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Man In A Can: My Stay At A Japanese Capsule Hotel

Started by Gary Arndt · 10 months ago

Me in my rent-a-coffin. You can still sort of see the tan lines I had on my feet from wearing sandals for 7 months.

I found myself in Tokyo without a place to stay. The hostel I was staying at was booked for the weekend and every other hostel I could find online in the ... Continue reading »

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lina
1 year ago

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

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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?

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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?

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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)

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BroTee
1 year ago

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

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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....

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