Is napping while standing up a thing in other countries, or is this only in Japan?
The standing sleeping booth, created the Koyoju Plywood Corporation, a Hokkaido based company really is called Giraffenap. Giraffes can sleep while standing and for only a few minutes at a time, so this seems to be an appropriate name.
Currently, Nescafe Harajuku is installing these sleep pods and taking reservations for 20 minute nap sessions. You can make reservations here. Inside the booth are pads and platforms to support your head, back side, shins, and soles of your feet.
The Giraffenap are set to go on sale in late December or early January, with workplaces being targeted as purchasers. Would you be interested in having one in your workplace? I think many people in Japan don't get enough sleep and these nap pods would be great for those people. I don't like to nap during the day, so I probably wouldn't make use of them if they were available.
I often feel like taking a nap in the afternoon - if I'm at home, and have the time. I would NEVER nap on the train, however, and probably not in a giraffe box either. I must say, though, that I am impressed by all the business chances the Japanese come up with, and how successful many of them are.
I have never heard of this -- and I have to say it will not be coming to my lifestyle anytime soon. (like in the foreverable seeable and unseeable future!) That's just plain weird!
I wonder if standing up is better for your posture than resting your head on your desk (as I have done during my lunch break on especially exhausting days?)
Hello Pamela: This is an interesting concept but 20 minutes would not be enough for me, maybe an hour.
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I think that's an "Only in Japan" thing!
ReplyDeleteI often feel like taking a nap in the afternoon - if I'm at home, and have the time. I would NEVER nap on the train, however, and probably not in a giraffe box either.
ReplyDeleteI must say, though, that I am impressed by all the business chances the Japanese come up with, and how successful many of them are.
I have never heard of this -- and I have to say it will not be coming to my lifestyle anytime soon. (like in the foreverable seeable and unseeable future!) That's just plain weird!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if standing up is better for your posture than resting your head on your desk (as I have done during my lunch break on especially exhausting days?)
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