Originating in Japan with the “Capsule Inn Osaka” by architect Kisho Kurosawa and popularized by Tokyo’s odd-looking Nagakin Capsule Hotel, the pod concept provides basic, inexpensive bed-sized “capsules” for guests who either don’t want or can’t afford a more standard hotel room. The prices can be as low as $10 USD per night, though for some people, they come at a different kind of cost: claustrophobia. ...