Benefits of going to the cinema: Getting to watch the latest films, an excuse to eat popcorn and pick n mix, high quality sound.

Benefits of watching a film at home: Getting to curl up on the sofa under a pile of blankets, the ability to press pause when you need to pee, and eating all the snacks you could desire.

If we could combine some of the benefits from watching a film at home with those of going to the cinema, our movie-watching experience would be truly glorious.

Pressing pause in a cinema wouldn’t work (think about how annoyed you’d be when the person at the back goes to the loo for the third time during a scary film), snacks are doable as long as you can smuggle them in, but it’s the comfort factor that’s the real game-changer.




Some cinemas in the UK have upped their cosiness with comfy sofas and blankets, but none have yet lived up to the glory of one cinema in Japan.

Let’s Cine Park, in Tokorozawa, Japan, has just introduced snazzy new ‘box premium seats’.

These are made up of cosy sofa boot seating, plush pillows, and, most importantly, personal heaters sat underneath a table.

The blanket is based on an old tradition called kotatsu, which uses a thick blanket over a table to trap the hidden heat source in a cosy cocoon.

Think about how glorious that is. You can kick off your shoes, warm your feet, and enjoy all manner of snacks propped on your own little table.

Now for the bad news: In addition to being all the way in Japan, these fancy seating options are only in two theatres of the cinema, so you’d have to book in advance to be guaranteed that level of cosiness.

UK cinemas, we urge you. Copy this idea and make it widely available. We’ll try not to have an accidental nap while we’re tucked up and watching a film.

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