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Usagi-kun



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:31 am Reply with quote
I've seen rooms that look like you're trapped in a vortex of Lisa Frank Trapper Keepers...

I cannot seem to focus on anything else in this article because this is probably the most unsettling thing I have ever read on this subject.

Errrrhhhmmm... Crying or Very sad
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Paiprince



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:36 pm Reply with quote
Love hotels serve their purpose and that is to get some "relieving" going on. I don't understand why anyone would seriously stay long term when cheaper options like capsule hotels and manga cafes can offer lodgings longer and for cheap. Sure, they may not have as much of the fun amenities, but gotta be smart when you travel.

That said though, it is a novelty that I wish that it shouldn't be stigmatized, as is other pleasure venues like soaplands. People have needs and they're fulfilling it in these locations for a lot of reasons. No need for the judgment.
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Joe Carpenter



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:54 pm Reply with quote
Earlier in the year I watched a 2006 anime called High School Girls that prominently featured a love hotel in one episode.

The American The Grudge 2 also a scene where the ghost gets someone at a love hotel.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:28 pm Reply with quote
Zin5ki wrote:
Justin wrote:
Some have ridiculous names like Banana & Donut, The Raging Tanuki's Enormous Ballsack (暴れ狸の鬼袋), Daytime Friend, Legend of the Innocent Beaver, and Santa's House.

All but the last of these are understandable from a suitably carnal perspective. One can only assume that Japanese conceptions of Christmas involve a greater sense of private intimacy and a lesser sense of family involvement.


What? You don't like Santa's little elves?

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ice_tea



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:13 pm Reply with quote
Ouran High School Dropout wrote:
Heishi wrote:
LegitPancake wrote:
Do the love hotels put any restrictions on minors renting a room? I think I've seen anime where even middle schoolers were considering going and that just about blew my mind.



That's why I love anime sometimes, anything goes.
I could say more but I might probably cause a bit of a stir.

BTW, what are those anime you mentioned?

For one, there's the final episode of B Gata H Kei (Yamada's First Time)...


I should add an obvious example: Scum's Wish.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:39 pm Reply with quote
High schoolers too, in Anohana.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:31 pm Reply with quote
D00dleB0Y wrote:
There's a mistake here, Justin. I've been to seven love hotels during my time in Japan and all of them had receptionists. I'm actually surprised that there are ones that don't. Even in the infamous "Kabukicho Love Hotel" movie (with Kabukicho being the go-to place for love hotels), there was a receptionist, who happened to be the main character in the movie.


I wouldn't know the exact ratio, but there are a lot of love hotels that do not have any receptionist. You pay for your room at a machine.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:37 pm Reply with quote
leafy sea dragon wrote:
If you're there for just one night and you just go there for 12 hours, it'd be $120 to $360...which would still be really up there on the high end, but o the low end, if it's near some event, it's not that bad. Vegas hotel stays are way higher than $120 per night.


If you're there overnight the rate is cheaper.

Hotels will have 2 or 3 different rates posted very prominently outside the hotel.
Day (2~3 hours discounted during day, not all places offer this)
Rest (2~3 hours, all places offer this)
Stay (8~10 hours, depending on the place)

The price for a "stay" will be about double the price of a "rest"

In central Tokyo, for rest, I've seen prices from 3000-8000 yen. For stay I've seen prices from 5000-12000 yen. I do wonder if they are more expensive or cheaper out in the country side.

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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:52 pm Reply with quote
A "rest" is 2 to 3 hours? Just how little do people in Japan sleep?
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Sleep?? Laughing Laughing Cool
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