Japan's first mobile hotel

Japan's first-ever 'sleeper bus' aims to remove accommodation costs for young travellers.

- CYANN FIELDING

The double-decker bus is due to be unveiled on March 4 and will travel between Tokyo and the southern city of Kochi, located on the island of Shikoku.

Operator Kochi Ekimae Kanko has called the service a "mobile capsule hotel", adding that the new bus is aimed at domestic travellers who want to avoid the rising costs of hotels.

The journeys are expected to last up to 13 hours.