Kyoto

<p>Entrance of 9 hours capsule hotel in the heart of Kyoto.</p>

Entrance of 9 hours capsule hotel in the heart of Kyoto. (Photo: Mikhail Mozzhechkov)

Kyoto

Nine Hours Capsule Hotel

Space aged accommodation in Kawaramachi

Olga Jan 20, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>Entrance of 9 hours capsule hotel in the heart of Kyoto.</p>

<p>The building - no windows, no doors, full of people</p>

<p>Entrance of the dormitory</p>

<p>Your personal capsule has an outlet to charge your computer and mobile phone, as well as air conditioning.</p>

<p>Hotel's rental bicycles</p>

<p>The entrance of 9 hours hotel</p>

<p>Drawers for shoes are to the left of the entrance</p>

<p>Reception. Simple and some may even consider it stylish</p>

<p>For boys...</p>

<p>... and for girls elevators are different. And the floors are different. Well, that's to prevent molesting each other</p>

<p>Different floors for boys and girls.</p>

<p>Can't make a mistake. But than again... Is it an elevator or a toilet?</p>

<p>When the light is off it's not that romantic</p>

<p>The Matrix in reality</p>

Nine Hours is a capsule hotel that is unique to Japan. It features a large number of small sleeping cells arranged one above the other.

While you can't stand up in the capsule, you can pretty much do everything else. It is located near the major train stations and the Kyoto downtown entertainment area, such as Shijo Dori.

Olga

Olga @olga.kaneda

Living and freelancing in Japan since 2013. A big dog lover. Adores Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, Argentine tango, Spanish language, good coffee and Scottish shortbread.