Balloons, coffee cups, and… A peach-colored space swollen with the scent of love! The Lost World of Showa-era Love Hotels

2023-10-23

Longchamp” (Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) From the second floor where the beds are located, one can slide down to the pool on the first floor by a water slide. According to Mr. Tsuzuki, there are many more cozy love hotels in Kansai ©Kyoichi Tsuzuki

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Geihinkan” (Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture) used to have a boat floating in a pool filled with water and carp swimming in it ©Kyoichi Tsuzuki

Cologne II” (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) All rooms have black light art. Room 401 was completed in 10 days by craftsmen ©Kyoichi Tsuzuki

SPACY” (Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture): The color of the light can be controlled by the panel by the bedside.

Hotel the Rich” (Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, Osaka): A room with fancy lights and a revolving bed named “Club Beat”.

PIAA” (Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) The coffee cups are powered by the rotating bed. The coffee cups are powered by the rotating bed, but at the time of the interview, the bed was out of order and only manually operated.

P&A Plaza” (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) is a luxurious rock bath that can accommodate eight people. It was often used as a party room.

Kyoichi Tsuzuki, “Love Hotel” (Seigensha, 2023)

Profile： Kyoichi Tsuzuki
From 1989 to 1992, Kyoichi Tsuzuki published "Art Random," a 102-volume collection of contemporary art that comprehensively covered the trends of world contemporary art in the 1980s. Since then, he has continued to write and edit books in the fields of contemporary art, architecture, photography, and design.
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