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9 Hours is a new pod hotel concept in Japan that will open this December.  It is a joint effort between Panasonic and designers Masaaki Hiromura and Takaaki Nakamura who have standardized the essential 9 hour hotel/sleep experience.  The website is beautiful designed with powerful iconography used to symbolize the company´s philosophy and mission.

The 9h, as it’s called, features stacked pods of about six- by three-foot “sleeping environment systems,” containing a pillow, a mattress, and an electronic console to control lighting and sound. Pajamas and slippers are available from the front desk—during the nine hours each day (one for shower, seven for sleep, and one for waking rest) the capsule is open for business, of course. (via men.style.com)