I ended a trip to Tokyo with an experience on my Japan bucket list — a night in a capsule hotel. For $50, I slept at the Nine Hours Narita Airport, a pod hotel inside the airport. The sleep wasn't ...

I spent a night in a capsule hotel in Japan. It was cheap, but it was also some of the worst sleep I had on my 14-day trip. Capsule hotels originated in Japan, so I insisted on staying in one on my ...

I stayed in the world’s first capsule hotel bus a literal hotel on wheels! My travels have included various capsule hotels in Asia, like the world's best capsule hotel for $9/night, a comparison of ...

Capsule hotels are commonplace in Tokyo, but the recently renovated ºC (Do-C) Ebisu hopes to stand out from the pack with its contemporary Finnish-inspired design. Conceived by Tokyo-based Schemata ...

In this video, I compare two capsule hotels in Tokyo: a budget option with basic tiny pods and a more luxurious alternative offering upscale accommodations. Join me as I share insights on whether ...

Would you sleep in a sleek, spotless hotel room that's no bigger than a tent? At the 9 Hours capsule hotel in Tokyo, travelers get Japanese service and precision without paying for all the wasted ...

IWOKE with a start about 5 a.m., my elbow knocking against a plastic wall as I turned over. Why, I wondered, was I sleeping in an MRI machine? I wasn’t. I was in Capsule 2052, a lower, at Capsule ...

TOKYO – Tokyo is known for being densely populated and crowded. Living space is at a premium; hotel rooms are small or expensive or both. Enter the capsule hotel, where a tube-like pod barely bigger ...

TOKYO >> Two firms opened a women-only capsule hotel in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward this summer in an effort to meet a need for simple and reasonable accommodation for women. The seven-story hotel — Nine ...

Maybe you are going to Japan. Maybe you’re not, but one day, you hope to. There is an array of options—from fancy hotels and traditional inns to more budget-priced lodging. Or, perhaps, you just ...