tokyo the teeming metropolis mega city of japan is home to an estimated 9.2 million people
its energy and ability to offer near endless distraction fruitful or frivolous to all who walk
down its busy streets is near legendary one such experience that has a uniquely japanese feel to it
is staying at a capsule hotel whoever finds themselves laying down in one of these dystopic
tubes at the end of the night be that a weary salary man or whoever else would be hard-pressed
not to feel at least a little like their life now in some ways resembled a futuristic novel
it is to explore that freaky phenomenon that we have made our way down to tokyo today
welcome to the video guys i have found my way downtown in tokyo today in shinjuku
or more specifically one stop away to shin okubo to explore the nine hour capsule hotel
now you're gonna find other capsule hotels are gonna be cheaper than this one at about 3000 yen
this one clocks in at 5700 but what you're getting for that little bit additional increase in price
is a totally different experience the aesthetic of this place is why i chose it and it's very
unique it's all futuristic and minimalistic and you're getting a lot for the amount of money that
you're spending so without further ado let's go check it out
where design aesthetic is concerned
the nine hour capsule hotel is certainly in its own league in a cut above the rest
however when it comes to overall layout they run things as you might predict
in tokyo space comes at a premium and as a result the usual habit is to build up not outwards
nine hour is no exception to this and the floors for sleeping and bathing are accessible by elevator
and each other point of interest has a floor dedicated to some particular use
if they could be said to
deviate at all nine hours seems to vary slightly by having dedicated elevators for each sex which
is a bit unusual all else that you would expect to be here is but whether it's the shower room or the
lockers each has received the nine hour design treatment which usually means a little better
a little more minimal a little more futuristic
they've got a cool route here where they have essentially a QR code that's assigned to your locker
a little scanner here as you would voila
it opens up and here's a little amenities bag that you get too they got pajamas toothbrush all
that kind of cool stuff the little bonuses you're getting because you were paying that extra little
bit compared to like a 3000 yen place any hotel whether that be a capsule hotel whether it be a
normal hotel i think a standard that you need to check to get the stamp of approval whether
it was good or not is what is the quality of the bathroom now we are uniquely gifted
here in japan to having some pretty sweet bathrooms and some pretty sweet toilets as well
we are going to show you guys why not only do you have your bidet not only does it sanitize but
it opens to greet you welcome to the future
i've always wanted to
ever since spacex started talking about going to mars
i always wanted to be in a rocket ship
now i don't even know if that's a dream that i'm going to ever get to fulfill in my life
but this is the first time in a capsule hotel i feel like you're getting that experience
look at this place
it's like directly taken out of space odyssey 2001 something like that
and they got the simple amenities up there i think you got like a radio
you got your light and of course if you crawl up top
you got your privacy screen that you can pull down
really really basic stuff but i've rarely seen one that is this clean this cool and trippy
it's great and we got here early enough in the day
if you want to explore one of these places kind of look around
go early because everybody's crashing at night
so you you won't get this this is uncommon to come in where it's completely open
welcome to pod 307
my pod for this evening
so i was pointing out before that these are a little bigger in length
which is really cool if you're a tall person because
if you come to tokyo and you stand these often you'll find your feet hanging out the end
but not only i have noticed is it longer
but it's actually wider as well
so if you're a broad shouldered mofo like myself
then this would be another good reason to stay at this place as opposed to another one
another thing that i would point out in the whole design style where usually
you would see something like a tv or a couple of other things that you might be able to mess around
with to occupy your time when you're in here
they don't have any of that
it's all stripped away for them to achieve this kind of hyper minimalistic modern thing
that it you basically the only things you got here are plug-in for your phone
and your book light
but you got your phone that's probably all you need anyways
and so it fits it works with what i think they're trying to do
and given the space that you have in here
i think it really does warrant that extra you know 3 000 yen or so if you can afford it
you'd be much more comfortable to stay in
okay so when you come here
there's going to be a couple of floors that you can go to
you're going to have your locker floor
you're going to have your pod floor
and then you're gonna have your shower floor
so when i was a kid one of the things i used to do with my brothers was build forts
and everything you're doing in these forts
any chair that you put in any signage no girls allowed something like that
is done to give you the feeling like you're transported away to a different place
now here one of the things they've done best is
all their signage is this hyper minimalistic
makes you feel like you're being processed by soulless greenish people
that kind of thing
it really makes you feel like you were in a different world
and starring in whatever new team dystopic future novel that has come out in the last year so
pretty cool
a big complaint that i also have when i usually go out but i shouldn't complain
is these tiny little showers where like my elbows hit the sides
but they don't have that here
this looks this looks really nice again
if you're a bulky dude you're gonna fit into this thing just fine
it's pretty big right
they almost always have a common room that you can stay at
unless it's super super super cheap
and you're gonna have wi-fi access throughout the whole building
but you can also plug in your computer here
and i gotta say the design in this place is so cool
again seeing that premium price that you're paying that extra 3000 yen
where it's super spacious room for lots of people to set up and charge
and one of the coolest features is there's really really nice windows
and the backside especially for if you wanted to get some nighttime photography is the
you know the sun went down this would actually be a really cool spot
the reception here is on the eighth floor
when the sun sets in tokyo it's time to eat
this being a budget trip due to the capsule theme
opted for a chain which serves quality food for a good price
and has a wicked all-you-can-drink for 2hour for cheap
all that capsule hotel exploration has left us with a serious hunger in our hearts
so we've stopped into it's basically a chain
it's called Domodoma they have really really good deals here
and we're going to pick out some delicious sweet treats
really soon and get to chowing down
in short order Graham a-chan, aka aiko and myself
got down to drinking and that's where one of the best deals here is at doma doma
it's a thousand yen for two hours nomihoudai all you can drink
that's amazing
this whitefish here when i'm not butchering taking the bones off
is one of the best things that i've recently tried out in japan
it's called Hokke and a little salt little lemon it's perfect
everything else is pretty standard izakaya food
that's a pizza supposedly that cheese thing
i don't believe it just cheese in a bun
but it's all delicious it's all affordable
and we had a great night drank till our hearts content
ate until we were full no better evening to be had
thank you