of Buddhism, and the gods of thunder and wind. It was an awesome sight. We were sad not to be able to photograph it, but we bought an excellent picture book (whose text, unfortunately, is in Japanese).
After admiring the statues and the historical displays (including a description of the annual archery tournament, which used to include a 24-hour component), we took the bus over to the Costume Museum. It's a one-room museum depicting a famous story, the "Tale of Genji". Sadly, we didn't understand the story, but that didn't stop us from admiring the dolls in their elaborate kimono, happi coats, etc. The real reason for our visit, though, was the opportunity to try on a kimono (albeit one without an obi, makeup, etc.). We were the only people there, so the museum attendant helpfully dressed Jess and posed her for various pictures. It was very fun, and much quicker and cheaper than the maiko studios.
Running late, we walked back to Kyoto station (as there were no buses handy), got sushi eki-ben and desserts in the food hall, grabbed our luggage, and got tickets on the Haruka express train to the airport. Jess wasn't particularly fond of her eki-ben, though it did give her an opportunity to try pressed sushi. Jer thought his eki-ben was fine, though the section which looked like noodles topped with shrimp and other goodies turned out to be strips of crepe (though the goodies were as pictured). The highlight of lunch, though, was dessert, as we had bought fruit sandwiches. We'd seen these in various plastic food displays, so when the opportunity arose we had to try them. They turned out to be better than we had expected: mango, kiwi and strawberry pieces on white bread that had been slathered in whipped cream.
We arrived at Kansai International Airport, got checked in and proceeded to our terminal. We blew most of our remaining yen (¥740) on candies and drinks, before boarding our flight. It was 11-1/2 hours, and we watched movies ("The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Producers"), read books and dozed (though Jess slept more than Jer). Feeling groggy, we managed to deplane, get through immigration and customs, and find our flight to La Guardia with no difficulties. Onboard, Jess read, journaled and napped, while Jer devoted himself to making up for his lack of sleep on the trans-Pacific flight.