Been thinking about getting one for a long time. Save space, probably money if I ever needed a replacement, have more room to do stuff.

The reason I’m getting a little more serious about the idea is that like two weeks ago I woke up with some intense neck pains. Like someone strangled me in my sleep. The only thing I could really notice is that there’s a hefty gap between the bed and nightstand. I’ve been known to have some mild sleep walking symptoms so my guess is I feel down, messed up my neck but put myself back into bed.

To be honest I’ve always been afraid of falling out of bed, no matter the height. When I was in high school I completely removed the frame and box from my bed, instead opting to sleep with the mattress on the floor. My parents thought I was insane but I never told them why I actually did it.

How does a Japanese futon feel? Is it hard to clean? What else do you know about them?

Hi all. Will be traveling to Japan with my wife later this year. We are interested in staying in a Ryokan for two nights, and love the concept of staying in a traditional Japanese style room with futons. Unfortunately my wife does suffer from chronic neck pain. Are the futons comfortable and supportive in general? Or would we be risking worsening her pain by doing this.

Edit- thanks so much everyone for the input. We ended up booking a room with both a futon and western style bed option!

Everybody should be sleeping on a futon. You have a bed. You need to move. You have to lug a bed frame and mattress. That is a pain in the ass.

You have a bedroom. There's a goddamned bed taking up space in the room. You've essentially lost a room. With a futon you could fold it up and put it in the closet. Now you have an extra room.