Hidden cameras? Humanoid front desk clerks? Demure robot dinosaurs in bow ties? Fifty shades of Grey IRL? Some of these hotels sound like a fever dream come to life. Let’s explore some of Japan’s most interesting hotels. 

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Frankie - @franklinthewoman

Cheyenne - @lostwithlow

Words mentioned/useful words

変 hen - strange, odd / change

変化 henka - transformation, change

変更 henko - change, modification, alteration 

敬語 keigo - honorific language

女子会 joshikai - ladies party or get-together

ラブホテル rabu hoteru (ラブホ rabuho) love hotel

茶屋 chaya, chashitsu - tea room

インスタ映え instabae - instagrammable 

References:

Asahi Ryokan stream- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av7t1N_XkKo

Henn na hotel https://group.hennnahotel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/251/2022/10/HISHoldings_HotelLineup_Brochure_202210.pdf

Queen Elizabeth- https://www.tokyotimes.org/queen-elizabeth-love-hotel-love/ 

Viva France  https://www.vivafrance.jp/ https://www.nani.sg/travel/5-wildest-love-hotels-in-japan 

Hotel Chapel Christmas http://www.unmissablejapan.com/sleeping/hotel-chapel-christmas 

Alpha In- https://hotelalphain.com/

“Love Hotels in Japan: 5 You Should Know” by creator @Abroad in Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3HAhvYynnc&t=491s

Wikiepdia: “Love hotel” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_hotel#:~:text=since%20late%202019.-,Japan,in%20Edo%20and%20in%20Kyoto. 

‘I stayed in Japan’s lowest ranked love hotel’ (Youtube) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-lHi0MXUOA 

Time stamps

00:00 life updates

8:05 JLPT results/rant

13:33 intro to today’s topic

14:25 100 yen hotel 

20:34 dinosaur robots

29:24 love hotels intro and history

38:07 alpha in

41:11 Jzauruass

43:00 Candy Hall

45:07 Queen Elizabeth

47:46 Chapel Christmas

50:05 Hotel UFO

51:50 carousel room

55:54 be careful

57:14 lining up for love

59:45 haunted hotel

1:05:06 nationalist literature

1:06:14 ice hotel