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A narrow street filled with love hotels. (Photo courtesy of Kim Ikkyon.)
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A newspaper article from 1930 introducing "enshuku" hotels. (Photo courtesy of Yomiuri Shimbun.)
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View of the exterior and interior of a "tsurekomi" inn. A mirror is installed behind a sliding screen to make the room seem more spacious and spice up things a bit. (Photo courtesy of Kim Ikkyon.)
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A view of the Meguro Emperor, the first of many love hotels to adopt a castle-shape design. (Photo courtesy of Kim Ikkyon.)
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The Shanty Akasaka hotel that opened in 1973, the same year as the Meguro Emperor. Although the design is flashy, the entrance is discreet.
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