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  • Papaya Vintage Kitsch - If Indiana Jones teamed up with the Oddities crew and set up a junk shop, Papaya Vintage is probably what it would look like. Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and manaquins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-20.jpg
  • Eclectic Period Room at Papaya Vintage - If Indiana Jones teamed up with the Oddities crew and set up a junk shop, Papaya Vintage is probably what it would look like. Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and manaquins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-13.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage Stairway - If Indiana Jones teamed up with the Oddities crew and set up a junk shop, Papaya Vintage is probably what it would look like. Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and manaquins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-21.jpg
  • Mood Lights at Papaya Vintage - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-1.jpg
  • Jar Jar at Papaya Vintage - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-3.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-17.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-16.jpg
  • J Garden is a hot spring result unlike any other in Japan.  Besides the fact that each room has its own source of onsen spa water, there are other bathing pools arranged around the grounds in a somewhat Mediterranean architectural melange, presumably inspired by Gaudi.  All of the buildings and much of the furniture was designed and built by the owners.  Besides the extraordinary architecture for Japan, the resort overlooks the sea in Ito, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture near the Jogasaki Coast and Cape Kadowaki.
    J-garden-izu.jpg
  • Action Heros at Papaya Vintage - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-18.jpg
  • J Garden is a hot spring result unlike any other in Japan.  Besides the fact that each room has its own source of onsen spa water, there are other bathing pools arranged around the grounds in a somewhat Mediterranean architectural melange, presumably inspired by Gaudi.  All of the buildings and much of the furniture was designed and built by the owners.  Besides the extraordinary architecture for Japan, the resort overlooks the sea in Ito, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture near the Jogasaki Coast and Cape Kadowaki.
    J-Garden-5.jpg
  • Vintage Vespas - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-19.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-11.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-22.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-10.jpg
  • Chair & Clocks at Papaya Vintage  - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-6.jpg
  • Alfred Hitchcock Room at Vintage Papaya - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-23.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-15.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-8.jpg
  • J Garden is a hot spring result unlike any other in Japan.  Besides the fact that each room has its own source of onsen spa water, there are other bathing pools arranged around the grounds in a somewhat Mediterranean architectural melange, presumably inspired by Gaudi.  All of the buildings and much of the furniture was designed and built by the owners.  Besides the extraordinary architecture for Japan, the resort overlooks the sea in Ito, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture near the Jogasaki Coast and Cape Kadowaki.
    J-Garden-4.jpg
  • J Garden is a hot spring result unlike any other in Japan.  Besides the fact that each room has its own source of onsen spa water, there are other bathing pools arranged around the grounds in a somewhat Mediterranean architectural melange, presumably inspired by Gaudi.  All of the buildings and much of the furniture was designed and built by the owners.  Besides the extraordinary architecture for Japan, the resort overlooks the sea in Ito, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture near the Jogasaki Coast and Cape Kadowaki.
    J-Garden-3.jpg
  • J Garden is a hot spring result unlike any other in Japan.  Besides the fact that each room has its own source of onsen spa water, there are other bathing pools arranged around the grounds in a somewhat Mediterranean architectural melange, presumably inspired by Gaudi.  All of the buildings and much of the furniture was designed and built by the owners.  Besides the extraordinary architecture for Japan, the resort overlooks the sea in Ito, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture near the Jogasaki Coast and Cape Kadowaki.
    J-Garden-1.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-7.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-12.jpg
  • Retro TV & Blackface at Papaya Vintage - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-5.jpg
  • Eclectic Retro Chair Assortment at Papaya Vintage - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-4.jpg
  • Action Hero at Papaya Vintage - Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-2.jpg
  • Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-9.jpg
  • J Garden is a hot spring result unlike any other in Japan.  Besides the fact that each room has its own source of onsen spa water, there are other bathing pools arranged around the grounds in a somewhat Mediterranean architectural melange, presumably inspired by Gaudi.  All of the buildings and much of the furniture was designed and built by the owners.  Besides the extraordinary architecture for Japan, the resort overlooks the sea in Ito, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture near the Jogasaki Coast and Cape Kadowaki.
    J-Garden-2.jpg
  • Mannequins at Papaya Vintage -  Papaya Vintage is like no other shop you have even seen - a warehouse in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok brimming with collectables, action figures, junk, exquisite antiques, and more. The adventure begins as your eyes zoom in on toys and objects from the past, reminders of moments of your childhood. Think: Darth Vader and Ultraman figures, gazing onto James Dean forever posing cool next to a doorway. Climbing the upper floors is like moving randomly through time. You can't help but notice the vintage Vespas and mannequins of comic characters Flash, Wolverine, Green Lantern and Batman, all standing next to toy cars, fluffy sofas, bean bag chairs, and grandma's lampshade.
    vintage-papaya-14.jpg
  • Love hotels originated as places for lovers to meet up in crowded cities where they had no private space, or family matters prevented them from hosting visitors.  They have always been neutral ground, where intimacy can be risked without consequences.  Couples turn up and instead of being greeting by a receptionist, it is automated with machines, for extra privacy.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with ways to compete against each other.  Other than the usual method of offering more amenities like DVD players and videos, rotating beds, or sex toys, many have entered the realm of theme parks.  The Sea Stork Hotel is one of the earliest examples of this, originally named the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, it has undergone remodeling jobs, name changes and paint jobs over the years.  Other love hotels include such themes as Hello Kitty, Dungeons, the Tropics,   Part of this theme trend is to make the experience more fun - couples can select a different theme for each tryst or simply to make the situation less threatening by offering up cartoon-like settings.
    sea-stork-love-hotel-1.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-11.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-9.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-10.jpg
  • Inashimo Shrine is decorated with many wood carved statues created by the priest. In addition, there is a fountain of healthy longevity - fresh water springs in the precincts named Shinmeisui.  The gods of rituals here is Hikohoho de Mikoto, Sumiyoshi Three Pillars Okami and Ryukoku Suijin.  As the water here is well known to locals, many people load up tanks with fresh spring water from this shrine.
    dogashima-1.jpg
  • Love hotels originated as places for lovers to meet up in crowded cities where they had no private space, or family matters prevented them from hosting visitors.  They have always been neutral ground, where intimacy can be risked without consequences.  Couples turn up and instead of being greeting by a receptionist, it is automated with machines, for extra privacy.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with ways to compete against each other.  Other than the usual method of offering more amenities like DVD players and videos, rotating beds, or sex toys, many have entered the realm of theme parks.  The Sea Stork Hotel is one of the earliest examples of this, originally named the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, it has undergone remodeling jobs, name changes and paint jobs over the years.  Other love hotels include such themes as Hello Kitty, Dungeons, the Tropics,   Part of this theme trend is to make the experience more fun - couples can select a different theme for each tryst or simply to make the situation less threatening by offering up cartoon-like settings.
    sea-stork-love-hotel-3.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-7.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-3.jpg
  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
    love-hotel-interior.jpg
  • Love hotels originated as places for lovers to meet up in crowded cities where they had no private space, or family matters prevented them from hosting visitors.  They have always been neutral ground, where intimacy can be risked without consequences.  Couples turn up and instead of being greeting by a receptionist, it is automated with machines, for extra privacy.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with ways to compete against each other.  Other than the usual method of offering more amenities like DVD players and videos, rotating beds, or sex toys, many have entered the realm of theme parks.  The Sea Stork Hotel is one of the earliest examples of this, originally named the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, it has undergone remodeling jobs, name changes and paint jobs over the years.  Other love hotels include such themes as Hello Kitty, Dungeons, the Tropics,   Part of this theme trend is to make the experience more fun - couples can select a different theme for each tryst or simply to make the situation less threatening by offering up cartoon-like settings.
    sea-stork-love-hotel-4.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-4.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
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  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
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  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-5.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-6.jpg
  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
    love-hotel-interior-4.jpg
  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
    love-hotel-interior-2.jpg
  • Love hotels originated as places for lovers to meet up in crowded cities where they had no private space, or family matters prevented them from hosting visitors.  They have always been neutral ground, where intimacy can be risked without consequences.  Couples turn up and instead of being greeting by a receptionist, it is automated with machines, for extra privacy.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with ways to compete against each other.  Other than the usual method of offering more amenities like DVD players and videos, rotating beds, or sex toys, many have entered the realm of theme parks.  The Sea Stork Hotel is one of the earliest examples of this, originally named the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, it has undergone remodeling jobs, name changes and paint jobs over the years.  Other love hotels include such themes as Hello Kitty, Dungeons, the Tropics,   Part of this theme trend is to make the experience more fun - couples can select a different theme for each tryst or simply to make the situation less threatening by offering up cartoon-like settings.
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  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-12.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-8.jpg
  • The Atami Adult Museum or Hihokan is one of the last remaining sex museums in Japan.  It combines faded retro exhibits with dated, salacious fantasies.  Once a standard attraction at large spa towns in Japan, this species is dying out.  Originally attractive, in its way, as a counterpoint to the health giving-properties of fresh air, nature and hot springs, visiting a kitsch utopia of bad taste was probably meant as a kind of sideshow.  The Hihokan survives in part because of its location near Atami Castle with a steady flow of visitors.  Also, Atami itself is attractive to the yuppies from the city eager to indulge themselves on ramshackle retro charm.  The exterior of the museum at first appears to be fairly innocent, with a nude mermaid above the entrance but once you enter, the attractions range from the silly to the macabre to the ridiculous.  Some attractions are activated by a turning a steering wheel, such as the one that drives the wind that raises Mailyn Monroe’s skirt in the “Some Like it Hot” scene.  After passing through the Hallway of Groins, a favorite is the elderly gentlman with a long penis who, after activating the tit nipple on the device, raises his member and squirts the screen while laughing like a maniac.  Enjoy!
    atami-adult-museum-2.jpg
  • Although Osaka is not really comparable to Tokyo in the modern architecture department, it does have a few gems and quirky architectural oddities that have to be seen to be believed.  The Daibiru Building in Central Osaka can't quite make up its mind whether it is a modern skyscraper or a traditional old fashioned building with ornate columns and entrance.
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  • Although Osaka is not really comparable to Tokyo in the modern architecture department, it does have a few gems and quirky architectural oddities that have to be seen to be believed.  The Daibiru Building in Central Osaka can't quite make up its mind whether it is a modern skyscraper or a traditional old fashioned building with ornate columns and entrance.
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