When Japanese boys and girls want to escape their parent's watchful eye and get their honor-bound groove on, they often spend their nights in a love hotel. It's not like they can afford a place of their own, with real estate prices in the country being some of the highest in the world. But unlike their seedy American counterparts, these day-rate hotels are decked out in kitschy/cutesy designs ranging from the benign to the bizarre. A new book catalogs the most inventive, including a Hello Kitty/S&M themed hotel. And while we're on the subject of strange Japanese things, may we suggest getting a fish pedicure? We're serious.

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