Japan's By-The-Hour 'Love Hotels' Are Basically Recession-Proof

Japan's Recession-Proof Love Hotels

From rooms kitted out like medical clinics, where couples can play "doctors and nurses", to grottos where it is permanently Christmas, Japan's "Love Hotels" cater to almost every taste, offering a few hours of reasonably-priced privacy in a crowded country.

And with the kind of occupancy rates that most hotels can only dream of, even during economic hard times, they are an almost recession-proof business.

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