Every Tiny Japanese Hotel Room I Stayed In Replaced Closets with This Clever Space-Saving Solution − It Instantly Expands Your Storage

White wall with white wall hooks, with patterned tote bags hanging up. One is filled with eucalyptus. Above the shelf are two hand-drawn artworks, and to the left is an open white door.

City spaces in Japan are infamously tiny, and nowhere is this truer than when it comes to hotel rooms. With minimal space, though, comes clever design − something I recently noticed on a two-week vacation to Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.

In particular, with no closet space to speak of in any room I stayed in, it was wall hooks that I saw time and again. Not only are these affordable and simple to add to any room, but they also add plenty of valuable storage space without taking up any floor space at all.