MOTEL FUURIN [JP]

Exploration #272 Motel Fūrin (モーテル風林). Motel Fūrin is one of the most intriguing abandoned love hotels in Japan, located deep in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture.

Once it was a vibrant stop for travelers and couples. Inside, there were themed suites, rotating beds, bold 1970s décor, and glass-walled baths. Evidence suggests that Motel Fūrin opened around 1973 and operated until roughly 2000, reflecting the rise and fall of Japan’s love hotel boom. Today, however, most of the structure has collapsed, leaving only scattered remains of its former charm. Even in ruins, the abandoned Motel Fūrin stands as a haunting time capsule of Showa-era culture and one of the most photogenic and historically fascinating love hotel ruins in the country.