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The Hello Kitty Room at the Hotel Adonis is Gone Forever

Where: Tennoji-ku, Ikutamateramachi 5-1, Osaka, Japan
January 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM | by | Comments (4)

No! Say it isn't true! HotelChatter tipster quimbys has just passed on some devastating news to us from on-the-spot in Osaka. Allow us to explain our distress …

We're sure you haven't forgotten one of our favorite Japanese love hotels, the Hotel Adonis 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 Hello Kitty S&M Room. Note the use of past tense here? That's because this is the recent news from on the ground:

I went by there this morning, January 11, 2009, and the place was inexplicably closed. My guess is that authorities found out about the place and found it an embarrassment. (Or) Perhaps Tomy didn't want its trademark Hello Kitty associated with the darker side of pleasure.

So for everyone out there who dreamed of trying out the Hello Kitty room, looks like the chance is gone. Let this be a lesson to everyone who's not out there truly living for the moment. Carpe diem!

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REJOICE!

NO MORE HELLO KITTY!
Jenna on January 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM #Permalink

MoCP

It had always been my mission to have a look around that place when I got to Osaka. They had some of the best rooms with overly-executed themes. About two years ago, I saw Misty Keasler's Love Hotel exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Photography and noted that she had captured many of the Adonis' rooms, including the Hello Kitty. The hotel may have closed, but at least we have a coffee table book to commemorate the kinkiest of its rooms. Thanks, Osaka tipster!
JetSetCD on January 15, 2009 at 10:31 AM #Permalink

Love Hotels in Japan - Recommendations?

Hi,

My girlfriend and I are planning a trip to Japan and we were hoping to stop by a Love Hotel for the experience.  We'd hoped to visit the Hello Kitty room - so the news that it is closed is really a disappointment.  Any other recommendations for interesting Love Hotel experiences in Kyoto, Osaka, or Tokyo?  Thanks!

Edward Chen on January 3, 2010 at 2:51 AM #Permalink

Hello Kitty room is still there

http://www.candy-hall.com/

The Adonis closed down because they did not have the proper business license but someone else is running it and it is now called Hotel Candy Hall.  It's at the same location, some of the rooms are new, the Hello Kitty Room is still there, the 7th floor used to be several large s/m group rooms, those rooms are closed.  Now the rooms are very affordable.  I did a shoot in one of the rooms 3 weeks ago.

I shoot my fetish photos in a lot of the Osaka love hotels and I am always looking for interesting rooms.

My friend Ed wrote a great book about love hotels.  I bought it and have been visiting some of the hotels I found.

http://www.quirkyjapan.or.tv/lovehotelbookintro.htm

rikosaka on June 15, 2010 at 7:28 AM #Permalink

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