Capsule Hotels

Capsule Hotel

Due to demand, I have decided to post about my experience in the capsule hotel in Tokyo. So, as you might have seen in the picture, you sleep in a pod. Inside the pod, there is a small TV, a radio and a light. There is also a wooden screen that you can pull down to keep the hallway light out of your pod.
Traditionally, capsule hotels have only been for men. The one we stayed in was the only one we could find that would allow women. Even so, of the 9 floors and the 30 pods on each floor, only one floor was for women. When we entered, we were given sheets, a towel and a yukata. A yukata is a summer kimono. It kind of looks like a hospital gown but fits better and comes with pants. The left side of the top goes over the right and is tied on the side. Wearing the yukata right over left is considered bad luck- dead people wear the yukata that way.
Anyway- we placed our bags in the luggage room as there was no place to store it in the pods. When I got up to my floor, there was a locker where I could put the belongings that I would need for my stay, such as toiletries, nightwear and a change of clothes for the following day. It must also be mentioned that, as in most Japanese hotels/hotels, no shoes were allowed, so we were given slippers to wear.
Time is running out on the coin-operated internet.
They had a hot bath on the top floor. Separate ones for each gender and you lay in the bath naked and soak. This is a communal thing. I had my soak with a twenty-something year old woman from Italy. First, you must rinse yourself and make sure there is no soap on your body before you soak.