rising sun diaries, day 9
this time i really have to wake up early as my flight will be leaving at 6.35am tomorrow morning and i have to check in 24 hours before departure to once again secure an emergency row seat. unfortunately the japanese beat me to it and i end up with a really bad seat and an offer from british airways to buy an upgrade to premium economy for ‘only’ 921.50 pounds. no thanks.
after a few more hours of sleep i check out of the hotel and start my last day in tokyo. and what better way to end this trip than with another rollercoaster ride and another visit to a japanese spa? interestingly enough you are not allowed to enter the spa if you have any (!) tattoos. once inside i’m just in time to grab a ticket (!) to their ‘finnish style’ sauna where at 68 degrees (!) i’m the only one left after little more than 10 minutes.
a few more hours of relaxation and then its time to head to the airport where my original plan was to check in my luggage and then spend the rest of the night relaxing in the lounge. however check-in is closed until 4am and the lounge doesn’t open until 4.30am so i spend my last night in japan in the least glamourous way possible with a few cans of beers and stale sandwiches from the convenient store trying and failing to get some sleep on a bench in front of the check-in hall…
