Japanese Trains Are Great For Naps

I found a funny photo gallery of Japanese people sleeping in public.

It's true—Japanese people really can fall asleep anywhere. Maybe we're opportunistic sleepers, like dogs—sleeping whenever possible. Or maybe the trains are just too damn comfortable.

Comments

[vagrant]

...and that's why I love Japan. I would never do this anywhere else. (Missed my stop several times too)

The crime in the city I live in, exceeds that of all Japan!
I really enjoy staying here to just under the limit of my visa. It's like Disneyland for adults.

(I wonder if there's a picture of me somewhere on a web site of "foreigners asleep in Japan")

[Dak Roland]

One of my favorite memories of my trip to Japan last October, was the train right from Osaka back to Sasayama City. It was interesting to watch the other passengers (carefully, I didn't want to be impolite and stare). But riding with my friends, we'd be talking quietly and joking around, and the next they were snoozing. I even relaxed enough that I caught a few Z's before our stop. The key is listening to the tracks, there's something hypnotic about it that helps you fall asleep. I think that is part of it. The amazing thing is the people who are so deeply asleep, and suddenly pop up wide awake just before their stop. It's an amazing ability. And it scares the hell of you if you're sitting next to them. LOL

[Javatrader]

The thing that sets Japan apart in the public sleeping arena is the guys in the suits who fall asleep on the street. You see people asleep all the time on the New York City subways, I do it myself, but you would never,ever see some businessman sleeping off a drunk wrapped around a fire hydrant. Kudos to all the salarymen in Japan, they really know how to party. Party so hard you can't make it home or to a hotel!