Thank God I’m not claustrophobic.

29Jul09

While randomly surfing as I so often do, I happened to come across what Japan calls the “Capsule Inn”. The digital center of Japan, the town Akihabara is what holds host to this strange hotel. I can honestly say it is one of the bizarrest things I have ever found online. Internet: 1, Allison: zip. So far. Carrying on, the hotel is devided into seperate floors for men and women, for reasons that seem obvious enough. Especially after you see the size of a capsule.

Each capsule is just big enough to comfortably fit one person. That’s the bed as well, and a mounted television unit. Oh, and an alarm clock, though that hardly takes up space. As mentioned where I found this strange style for a hotel, each unit is about the size of a jetplane cockpit. And I figure about as comfortable. Outside of the capsules is the lounge area and a bath area, both of which are normal for any hotel to carry. Ratings go for about 4,000 Yen a night in the capsule, and I’ve gotta say that I do believe I would pay that for the experience. Other hotels go from 8,000-12,000 Yen.

Here’s an image so you can get a basic idea. That’s pretty much it for now. I’m still waiting on that tablet, but in the mean time I’ll keep on surfing and bringing you the random stuff I find. I’m totally chalking this up on my Bucket List.