9 h (nainawasu) is a new capsule hotel that offers luxury in a minimum living space. the 9 h capsule hotel and all amenities were designed by fumie shibata of design studio s, which she founded in 1994. with her team, she defined the elements necessary for a ‘minimal transit space’ in big cities in japan. the product designer has been pursuing the 9h project as a creative director for 3 years.

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto

exhibition view

 

 

the first hotel will opened in december this year, located in shimogyo-ku, kyoto, located onteramachi street between department store fujii daimaru and convenience store AMPM,two minutes walk from kawaramachi station. the building itself will be 9 stories tall, will host 125 capsules, locker rooms, showers, and a lounge.

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto

a comfortable place to rest … 1 hour shower, sleep for 7 hours, have a one hour break / total 9h. guests can spend up to 17 hours in a single stay – the price for one night is ¥ 4900.

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyotoeach capsule includes panasonic’s advanced system for good sleeping by computerized control lighting

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyotoroom environment by panasonic / matsushita electric works — according to the time set, the light will wake you up.

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyotothe bed sheets are of the same quality as those that are used in a four-star hotel

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto rear view of capsule

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyotoside view

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto

graphic design by masaaki hiromura

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto toothbrush

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto shampoo, conditioner, body soap

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto bottled water taken at the foot of mount fuji

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto amenity slippers

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto images of the process of designing

fumie shibata's '9 h (nine hours)' capsule hotel in kyoto tooling prototypes

 

 

japan’s first capsule hotel made its appearance in osaka in 1979, and was designed by architect kisho kurokawa.