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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

Japan’s first bunk-bed bus allows tourists to skip the hotel

Japan has launched a sleeper bus with fully flat seats that could help concertgoers and tourists avoid having to pay for a hotel.

Bus operator Kochi Ekimae Kanko has unveiled their new double-decker bus, a service they’re calling a “mobile capsule hotel”, which comes with specially fitted seats that recline completely to turn into flat bunk beds.

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