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With incredible perks like food, alcohol, onsen and Wi-Fi included, you can live here long-term without having to spend money on anything else!
Architectural landmark will soon be gone forever, but there’s still a chance of preserving its history for the future.
We move into a capsule apartment in the iconic landmark, and find out it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
Food, shelter, shower, and laundry. Everything you need, and for just 2,140 yen (US$19.80) a day.
The brand-new Hotel Zen Tokyo broadens our consciousness of what’s possible in a micro hotel.
Welcome to a dreamworld where you can stay up all night reading manga on a bed inside a bookshelf.
Starkly striking wabi-sabi sensibilities are the perfect match for this micro-hotel in the heart of Tokyo.
Hotel admits up front that you probably won’t get much sleep, but will thoroughly enjoy your stay anyway.
Do-C provides Löyly and a warm pillar for an authentic Finnish sauna experience you won’t find anywhere else in Japan.
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