The fact that so much of the country is virtually unknown to those who live outside Japan is the one thing that most impresses people when they get there. Exploring the deeply cultural and historic 'Land of the Rising Sun' is a true adventure.
There are many things that you can only find in Japan, and two of these are types of accommodation - ryokans (traditional Japanese inns) and capsules. To learn more about them, Colm speaks to Kunio Koike of Homeikan, one of Tokyo's few traditional ryokans, and Toshikazu Odaijma of Capsule Inn Akihabara.
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