Week 41 - Guest Blogger... One night in Tokyo

Guest blogger?  Well, I had a slow week and my dear husband went to Japan for a conference and took my camera, so I want to use his photos instead this week!  So here is Mike to fill you in...

Akasaka Capusle Hotel

Living in a Box


Having the opportunity to spend the night in an Capsule Hotel was one of the highlights of visiting Tokyo this week.

The over all experience was very surprising, the capsule itself was surprisingly comfortable and not as tight a squeeze as I imagined.
It was difficult to judge the time of day.. no wonder the Japanese business men who typically stumble out of these hotels in the middle of the day look so disorientated after a big night on the Sake.

Psychologically it was also a bit of a shock.. having spent a few hours earlier in the bar of the Ritz Carlton on the 42nd floor of the Midtown tower where I spent as much on beer as it cost for my capsule room!!

Tokyo itself was very surprising. It was not as busy as I had expected, yes there were a lot of people but there are a lot of people here in China too.