In this episode, we dive into the wonderful world of love hotels! Exploring the concept of sex in Japan, the convenience of these buildings and all the crazy themes that exist there, Norm and Holly go design their own while navigating around this wonderfully uncomfortable topic. Enjoy!

Timestamps

• [00:00:00 ] Intro, Priming for Lust
• [00:02:36 ] Dealing with religious family members
• [00:05:53 ] Introducing the show and Happy Thanksgiving!
• [00:10:26 ] Celebrating Thanksgiving as an excuse for gratitude
• [00:14:40 ] A shot to your declarations!
• [00:18:19 ] The wonderful world of love hotels
• [00:20:48 ] Japan After Dark
• [00:29:58 ] The accepted taboo of sex in Japan
• [00:34:01 ] The booming business of anonymous sex
• [00:41:01 ] The behaviour will still exist
• [00:44:14 ] Yokai of the Week
• [00:50:52 ] Is there a Ms Shirime? And depictions of Yokai in Manga and anime
• [01:04:41 ] Themes galore in love hotels
• [01:10:02 ] The liberation found in SM
• [01:14:11 ] A fuck trip across Japan
• [01:20:31 ] How would we design our own love hotel?
• [01:32:47 ] Our personalities don't always match to our sexual desires
• [01:39:54 ] Questioning celibacy and the difficulty of supporting a family

Links

• Yokai of the Week: https://yokai.com/kejourou/
• 11 Bizarre Japanese love hotels: https://tokyonightowl.com/11-bizarre-japanese-love-hotels/

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• Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisaintnorm
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