It was the first time for me to go to a real "ryokan" so lot's of surprises were in store for me!
I hadn't eaten lunch that day, so by the time we arrived in Izu, I was starving. I think we arrived somewhere around 4pm, and my friend suggested we eat a light snack so that we'd have room for dinner. At this point, I was so hungry I didn't heed to that warning, since I didn't know what it was supposed to mean, and I kept snacking on whatever I could get my hands on.
Around 6pm, dinner got served in our room, which was the ryokan style.
They serve the food in small plates, but then the plates all add up. They kept coming back to the room over and over again to serve more food! After about the 4th time they came back, I was asking my friend how much do they think we can eat?! It felt like a 20-course meal. My friend then tells me "what? You didn't know they serve lot's of food at ryokans?! I was wondering why you kept snacking away when we had this huge dinner waiting for us!"
So now I know, when you go to ryokans, they serve a 3-person meal for each person, so it's best to go in with an empty stomach!
