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Seven ways I've embarrassed myself in a Tokyo love hotel
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No. 01

Seven ways I've embarrassed myself in a Tokyo love hotel

I've been using love hotels in Tokyo since university. I still occasionally do something stupid. Here are seven failures, in rough chronological order, most of which I've only told one or two people about.

Yuki Imai·9 min
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A brief cultural history of Japan's love hotels
CultureNo. 02

A brief cultural history of Japan's love hotels

From edo-period tsurekomi yado to the neon-lit automated hotels of Shibuya's hill. A compressed four-century arc of how Japan came to accommodate short-stay privacy at scale.

Haruki Mori·Apr 21, 2026·13 min
The complete mechanics of entering a Japanese love hotel
How-toNo. 03

The complete mechanics of entering a Japanese love hotel

From the street outside to the moment the door closes behind you — every step, every decision point, every unspoken rule. Longer than a blog post, shorter than a manual.

Naomi Tanaka·Apr 21, 2026·11 min
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