Shocking Images Of People Living In Extremely Tiny Spaces In Japan Will Make You Appreciate Your Room

Published 9 years ago

Capsule hotels are all the rage in Japan. However, Won Kim captured something much more striking in his series “Enclosed : Living Small”. What could be described as a guesthouse for backpackers, it takes up one floor of a Tokyo office building. Inside – rows and rows of plywood cubicles. They are similar to capsules, if somewhat larger, but there’s still no place to stand up, no windows, and a curtain instead of a door.

The rooms are Spartan, but it seems that their visitors stay there for a long time. The individuality of the inhabitants shines. Some are more tidy in their domiciles, maybe staying for a shorter time. Others have improvised cloth hangers and shelves for books. Some ever decorate the place with personal items.

Still bigger than any capsule that I ever slept in Japan!

More info: wonkimphotography.com (h/t: mymodernmet)

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Martynas Klimas

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backpacker, capsule hotel, Enclose: Living Small, guesthouse, hotel, Japan, living small, portrait photography, room photography, Tokyo, Won Kim
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