http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T22:01:49Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/576 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/15/3959/58798 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hello_kitty_love_hotel_1.jpg " class="top"><p> <p>No! Say it isn't true! HotelChatter tipster <b>quimbys</b> has just passed on some devastating news to us from on-the-spot in Osaka. Allow us to explain our distress &#133;<p>We're sure you haven't forgotten one of our favorite Japanese love hotels, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Adonis+Osaka/local/576"><b>Hotel Adonis </b></a> in Tennoji, central Osaka. As if the whole love hotel concept isn't fascinating enough, the Adonis was specializing in cute-character-themed S&M and was home to the famous <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/16/104138/231/hotels/Hello_Kitty_S_M_Room_At_Hotel_Adonis_Osaka">Hello Kitty S&M Room</a>. Note the use of past tense here? That's because this is the recent news from on the ground:<blockquote><p>I went by there this morning, January 11, 2009, and the place was inexplicably closed. My guess is that authorities found out about amandak 2009-01-15T10:03:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/16/104138/231 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hello_kitty_love_hotel_1.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Japanese-Love-Hotels-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/hotel_adonis_osaka_map.jpg" align="right"></a> <p> Earlier this year Dwell magazine contributor <a href="http://www.mistykeasler.com/">Misty Keasler</a> displayed her <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Japanese%20Love%20Hotels">Japanese Love Hotel</a> photos at Jenkins Johnson Gallery New York, and Photographs Do Not Bend in Dallas. <p> Misty lived in Japan for eight months, and while she was there she took enough stunning love hotel photos to put together a book--<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811856410?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=captivelabs-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0811856410">Love Hotels: The Hidden Fantasy Rooms of Japan</a> <p> As we have discussed before, there are 30,000 to 40,000 love hotels in Japan that are frequented by young unmarried couples who live with their families, married couples who may live in very tight quarters with family, couples in extramarital affairs, prostitutes with their customers, and <a markj 2007-05-16T11:06:36-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/