Japan Day 9: Odawara, Mishima, and Hakone
January 9. Instagram All good things come to an end, and hanging out with Vivian ends today, sadly. My train leaves Tokyo station at 6:26am, so, as per usual on my trip, Checkout happens so early there usually isn't someone even at the front desk. Conveniently though, most hotels have an automatic checkout machine that just eats the room key, making this process super efficient. The tricky thing I know about going into today is timing. This is the night I booked the super fancy Ryokan, and check in is at 3pm. Typically, I've been going to the hotel in the morning, dropping bags and running around until about 7-8pm, but in this case, I actually want to be at my hotel at 3pm and stay there for the rest of the day. Dinner is on a strict schedule at the Ryokan as well, so if I don't arrive by 6pm the latest, I might miss out on my meal. Meanwhile, there's a few sights in the area I'd like to see, which includes some of the art museums in Gora. What I learned on ...