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Exhausted Tokyo Shoppers Find Comfort In Robotic Chairs

        posted by John Spacey, Japan Talk, April 26, 2012

At the cheap end a Shiatsu massage in Tokyo costs 1500 yen for 15 minutes. That's 6000 yen an hour (about $75 an hour). There's another far more technologically advanced massage option that's completely free: massage chairs in Tokyo electronics stores.

All you have to do is line up to "try" a massage chair because you might "buy" it.

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The best massage chairs have helmets.

helmet massage chair

In one sense, massage chairs are a type of robot (fulfilling a traditionally human profession). Japan invests more in robot research than any other country.

Japanese massage chairs are incredibly advanced. It's like a real massage.

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Remote controls are in Japanese and have dozens of cryptic buttons.

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It's best to find a sales person or friend to explain the chair to you.

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Whatever you do — never buy a massage chair. You'll never leave the house again.

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