DISQUS

lina · 1 year ago

I didn't know they have communal showers! I thought they had individual stalls. I learn something new today

Bietz's Friend Pete · 1 year ago

This is probably a silly question, but did you bring your own bedsheet with you on this trip?

Jen · 1 year ago

I totally agree. I would rather stay in a capsule hotel than in a hostel. However I didn't know capsule hotels had stores and communal showers! Interesting... So, do capsule hotels always have openings?

Gary Arndt · 1 year ago

@Pete: I have a small sleeping bag liner type thing but I have never used it yet. I have yet to be somewhere that doesn't change the sheets. I have resigned myself to living conditions far beyond I was accustomed to before I left, so I just don't worry about it anymore.

@Jen: As far as I can tell, your best bet to find an open bed is a capsule hotel. Just check Hostelworld.com for open spaces any weekend in the Tokyo area. At least the time I was there, it was the only thing available. Its hard to stay in them if you are traveling with another person, especially a male and female (I did see two western women at the hotel while I was there, however)

BroTee · 1 year ago

This is quite an experience. I enjoy reading your post. Please, keep posting. Cheers

benhurjun · 1 year ago

There is one experience I find funny in Japanese communal showers: Liquid soaps, shampoos and conditioners are placed side by side. But since the labels are in Japanese, you can't tell which is which. So I was guessing and hoping that my guesses were right....