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Costs: Approximately 2,000-4,000 yen
Benefits: Convenient and cheap
Negatives: A bit claustrophobic
Although capsule hotels are quintessentially Japanese, the first capsule hotel was only built in 1979 by a chap in Osaka by the name of Kisho Kurokawa. The rates were a bit lower back then at about 1,600 yen.
Capsule hotels are often used by drunk busines-men, otherwise known as salary men, who realize too late they can’t make the last train home. I’ve seen quite a few of these staggering cases after a big night out at hostess bars or drinking sessions at Izakayas. I’ve also had a few friends stay there who thought it was practical to save a few bucks.
Many of the capsule hotels only accept men, but there are some which are exclusive to women. They have a communal bath where you can get naked with all the other guys who didn’t quite make it home.
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