Day trip to Ise Jingu

My family and I will be visiting Tokyo for a few days before heading for Kyoto. But before going to Kyoto, we’d like to visit Ise Jingu Shrine. From the map, I gather that it's in between the two cities. Is it possible to leave Tokyo, go see Ise Jingu Shrine, and be in Kyoto that night? And how do I do that?

 

It is possible, but you’ll need to leave in the early morning to make it work as it takes about 3.5 hours to get there. So you get on the Shinkansen from Tokyo station, you’ll need to get off at Nagoya station, and then change trains to the Kintetsu line Limited Express train (Ise-Shima Liner) to Iseshi station. You should make a reservation for this train. http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/about/limited_express/type.html

It's about a 5 min. walk to the outermost part (Geku) of Ise Jingu Shrine from Iseshi station. And it’ll take another hour for you to make your way to the innermost part (Naiku) so be prepared to spend several hours there. In the evening, take the Ise-Shima Liner back to Nagoya station, and take the Shinkansen to Kyoto.