I enjoyed your article "Searching for the Heart of Old Japan" (Jan. 31), especially since I have recently returned from a 12-day walking tour of Kyoto through Esprit Travel, which I found in one of the Times' Tours & Cruises columns.
Not only did I avoid all of your author's frustrations and disappointments, but I was able to find the essence of what she was apparently looking for: a deep experience of the authentic heart of old Japan.
