Capsule hotel

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Capsule Hotel in Osaka (Japan)
Capsule number 383 of a capsule hotel in Osaka: The box at the top left contains a television set. The television, air conditioning and lights are controlled from the desk at the rear left. At the top you can see a piece of the pull-down screen. On the left edge of the picture you can see the iron frame of the ladder with which one climbs into the capsule.

A capsule hotel ( カ プ セ ル ホ テ ル kapuseru hoteru ; occasionally honeycomb hotel or locker hotel , derogatory coffin hotel ) is a type of hotel that is widespread , especially in Japan, which arose from the need for inexpensive accommodation in cities with a large lack of space. Most Japanese capsule hotels are located in red light districts near major train stations . Many capsule hotels are only open to men. There is also a hotel of this type in Shanghai.

Business travelers in particular use capsule hotels, as the accommodation costs are significantly lower than in conventional hotels. In some hotels there is a restaurant, but at least the machines for drinks and snacks that are common in Japan are available. Sometimes you have access to Japanese baths, so-called onsen , whereby people with tattoos are sometimes excluded from use.

In capsule hotels, the "rooms" usually consist of small plastic cabins with a floor area of ​​around 2 m² and a height of 1.20 m. In the capsules there is a mattress as well as a television and a radio . Some of them are also air-conditioned. The capsules do not have a real door, only a curtain separates them from the common areas. There are communal facilities for toilets, sinks and the like.

The first capsule hotel opened in Osaka, Japan , in 1979 .

In the meantime, there are very modern capsule hotels that look a bit more upscale, but are even narrower and lower, without media equipment, but with a door and air conditioning.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Introduction to the aids in Japanese studies Traveling in Japan - Accommodation ( Memento from January 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) In: uni-marburg.de
  2. ↑ Helmut Kretzl: Fourth floor, capsule 459. In: wienerzeitung.at. June 28, 2002, accessed January 2, 2015 .
  3. ^ A b Claudia: Sleeping in the coffin hotel and underwear from the machine. In: Reise.germanblogs.de. July 10, 2006, accessed January 2, 2015 .
  4. ^ Marie-Luise Angerer: Future Bodies. Springer, 2002, ISBN 9783211837788 , p. 165. Limited preview in Google book search
  5. ↑ Shanghai Capsule Hotel on YouTube , January 17, 2011
  6. ↑ コ ト ブ キ. In: kotobuki.co.jp. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010 ; accessed on January 2, 2015 .

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