Tag: Sleeping

Japanese udon is one of the staples of the diet but did you know that it also makes for very comfortable bedding? Huh? Okay, not quite. But the thick wheat flour noodles were the unlikely ...

Anyone with an Instagram or YouTube account can become a celebrity these days. And sometimes you don't even need to be human. In fact, Japan has something of a tradition of turning animals into ...

The Japanese are an overworked lot. This is why you can see them always trying to grab forty winks on the train. And it's why you get such a fantastic array of sleeping products. The spring ...

The new arrival in Tokyo will be surprised by the trains. We don't mean how efficient the transport system or its modest fares. Nor that the trains run more or less always on time. Or even the ...

We've all seen them. We've all pitied them. We've all admired them. Japanese trains are full of odd sights -- but perhaps none so odd as the spectacle of people managing to get some shuteye no ...

Qusca is part of a recent boom in "third spaces" (i.e. not work or home) that allow you to sleep or rest in private. Internet cafes have for years now been as much about overnight accommodation and ...

Working hard or hardly working. That is the question. Some people go to great lengths to construct homemade solutions to working or using your computer in a comfortable position (i.e. lying in ...

We all like the feeling of sleeping beside your loved one, right? Well, how about those times when your said companion is not nearby or even if you don't have someone at all -- but you still want ...

Anyone who has ever been on a train in Tokyo will know how crowded and frustrating it can be at times. But there is a fun side to the hell of the rush hour or last train. Sometimes you ...