Short-stay Japanese love hotels are often used for sex, but there's more to them. Some of the love hotels in Tokyo offer rates for groups of women to visit for girls' nights. The accommodations are ...

Everything a girl needs to know about these pay-by-the-hour ubiquitous rendezvous spots. You’re walking along a busy, brightly-lit Tokyo street when you encounter a downright outlandish building. The ...

Do whales make you horny? How about UFOs? Maybe you’ve always dreamed of having a tryst in a fairytale castle, or making love inside a gigantic biscuit tin? Whatever your weird fantasy may be, it can ...

Last year, French photographer François Prost spent hours browsing Google Maps to plan a road trip documenting Japan’s “love hotels” — establishments found across the country that offer hourly rates ...

o surprises here. A “love hotel” is essentially a no-tell motel. A short-stay accommodation that offers hourly or nightly rates—in the name of love. Whatever this means to the users. A rest or short ...