Japanese capsules. Medical search. Frequent questions

Located in Osaka's busy Umeda district, the original capsule hotel was designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa and is said to have been based on the Nakagin Capsule Tower, which was built in 1972. (jrpass.com)
Capsule A1302" (1972) is one of 23 preserved "Business Capsules" - prefabricated concrete housing micro-units - still in existence from the world-famous Nakagin Capsule Tower Building that once stood in Tokyo, Japan. (aworkstation.com)
The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building was considered the premium architectural example of the Metabolism movement, which was heavily rooted in biomimetics - a multidisciplinary field that aims to solve complex human problems through solutions that emulate natural, biological processes. (aworkstation.com)
Despite the capsule tower's creeping demise, Nakagin tenant Tatsuyuki Maeda began preservation efforts for the iconic development through the Nakagin Capsule Tower Preservation and Restoration Project in 2014 with the hope of replacing some of the pods. (aworkstation.com)
A module from the Nakagin Capsule Tower , which was recently disassembled in Tokyo , has been acquired by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the USA. (dezeen.com)

In the Ginza district Tokyo renting a capsule hotel room is about 1/3 the cost of a traditional room. (psihoyos.com)
Our second capsule comes from the incredible Case Publishing (Tokyo) and Zen Foto Gallery (Tokyo). (perimeterbooks.com)
Ask your travel agent when booking your vacation with Japan Deluxe Tours to add a pre/post stay in Tokyo to spend a night at a capsule hotel! (japandeluxetours.com)
Boutique hotels have been slow to enter the market, but setting the pace are standouts like the classy Claska in Tokyo and the Hotel Kanra Kyoto, which combines Japanese furnishings with modern sophistication. (smartertravel.com)
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has designed Komaeyu, a public bathhouse in the suburbs of Tokyo that features turquoise tiling, a sauna and a bandai - a bar and reception area for socialising. (dezeen.com)
Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. (dezeen.com)
Visitors to the chic Gacha Gacha Coffee on the Roppongi Hills' Tokyo City Sky Gallery observation deck, which is open until mid-November, can purchase a capsule made by nendo for ¥500. (japantrends.com)
Japanese hotels in general, and Tokyo hotels specifically, can be quite expensive. (planettokyo.com)
In addition to the Imperial Palace Hotel, Hotel Okura and New Otani Hotel (three highest ranked Japanese hotels in Tokyo), most other major chains of the hotel are present in Tokyo and other metropolitan cities. (japanese-online.com)

Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) rhizome extract standartized to 10% resveratrol, capsule: hypromellose. (lymeherbs.eu)
Resveratrol is from 40 mg of Japanese knotweed standardized to 50% resveratrol. (vitacost.com)
Resveratrol with Calcium combines 100 mg of the antioxidant resveratrol with 125 mg of the mineral calcium in a single, convenient capsule. (vitacost.com)
Includes 100 mg of resveratrol from Japanese Knotwood (Polygonum Cuspidatum). (vitacost.com)

They are also called gacha gacha, because of the gacha sounds that they make when you turn the handle to make a capsule fall out. (mominokitokyojapaneselifestyle.com)
Gacha gacha , also known as gashapon or gachapon, are types of vending machines that dispense large capsules usually containing a collectible toy. (japantrends.com)
This actually isn't the first time that nendo has designed gacha gacha capsules. (japantrends.com)

Nothing conveys Japan's rich traditions better than staying in a Japanese inn, or ryokan . (smartertravel.com)
While it's a wholly different cultural experience to staying at a traditional Japanese ryokan, pod hotels are actually just as much of a must-stay when choosing hotels in Japan nowadays. (bokksu.com)
A ryokan is a type of traditional Japanese inn that typically features tatami-matted rooms, communal baths, and other public areas where visitors may wear yukata and talk with the owner. (japanese-online.com)

The word 'capsule' in Japanese ('kapuseru') has a very similar meaning to its English equivalent and has been used in the country for longer than the concept of capsule hotels has existed. (jrpass.com)
Capsule (カプセル, Kapuseru, stylized as CAPSULE since autumn 2013 and previously as capsule) is a Japanese electronica band consisting of producer Yasutaka Nakata and vocalist Toshiko Koshijima. (wikipedia.org)

Atmo Biosciences is pleased to announce that the Japan Patent Office has granted a patent related to key intellectual property for Atmo's ingestible gas-sensing capsule. (atmobiosciences.com)
The Atmo Gas Capsule is the world's first ingestible gas-sensing capsule that provides insights into gastrointestinal health and microbiome function. (atmobiosciences.com)

Basic and affordable, like a hybrid between a hostel and typical hotel, they're also a totally unique accommodation experience for a multitude of reasons - so much so that Japan's capsule hotels are now virtually a tourist attraction in their own right. (bokksu.com)

Sleeping in a futuristic capsule hotel has become as uniquely Japanese as a traditional tea ceremony. (jrpass.com)
One of these 'must do at least once' activities is staying in a capsule hotel. (jrpass.com)
Of course, if you've never visited Japan before and have never stayed at a capsule hotel, then you may be unsure where to start. (jrpass.com)
Capsule hotels feel like they've been around forever in some ways, at least since the 1950s or 1960s, so you might be surprised to discover that the first capsule hotel didn't open until 1979 in Osaka. (jrpass.com)
The aptly named 'Capsule Hotel in Osaka' was the first of its kind in the country and spawned a hotel phenomenon that was replicated all over Japan and right around the world. (jrpass.com)
What is a Capsule Hotel? (jrpass.com)
Otherwise, capsule hotels feature all the amenities you would expect from a budget hotel or hostel from restaurants and laundry facilities to communal baths, lounges, internet kiosk, while others have spas and treatment rooms, and some have uniquely Japanese extras like Manga libraries. (jrpass.com)
The rules and etiquette around staying in a capsule hotel might seem daunting if you've never done it before, but it's not so different to regular hotels or hostels. (jrpass.com)
Though most rooms in a capsule hotel will only consist of a bed and TV, most capsule hotels offer common restrooms and showers that are shared among the guests. (japandeluxetours.com)
A "Capsule hotel" is a type of hotel, developed in Japan, that features a large number of extremely small "rooms" (capsules) intended to provide cheap and basic overnight accommodation for guests not requiring the services offered by more conventional hotels. (jpdesign.org)
Many are locally owned or part of a small regional company, but national chains include the Monterey Hotel group, popular with Japanese women for its European Old World decor, and the JR Hotel Group, whose 60-some member hotels are located next to train stations. (smartertravel.com)
You know what you're getting with a capsule hotel, and for those looking for little more than a place to rest, recharge and lay their head at night, you can't really do much better. (bokksu.com)
Japanese capsule hotels, also known as 'pod hotels', are a form of accommodation that prioritize sleep over the other less necessary aspects of a typical hotel stay. (bokksu.com)
In its place, each dorm-style room of a capsule hotel contains two rows of 'pod' units made from fiberglass and stacked one on top of the other. (bokksu.com)
The first capsule hotel appeared in Osaka in 1979, designed by the leading Japanese architect, Kisho Kurokawa. (bokksu.com)
Capsule hotel + sauna? (indesignlive.com)
A capsule hotel, also known as a pod hotel, is a type of hotel developed in Japan that features a large number of small bed-sized rooms known as capsules. (japanese-online.com)

That concept never came to fruition, unfortunately, as the original capsules that were constructed and installed between 1970 and 1972 were never replaced. (aworkstation.com)
In mid-May, SFMOMA was the first institution to acquire one of the restored capsules alongside nine archival photographs in Noritaka Minami's 1972 (2010-2022) series that documented Nakagin's interiors during its final years of existence. (aworkstation.com)

Similar to staying in a hostel, Capsule hotels have become popular lodging options for many Japanese tourists. (japandeluxetours.com)
A 500 "room" floating hostel will be moored in Urquhart Bay and blend in with the adjoining Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by painting the capsule hostel green and putting stylish plastic foliage along the decks. (lochness.co.uk)

On the 25th of October 2022 Capsule announced their 16th studio album, titled Metro Pulse, which was released on the 14th of December, 2022. (wikipedia.org)
The Japanese patent follows the granting of the equivalent patent in the USA in September 2022 and Europe and Australia in November 2022 . (atmobiosciences.com)

The bacterium was not detected in the eggs but in the capsules, which unequivocally demonstrated that the bacterium is transmitted to the offspring of the insect orally rather than transovarially, through probing of the capsule content. (elsevierpure.com)

We investigated the microbiological aspects of the bacteria contained in the capsule, such as microbial diversity, phylogenetic placement, localization in vivo, and fitness effects on the host insect. (elsevierpure.com)

In fact, as it means 'futuristic and compact' in Japanese it has been applied to everything from cars to computer consoles. (jrpass.com)
The capsule actually looks futuristic and comfortable, and even uses touch-screen! (japantoday.com)

Designed and constructed by Japanese Metabolist architect Kisho Kurokawa, the Nakagin building's 13-floor, double-towered structure consisted of 140 self-contained concrete housing capsules that were marketed toward Japanese salarymen (dedicated white-collar workers with notoriously long working hours) as a home away from home. (aworkstation.com)
Nevertheless, with the help of Kisho Kurokawa Architect and Associates, Maeda was able to preserve 23 capsules for historical conservation with the intention of having them exhibited internationally. (aworkstation.com)

In the United States, health providers dispense a packet of 4 oral typhoid vaccine capsules, whereas in Europe, 3 doses are considered adequate. (cdc.gov)

A miniature cargo return vehicle carried aboard a Japanese supply ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month in the first test of a new capsule to bring home experiment samples from the International Space Station. (spaceflightnow.com)

Despite being a relatively contemporary innovation, at least compared to the likes of centuries old Japanese tea ceremonies, capsule hotels have become synonymous with Japanese culture. (jrpass.com)
We've put together a helpful guide to everything you need to know about capsule hotels, including where to find some of the best examples using your JR Pass to travel this amazing country. (jrpass.com)
Today, capsule hotels can be found all over the world (where they are often called 'pod' hotels), but the very best can still be found in Japan itself where they have continued to evolve and diversify, from low budget, practical options for single night stays, to more luxurious and quirky alternatives (and everything in between). (jrpass.com)
Capsule hotels are hotels where instead of standard rooms, guests have a small, compact capsule, traditionally made from a fibreglass unit and no bigger than a bed (around 1.2 metres across, two metres long and a metre tall). (jrpass.com)
Today, there are mixed, and women-only, capsule hotels and you can even get capsules for couples (such as UNPLAN in Kagurazaka). (jrpass.com)
More recently, capsule hotels are becoming more common among women as well. (japandeluxetours.com)
Some capsule hotels may even have lounges for its guests to enjoy as well. (japandeluxetours.com)
Due to the growing popularity of Business Hotels and all-night manga cafes, capsule hotels have begun offering more than just low-cost lodging for the night. (japandeluxetours.com)
Nowadays, it's becoming more common for capsule hotels to offer better amenities, including complimentary breakfasts in their lounges or baths with Japanese hot-springs waters . (japandeluxetours.com)
These luxurious add-on's make capsule hotels a much more appealing option then when they were first introduced in the country. (japandeluxetours.com)
Interested in spending a night in these unique Japanese hotels? (japandeluxetours.com)
Business hotels, once the domain of Japanese businessmen, are today popular also with women and overseas tourists. (smartertravel.com)
Capsule hotels in Japan are a budget traveler's best friend. (bokksu.com)
But what's so special about Japan capsule hotels? (bokksu.com)
What are Japanese Capsule Hotels? (bokksu.com)
Remember Japanese capsule hotels? (indesignlive.com)
On the other end of the spectrum, you have your no-frills capsule hotels -- a place to sleep, bathe, peruse vending machines, not much more. (planettokyo.com)
Japanese capsule hotels, designed for short-term stays, offer little more than a bed. (planettokyo.com)
Capsule hotels are extremely economical. (planettokyo.com)
Japanese business hotels are great alternatives to the larger expensive chain hotels. (japanese-online.com)

The small rooms mimic the shape and small size of capsules, measuring at about 1.2 meters wide, 2 meters long, and 1 meter high. (japandeluxetours.com)
Inspired by Japanese design, the small boxed room exudes serenity and quiet, both with its uniform lines and conventional shape as well as through its material construction. (yankodesign.com)
Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding . (dezeen.com)
The Japanese common plataspid stinkbug, Megacopta punctatissima, deposits small brown particles, or symbiont capsules, on the underside of the egg mass for the purpose of transmission of symbiotic bacteria to the offspring. (elsevierpure.com)
My interest was stirred again when I recently read about a small time capsule that was opened not far from where I live. (listverse.com)
This is a very small time capsule compared to the others but I wanted to include it because it inspired the list. (listverse.com)

For extensive information on this tree and the rest of the 'time capsule' Imperial Bonsai collection, see the links below. (stonelantern.com)
Alongside this coffee venture, nendo has recently turned to the Japanese tradition of bonsai, creating the Grid-Bonsai project . (japantrends.com)

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has acquired a rare and iconic preserved remnant of Japanese Metabolism, a mid-20th-century architectural movement inspired by nature. (aworkstation.com)
SFMOMA has not yet indicated what's in store for "Capsule A1302," but noted that this acquisition realized "the architect's wish that the Capsules not remain fixed, but rather move to other locations. (aworkstation.com)

This Goyomatsu (Japanese white pine) from the Japanese Imperial collection is said to be 550 years old. (stonelantern.com)
East London menswear brand Percival has released a capsule collection about nothing. (yahoo.com)
Or said more precisely, a capsule collection inspired by a show about nothing. (yahoo.com)
Percival founder Chris Gove says that the seed of the collection was planted last year, after his brand partnered with Warner Bros. and Bravado-Universal Music Group's brand management division-on a Batman-themed capsule. (yahoo.com)
So when we heard that he had created an exclusive capsule collection for Farfetch, our imagination wandered. (farfetch.com)
In this spirit of admiration for Japanese architecture, we've curated a collection of simple, tasteful, and heartwarming designs that'll add a bit of Japanese zen to your otherwise hectic workday! (yankodesign.com)

2nd Home is a series of tiny homes planned and built by Japanese startup SANU with minimal building material to immerse travelers in the wonder of nature for a quick respite from the hustle of city living. (yankodesign.com)
For budget travelers, there are also minshuku , Japanese-style lodging in a private home, similar to bed and breakfasts or guesthouses in the West. (smartertravel.com)

Workers removed the bridge dedication plaque and noticed a dark patch of concrete and then freed the capsule. (listverse.com)

Inspired by the Ed Ruscha series Coloured People , Japanese photographer Takashi Homma 's visited forests on three continents to search for radioactive mushrooms. (perimeterbooks.com)

I have always loved the concept of time capsules and even made one when I was a kid out of a shoebox and buried it in my backyard. (listverse.com)
In 1963 a time capsule was made commemorating the fifth anniversary of the General Dynamics Astronautics facility in San Diego, California. (listverse.com)

Professor Calum Drummond, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation at RMIT University, said: "We are delighted to have another patent granted for the capsule technology originally invented at RMIT. (atmobiosciences.com)

The term "time capsule" wasn't around until 1937 and its original purpose was to communicate with people in the future at a particular time or date. (listverse.com)
This list includes only "intentional discoveries" meaning time capsules with definite dates or a time period when they should be opened. (listverse.com)
Time Capsule is a time capsule project where users contribute to a digital legacy of how life was in 2006. (listverse.com)
At the time of the closing of the capsule on November 8, 2006 the capsules total number of submissions was 170,857. (listverse.com)
The Time Capsule hopes to capture the thoughts and feelings of the world in 2006 as an exercise in electronic or digital anthropology. (listverse.com)
You can learn more about the Yahoo Time Capsule here . (listverse.com)

There are usually a dozen or so capsules to a room, meaning you're sharing the space with twelve other guests. (bokksu.com)
The V Convex Capsule design creates more space at the front to avoid oppression and friction during exercise, also increases heat dissipation to being more breathable. (under-stand.jp)
Among the items in the capsule was a booklet called 2063 A.D. The booklet contains predictions by scientists, politicians, astronauts and military commanders about the state of space exploration in the year 2063. (listverse.com)

Grimoire is the latest from One Draw (Essen 2010) and will be released in the US by Z-Man even though the original version is bilingual (Japanese/English). (opinionatedgamers.com)

Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA clones revealed that a single bacterial species dominates the microbiota in the capsule. (elsevierpure.com)

Today, they usually have free Wifi inside the capsules too, although when travelling to Japan we always recommend PocketWifi to stay connected without any unexpected charges. (jrpass.com)
Adding to the plethora of tiny homes to have come out in response to pandemic wanderlust, Japanese startup SANU has produced a series of tiny rentable homes called 2nd Home scattered across Japan that cost a monthly fee of ¥50,000 ($441 USD) for interested members. (yankodesign.com)
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has added a staggered housing development, which employs construction techniques taken from dams, to a mountainous location in Japan . (dezeen.com)

These are capsule toy machines - loved by kids and adults alike. (mominokitokyojapaneselifestyle.com)
3. Kim M, Seol J, Sato T, Fukamizu Y, Sakurai T, Okura T. Effect of 12-Week Intake of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide on Sleep Quality, Fatigue, and Physical Performance in Older Japanese Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. (prohealth.com)

Japanese design shop is part of style-pd,Inc. Please read the following for the terms and conditions. (jpdesign.org)

Each capsule, focusing on various themes, mediums and contexts in art and design publishing, features titles available for individual purchase or as a specially priced bundle. (perimeterbooks.com)
Whatever it may be, whenever I come across a Japanese-inspired building, I instantly feel like making it my home, or else I feel like Marie Kondo-ing my own home and giving it a makeover, hoping to integrate some of the clean and clear Japanese design philosophy I just encountered. (yankodesign.com)
Japanese design is becoming increasing present on the international design scene. (jpdesign.org)
Still, there are very few blogs covering Japanese design. (jpdesign.org)
Japanese design shop carries products that were reported on in JPdesign.org, all designed by Japanese designers. (jpdesign.org)
The design studio nendo has produced a series of coffee capsule-style vending machines for a pop-up self-serve cafe in Roppongi. (japantrends.com)

Interesting Fact: It is thought that the capsule represents one of the largest compilations of digital media of its kind in the world. (listverse.com)
In another example, 4 Japanese encephalitis vaccines are available in the world, but only 1 is licensed in the United States. (cdc.gov)

The species of Pieris most frequently associated with toxicity include Pieris japonicus (Japanese pieris) and P. floribunda (mountain pieris). (ivis.org)

The Atmo Gas Capsule is currently an investigational device exclusively for use in clinical investigations and is not available for sale. (atmobiosciences.com)

Inspired by the Japanese concept of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, Castillero says he's been "dreaming and scheming" up plans to build what he calls the Woodlands Hideout. (yankodesign.com)

Japanese Tip is a project between restaurants and customers," says Tatsumi of the project, "to communicate the 'appreciation for food' and 'appreciation of the service' by using the most common material used at any Japanese restaurant. (weburbanist.com)

The interface itself, presuming that one exists probably has not even been found yet but the dialogue string "The Lock Capsule is held in the strictest safe-keeping" exists within the game code. (bulbagarden.net)
It would perhaps be through a special interface we haven't found yet, or DS Download Play, where the "The Lock Capsule was delivered safely! (bulbagarden.net)
It was planned a surgical act to remove the odontoma with curettage of bone cavity and removing the cystic capsule and element 42, because the element was found badly positioned with proximity to the roots of the elements 41 and 42, risking of root resorption in the attempted traction. (bvsalud.org)

On January 19, 2010, Capsule released "Love or Lies" which was used as an insert song for the show Liar Game Season 2 and the movie Liar Game: The Final Stage. (wikipedia.org)

The art is that evocative and baroque style that appears in Japanese games. (opinionatedgamers.com)

This Fuji Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda Fuji) is about 450 years old! (stonelantern.com)
Capsule formed in November 1997, after Yasutaka Nakata and Toshiko Koshijima met at the Teens' Music Festival in the Hokuriku area convention when they were both 17 years old. (wikipedia.org)
Kurokawa designed the prefabricated capsules with mass production in mind and intended that they be replaced every 25 years, emulating the life cycle of cells in an organism. (aworkstation.com)
The capsule was placed in the Magnolia Boulevard Bridge in Burbank California when it was built in 1959 and was to be opened 50 years later. (listverse.com)

Each of the items, in some fashion, features the artist's signature illustrative motifs, in what feels like a crossover between 19th-century Japanese woodblock triptychs and punk rock graphics. (hypebeast.com)

Fukatsu, T & Hosokawa, T 2002, ' Capsule-transmitted gut symbiotic bacterium of the Japanese common plataspid stinkbug, megacopta punctatissima ', Applied and environmental microbiology , vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 389-396. (elsevierpure.com)

There is no 'Use' option on the Lock Capsule, so not by forcing it into the player's bag and trying to use it there. (bulbagarden.net)

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