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9h nine hours

A Japanese capsule hotel brand offering a distinctive capsule hotel experience, including sleep analysis services.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

9h nine hours is a chain of capsule hotels in Japan. The brand describes itself as a destination for a distinctive capsule hotel experience, redefining the simplest form of stay accommodation. It operates a hotel business centered on urban capsule hotels, with more than 30 locations and facilities nationwide, and a sleep-tech business that provides sleep analysis services at hotels and utilizes the collected sleep data. As Japan's first wellness-focused capsule hotel brand, it offers the 9h sleep checkup service at select locations, measuring sleep with scientific methods and providing an objective analysis report.

History

9h nine hours is a chain of capsule hotels in Japan. The brand presents itself as a destination for a distinctive capsule hotel experience, aiming to redefine the simplest form of stay accommodation. It operates two businesses: a hotel business centered on urban capsule hotels under the 9h nine hours name, with more than 30 locations and facilities nationwide, and a sleep-tech business that provides sleep analysis services at hotels and turns collected sleep data into big data. As Japan's first wellness-focused capsule hotel brand, it offers the 9h sleep checkup service at select locations, using scientific methods to measure sleep and provide an objective analysis report. The brand also states that it collaborates with medical institutions, universities, and companies to advance prevention and pre-symptomatic care using sleep data.

Products and positioning

Japan's first wellness-focused capsule hotel brand

  • Sleep Pod

    Original Sleep Pods crafted from Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP), with a cocoon-like shape, adjustable lighting, and power outlets; installed at all locations.

  • 9h sleep checkup

    A sleep analysis service that measures sleep quality using infrared cameras, microphones, and motion sensors, analyzed with proprietary software; guests receive sleep reports detailing metrics such as heart rate, snoring, and instances of apnea. Installed at Akasaka, Suidobashi, woman Shinjuku, Hamamatsucho, Shinagawa station, Shinjuku-North, and Sendai.

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