Japan Day 10: Nagoya
January 10. Instagram You know what's the best thing about spending the night at a hot spring is? Waking up at one. Breakfast was served at 7:30am, and it was all together served as one meal, but essentially could be broken down into three separate courses. So much food, so delicious. Hakone was a big surprise, because I knew the hot springs were legit, but I wasn't expecting all the extras that happened as well, between Lake Ashi, the Skywalk, and all the historic sights in the area, it made for a very pleasant day with the perfect night cap. But as all good things must come to an end, I have a shuttle that will pick me up across the bridge and take me to Odawara station, where my train to Nagoya will be leaving at 10:08am. Nagoya is the central location for all the JR trains in Japan: it's 1,200km to Sapporo all the way north, and 1,100km to Kagoshima to the southwest. Nagoya Station is also the largest train station in the world by floor space, at 410,000m^2. ...