In Japan, half an hour of solitude sells for $5.5 (7 photos)

Sleeping pods have been installed in Tokyo. Sounds normal, capsule hotels are a Japanese invention. Only this...horizontal capsules! In which it is suggested to sleep standing.





News of these capsules caused outrage around the world. Well, except for the Japanese, who even liked it. It is obvious that it was built according to their mentality.

What is this sleep capsule and why?



And this is from the advertising brochure for this capsule, look how neatly and happily it... stands?

It is understood that you can sleep for an hour during the day by running into a cafe or small grocery store where a couple of these capsules are located.

30 minutes of sleep in such a torture chamber costs 5.5 dollars. Not that much money, you say? In fact, it's like two cups of coffee in a cafe. And it’s already four o’clock.





Capsules of two types - forest (wooden) and space, hi-tech type

By the way, a night in a capsule hotel will cost only $26. And you can still lie there!

And these are also promotional prices to build a customer base.

What amused me most was the diametrical reaction of the Japanese and foreigners.

Reaction of foreigners



They say Google used to have sleep pods

“Only in Japan could they come up with a non-existent problem and solve it so brilliantly.”

“What a stylish medieval torture device.” Logically, many curious foreigners tried to spend half an hour in the capsule and, due to their height, could not even sit there.

Considering that the Japanese have grown by 8 centimeters over the past 60 years, I absolutely cannot understand the habit of Japanese designers to save space as if all Japanese were still 160 centimeters tall. Maybe someone will already tell them that times have changed?



A capsule hotel against the backdrop of standing sleep now seems like the height of humanism

Japanese reaction

They liked it. In Japan, there is a critical lack of personal space. I have already written about the phenomenon that the Japanese often rent a car in car sharing, but do not go anywhere.

They just need half an hour to put on makeup before an interview, sleep for an hour outside the office or before working part-time. And they really liked this sleeping module for half an hour.



I don’t understand, well, put the same tiered beds, it’s harmful to sleep standing. Even elephants lie down!

Moreover, standing there you can really read, talk with someone or let the girls put on makeup.

Japanese companies have taken note of their experience and are planning to install such vertical capsules in their offices for employees. After all, it is not forbidden to take a nap during the lunch break.



Some cafes have long had boxes for one, why squeeze a person even more tightly?

I would not like this idea to continue to spread to the masses. These capsules are too cramped, and really feel like torture. If only they were the size of a payphone booth.

Yes, and a little expensive. Or what do you think is the normal price for half an hour of solitude in Japan?