Hostels and Capsule Hotels in Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe/Nagoya

OSAKA
Capsule Hotels
Capsule Inn Osaka
Address: 9-5 Doyamamachi Kita-ku, Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6314-2100 / Fax: 06-6314-1281
Access: JR Midosuji Station
Price: 2600 yen per night
Note: sauna and bath / no female guests / restaurant / individual rooms / 418 capsules

Capsule Hotel Daitoyo
Address: 2-1-9 Makazakinishi Kita-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6312-7523 / Fax: 06-6312-7513
Access: Subway Tanimachi line Nakazakimachi Station
Price: 3200 yen per night -
Note: bath and sauna / no female guests / 375 capsules

Sunpre Inn Nagahori
Address: 1-10-3 Higashi Shinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6243-0777 / Fax: 06-6245-7248
Access: Subway Midosuji line Shinsaibashi Station
Price: 3500 yen per night
Note: shower, sa una and bath / no female guests / restaurant / individual rooms / 194 capsules

Business Lodge Shin-Osaka
Address: 5-16-1 Nishi Nakajima Yodogawa-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6300-0505 / Fax: 06-6300-0564
Access: JR line Shin-Osaka Station
Price: 3900 yen per night
Note: sauna and bath / no female guests / 150 capsules

Capsule Inn Minamimachi
Address: 3-8-21 Nanba Chuo-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6641-0090 / Fax: 06-6641-6545
Access: Subway Midosuji line Nanba Station
Price: 3300 yen per night
Note: sauna and bath / no female guests / 204 capsules

Sauna and Capsule AMZA
Address: 2-9-17 Sen nichi mae Chuo-ku, Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6633-1000 / Fax: 06-6634-7198
Access: Subway Midosuji line Nanba Station
Price: 3200 yen per night
Note: sauna and bath / no female guests / restaurant / 588 capsules

Capsule Hotel Asahi Plaza Shinsaibashi
Address: 2-12-22 Nishi Shinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6213-1991 / Fax: 06-6212-2859
Access: Subway Midosuji line Shinsaibashi Station
Price: 2500 yen per night -
Note: bath and sauna / restaurant and lounge / no female guests / 487 capsules

Capsule 368
Address: 2-8-12 Nishi Shinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6214-0368 / Fax: 06-6214-1368
Access: Subway Midosuji line Nanba Station
Price: 3000 yen per night -
Note: shower, sauna and bath / no female guests / restaurant / individual rooms / 368 capsules

New Capsule Hotel Aldebaran
Address: 2-9-4 Nishi Shinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6212-5001 / Fax: 06-6213-2506
Access: Subway Midosuji line Shinsaibashi Station
Price: 2500 yen per night
Note: sauna and bath / no female guests / bar / 240 capsules

Capsule Inn Nanba
Address: 1-7-16 Nanbanaka Naniwa-ku Osaka-city
Phone: 06-6633-2666 / Fax: 06-6633-5568
Access: Subway Midosuji line Nanba Station
Price: 2900 yen per night
Note: shower, sauna and bath / individual rooms / female guests OK / 160 capsules

Capsule Inn Osaka/Umeda New Japan Sauna

9-5 Dôyama-chô , Kita-ku

Good things come in small packages.

Review The capsule hotel phenomenon continues to attract bemused foreigners who can't believe how small they are. Japan Sauna & Capsule Hotel is in one of Kita's busiest entertainment districts, which makes it the last stop if you miss the last train. All rooms are for men only.

The first capsule hotel established in Japan is located right in the middle of this shôtengai (covered shopping arcade); a very noisy, neon-lit area, which makes it a surprise when you walk into the quiet lobby. The interiors are very clean, with several lounge areas and a restaurant. There is a sauna, a jacuzzi and a massage service (extra charge), so if you do miss the last train you won't regret it. Men who are taller than 180cm will have to 'sleep in a curve' to fit in the bed. Who said size doesn't matter? There is also a cheap breakfast available. The whole experience leads one to lament the lack of capsule hotels in other busy city centres. Save the planet and economise.
(information found at http://gojapan.about.com/cs/accommodation/a/osakacapsule1.htm

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NAGOYA

Capsule Hotels

Welbee, Lejac Building

Capsule Inn Nagoya (カプセルイン名古屋), 7F Kanayama 4-1-20 (on Otsu-dori near Kanayama stn), tel. (052)331-3278,.Showing its age, but kept clean and still a perfectly functional capsule hotel. Reservations accepted and you're free to come and go, payment on arrival by cash only. ¥2800 gets you a capsule for night, plus ¥800 if you want to sample the sauna/spa downstairs (there are no bathing facilities in the capsule levels) and ¥500 extra if you check-in after midnight.

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