hmm I wonder why AirBnB didn't have the same effect on Tokyo 

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/03/what-airbnb-did-to-new-york-city/552749/ …
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In 2014 I got into Tokyo late at night after coming all the way from Nagasaki that morning--I went to my internet cafe, and after about 30 minutes there knew I would need to find somewhere else. Too bright, people smoking, etc. I left--it was about 1 AM at the time...
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...so here I am, in the middle of the world's largest city, in the middle of the night, nowhere to stay. A quick search on google turned up dozens of available places within a few blocks. First one I checked was perfect: separate floor for smokers, suitably lit, shower/laundry...
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...and it cost me $25 for a full night. Only $18 that night because I arrived at 2 AM! The location was across from Yurakucho Station at the heart of Tokyo. Not bad for finding a place with essentially zero notice! I tried the same in NYC in 2016. Oh boy...
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...NYC has a striking shortage of hotels: absolutely no rooms under $100 that were available on zero notice, everything booked solid. After searching desperately, I found a place for about $50 a night in New Brunswick, NJ. Adding in the train and uber rides, it was abt $100/night
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...and, needless to say, was a solid hour away from downtown Manhattan. What a shitty city! Why do Americans subject themselves to this, I really wonder sometimes
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