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A Morgue Bed for $35 at the Capsule Inn

In continuing our Japan obsession as of late, there's more to the city than love hotels. We're also fond of capsule hotels and once again we rely on the kindness of stranger reviews to whisk us away to these faraway contraptions.

The Capsule Inn of Osaka, a hotel not trying to hide anything by its name is so mysterious that not even a TripAdvisor review exists for it. Is it that no one comes out alive? Yet thanks to Cynical C Blog takes us up close and personal to the "morgue" of hotel rooms:

A typical Capsule Hotel is composed of two major sections; a public lounge space including bathing, and the other is a private space where the sleeping rooms (capsules) are arranged. The actual sleeping room is a capsule unit made of reinforced plastic and designed in the image of a jet airplane's cockpit. In the capsule unit, all the required amenities are provided; TV, radio, alarm clock, adjustable lighting... almost everything is provided! Every device is within your reach and you can control everything in a sleeping position.

Voila! Everything you need. Except they didn't mention an air supply, did they?

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