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MOTORING NEWS & VIDEO - Combining the ultimate in traditional hospitality with Nissan's autonomous driving technology, one Japanese inn is treating guests to some unusual amenities: self-parking slippers, tables and floor cushions.

At first glance, the ProPILOT Park Ryokan looks like any other traditional Japanese inn or ryokan. 

Slippers are neatly lined up at the foyer, where guests remove their shoes. 

Tatami rooms are furnished with low tables and floor cushions for sitting.

What sets this inn apart is that the slippers, tables and cushions are fitted with a special version of Nissan's ProPILOT Park autonomous parking technology. 

When not in use, they automatically return to their designated spots at the push of a button.

First introduced in the all-new Nissan LEAF in Japan in October, ProPILOT Park detects surrounding objects and lets drivers automatically park the vehicle in a selected parking space by pressing a button.

The same technology is being used in the amenities at the ProPILOT Park Ryokan as a demonstration to entertain guests and reduce staff workload.

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Nissan will offer a free night at the ProPILOT Park Ryokan in Hakone, Japan, for one lucky pair of travellers. 

For a chance to win, contestants must post on Twitter using the hashtags #PPPRyokan and #wanttostay between 25 January and 10 February.

The ProPILOT Park Ryokan in Japan.

Visitors to the Nissan Global Headquarters Gallery in Yokohama can also experience the atmosphere of the ProPILOT Ryokan and try on the actual self-parking slippers at a dedicated exhibition booth between 1 and 4 February.

An entertaining video of the ProPILOT Park Ryokan can be viewed below:

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