Planning Brief Trip to Kyoto

Next Monday night I'll be in Kyoto with many people (including my parents who will be visiting) to experience some tourism and see famous cherry-blossom viewing places.
The bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto covers 513 km (318.7 mi) in 2 hrs. and 11 min - thus I'll be zooming along at an average speed of 147mph (of course, this isn't taking the occasional stop into account), so should be a fun, albeit short, time!