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Japan Hotels Launch Sleep-Tourism Packages With Sleep Diagnosis

8/18/2026

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Japan hotels are launching “sleep tourism” packages that include Hotel 1899 Tokyo’s “totono-ne” retreat, which gives guests a questionnaire, sleep diagnosis and tea matched to their sleep type.
Rooms provide performance pillows, bath salts and an extra cup of tea before bedtime.
Yuiko Ogawa said the program maximizes sleep because it comprises a share of stays, a trend that Kanae Usui says reflects sleep dissatisfaction and demand for health-related travel.

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Japan hotels are launching “sleep tourism” packages that include Hotel 1899 Tokyo’s “totono-ne” retreat, which gives guests a questionnaire, sleep diagnosis and tea matched to their sleep type.
Rooms provide performance pillows, bath salts and an extra cup of tea before bedtime.
Yuiko Ogawa said the program maximizes sleep because it comprises a share of stays, a trend that Kanae Usui says reflects sleep dissatisfaction and demand for health-related travel.