Japanese Capsule Hotels

You're in Tokyo, you find yourself stranded in the middle of the night as the subways and trains have stopped running.  You need to find a place to sleep off the cocktails you consumed during the evening.  What are you going to do?

Or, you are in Japan on an extremely tight budget and don't want to spend too much on a hotel room.  What are you going to do?

Here's a solution!

News On Japan has an article (with video) on uniquely Japanese places to stay: capsule hotels!

The article begins with:

Tokyo is known for being densely populated and crowded. Living space is at a premium; hotel rooms are small or expensive or both. Enter the capsule hotel, where a tube-like pod barely bigger than a coffin offers a bed for the night at low cost. 

Personally, I've never stayed in a capsule hotel, but I've heard of them for years.  To see the article and view the video, go here.