A night in a capsule hotel is a uniquely Japanese experience. Reception on left, shoe lockers on right You could arrive with no luggage, just what you’re standing in. After a decent night’s sleep you leave next morning, well-rested, bathed, and fed, in freshly laundered clothes. $26 a night, including tax, gets you a clean,…… Continue reading A Night in a Capsule Hotel
Category: East Asia
Art Island
Monday plan: Naoshima “art island” Inspired by a post at tofugu.com about staying in an “art site” with hotel rooms.
Not a Kim Jong-un Bouffant
Out-of-Comfort-Zone Weekend, Part 2 : haircut, explained with gesticulations. Feared I’d get a Kim Jong-un bouffant.
A Night in a Capsule Hotel
Wrote about last night’s stay in a capsule hotel.
A Night in a Capsule Hotel
Home tonight. I’m top, first in row. Currently in yucata, street clothes in wash. Everybody minds their own business.
Outside of Comfort Zone
Saturday, currently on bullet train to Okayama. This weekend’s theme: outside of my comfort zone. Tonight, it’s a capsule hotel for $26.
Okayama Reposition
Saturday plan: hike, then, late afternoon, “reposition” myself to Okayama, ready to explore islands south of Okayama.
Hot Spring Selfie
View at the bottom of Mt. Yufu after the climb. My first hot spring selfie. (Solo hot spring, so OK to take photos.)
Mount Yufu Summit
View at the top of Mt. Yufu (Kyushu) today, Friday.
At the Edge of a Volcano
Hiked all day on volcano Aso-san. Massive caldera. Air quality got iffy at its steaming crater: told to “evacuate.”