Some of the creature comforts of capsule living, radio, alarm clock, TV with movies (at an extra fee) The lights are even dimmable and there is even a mirror... I have no idea why. And ofcourse aircon.
Imperial Palace then, Capsule hotel anyone? January 5th 2007 Today I visited the Imperial Palace east gardens, it was raining but only lightly and still the place seemed very beautiful. Possibly having the rain was a blessing as far less people were around and it gave a really peaceful feel to the place. After walking the gardens I headed back into town for a meal then went back to the hostel to get my things as I had a plan, I wanted to spend the night in ... read more
Asia » Japan » Tokyo In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more
Australian born - never travelled outside of australia before. First stop UK then europe and possibly Egypt then over to Japan and working myway down through south east asia. Eventually back to work :-)... full info