On Nov 4, 7:16*pm, wrote:
I am going to Tokyo on business, and shall arive fairly early on
Saturday, half blotto. *I should like to visit some gardens, but
wasn't very impressed by the Tokyo ones when I was last there
(with one exception). *I should also be interested to ride the
bullet train.

So, does anyone have any suggestion of good gardens to visit that
can be visited in c. 6 hours from Tokyo, without too much hassle
(which I won't be able to handle in that state)?

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

More resources which I always offer to travellers to Japan:
http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi

And one to print out, A3-size in colour, if you can for poring-over...

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/info/map_a4ol.pdf (I know there are other
train lines, but JR is easier in general, for non-natives, IMHO).