Tokyo Big Site
The Big Site is Tokyo’s most well-known convention center. I saw the Love Hotel Convention...
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Author: Kame
Mimikakiten: The Next Maid Cafe?
Remember how when you were a kid they told you to never put anything in your ear at all because it’s really, really dangerous and could give you permanent hearing loss? Well, no one has ever said that in the entire...
Read MoreTokyo Realtime Tours
In the past, tourists in Japan faced the difficult choice of getting herded around on a package tour or wandering around without a guide having no idea what they’re looking at half the time. Personally, I’ve always...
Read MoreThe Mermaid’s Stroll Love Hotel
I came across this odd little love hotel will driving along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture. It’s called Ningyou no Osanpo. There’s more information about love hotels in my book, Love Hotels: An Inside Look at Japan’s...
Read MorePark Rehearsals
A couple of weekends ago, a TV crew from a Singaporean production company asked me if they could interview me for a documentary about love hotels. It was hard to find a good spot, and they finally decided on Yoyogi Park....
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