[falls in pleasure]

[倒在快樂]

- Okay? - Perfect.

- 好嗎？- 這是完美的。

If you need the toilet quickly, you need not run around the room,

如果你需要快速上廁所，你不需要在房間裡跑來跑去。

just go through the hole.

只是通過洞。

There's a reason there's an estimated 37,000 love hotels across Japan,

日本全國估計有37000家愛情旅館，這是有原因的。

worth around 40 billion dollars to the nation's economy.

對國家經濟的價值約400億元。

I mean, it can be difficult to enjoy such luxuries as privacy and intimacy

我的意思是說，要享受隱私和親密關係這樣的奢侈品是很困難的。

when you live in a multi-generational household with walls made of paper.

當你生活在一個多代同堂的家庭裡，牆壁是紙做的。

Now you could go and blow your pocket money by running off to a standard business hotel.

現在你可以去吹吹你的零花錢，跑到標準的商務酒店去。

Or for just 20 bucks, you can stay for two hours in what is

或者只需要20塊錢，你就可以在這裡呆上兩個小時，在什麼是

essentially a miniature soundproofed theme park.

基本上是一個微型隔音主題公園。

I've covered love hotels a few times over the years now,

這些年，我已經報道過幾次愛情旅館了。

and I'm always fascinated by the wacky and absurd room designs used to entice couples,

我總是對那些用來吸引情侶的古怪而荒誕的房間設計感到著迷。

but recently through a charismatic friend who owns a chain of love hotels in Sendai,

但最近通過一個在仙台開愛情連鎖酒店的魅力朋友。

I was given the opportunity to see behind the scenes for the first time ever

我有機會第一次看到幕後花絮

with an all-access pass to a brand-new love hotel.

擁有全新愛情酒店的全通票。

In this video we'll explore three different themed hotel rooms,

在這段視頻中，我們將探索三種不同的主題酒店房間。

discover what tactics love hotels employ to keep customers staying for as long as possible

發現愛情酒店採用什麼策略讓顧客儘可能長的停留在這裡？

and have a look behind the curtain to see the management systems put in place

並在幕後看看管理制度的落實情況。

to make it all run smoothly.

以使一切順利進行。

Simply put by the end of this video, you'll be an expert on all things love hotel.

簡單地說，通過這個視頻的結束，你會成為一個專家的所有事情愛酒店。

And like me you'll probably wish we had a similar alternative outside of Japan.

像我一樣，你可能會希望我們在日本以外也有類似的選擇。

Before we go though, I've recently noticed

不過在我們走之前，我最近注意到

YouTube has been doing a pretty poor job promoting Abroad In Japan videos,

YouTube在推廣《出國日本》視頻方面一直做得很差。

particularly to subscribers.

特別是對訂戶。

And I suspect it's got something to do with the swearing,

而且我懷疑這和罵人有關。

and the lack of fluffy gumdrop rainbow bunny rabbits needed to satisfy YouTube's algorithm.

以及缺乏滿足YouTube算法所需的蓬鬆的膠捲彩虹兔。

If you are subscribed to the channel, be sure to hit a notification bell

如果你訂閱了該頻道，一定要打通知鈴。

to the right of the subscribe button.

在訂閱按鈕的右邊。

And it means you'll actually get notified, when the new video is released.

這意味著你將真正得到通知，當新的視頻發佈。

You'll be very much at the front of the queue,

你會在隊列的前面非常多。

and not at the mercy of a spectacularly flawed algorithm.

而不是任由一個漏洞百出的算法擺佈。

Thanks guys.

謝謝大家

Right then, let's get going.

好吧，我們走吧。

(cheerful music)

(歡快的音樂)

So the first thing you usually see when you walk into any love hotel

所以，當你走進任何一家愛情酒店時，你通常首先看到的就是

is a big screen with options.

是一個大屏幕的選擇。

When I select options, the types of room and the length of your stay,

當我選擇選項時，房間的類型和你的逗留時間。

that's what comes up here.

這就是這裡的情況。

We have four different types of room depending on the size

根據房間的大小，我們有四種不同類型的房間。

and then beneath that you can see the price.

然後在下面可以看到價格。

You can see here the short-term price, the short stay price.

你可以在這裡看到短期的價格，短期停留的價格。

‎¥‎2,900 for one to two hours of stay

2,900日元，停留1至2小時。

or you can stay the whole night for ‎¥‎6,500.

或者你可以花6500日元在這裡住一整晚。

Either way,

無論哪種方式。

it's a lot cheaper than the usual business hotel.

比一般的商務酒店要便宜很多。

Once you've got your ticket, and you've chosen your room

一旦你拿到了你的票，你選擇了你的房間。

and your length for your stay, come over to the desk

以及您的逗留時間，到服務檯來。

to get the key.

以獲得鑰匙。

(speaking Japanese)

(講日語)

Notice how you can't see the staff at love hotel.

注意，你怎麼看不到愛情酒店的工作人員。

The key in love hotel is anonymity.

愛情旅館的關鍵是匿名。

You don't need the staff, they don't need you.

你不需要員工，他們也不需要你。

That's probably a good thing

這可能是一件好事

So, this is our first of three rooms, room 221.

所以，這是我們三個房間中的第一個，221房間。

I have no idea what's behind this door, but, well here we go.

我不知道這扇門後面有什麼，但是，我們走吧。

(chuckling)

（笑著）

(mysterious music)

(神祕音樂)

This is a bit confusing.

這有點讓人困惑。

Which way is the...

哪條路是...

I will go this way.

我走這邊。

Oh my God.

哦，我的上帝。

(chuckling)

（笑著）

Looks like it's gonna take us a while to, um..

看來我們要花點時間，嗯... ...

find the bed.

找床。

Maybe this is it here.

也許就是這裡了。

There's a...

有一個...

some sort of floor padding.

某種地板填充物。

I reckon this is it.

我想這是它。

Although the corridor, the maze-like corridor,

雖然是走廊，迷宮一樣的走廊。

seems to continues.

似乎還在繼續。

Let's go and pursue things a little bit further.

我們再去追問一下吧。

Oh look,

哦，看。

there it is.

就是這樣

I found the bedroom.

我找到了臥室。

It's through this...

就是通過這個...

through this hole.

通過這個洞。

You imagine like coming back here a little bit drunk,

你想象一下，像回來這裡有點醉。

trying to find your way to the bed and then just being kind of like,

試圖找到你的方式 在床上，然後只是一種像，

"Which one is it?".

"是哪一個？"。

(mumbling)

（喃喃自語）

(comedy music)

(喜劇音樂)

One day we'll find the bed,

總有一天我們會找到床的。

but not before...

但在此之前

another one of these mats.

另一個這些墊子。

Apparently the owner, Shishido-san, who's a rather kinky rascal,

很顯然，老闆志志堂先生，是個相當淫蕩的流氓。

he likes to put these everywhere because, in his own words:

他喜歡把這些東西放在各處，因為，用他自己的話說：

"You never know where you gonna end up in a love hotel room".

"你永遠不知道在愛情旅館的房間裡你會在哪裡結束"。

So, um,

所以，一。

We haven't even made it to the bed, and it already, we've had

我們甚至還沒有做到這一點，在床上，它已經，我們已經有了

some possibilities here - for other places to sleep.

這裡有一些可能性 - 其他地方睡覺。

Anyway, let's carry on and hopefully one day we'll find the bed.

不管怎樣，我們繼續吧，希望有一天我們能找到那張床。

And speaking of the bed, here we are.

說到床，我們在這裡。

That's quite cozy, isn't it?

很舒服，不是嗎？

Look, there's the hole.

看，那就是那個洞。

(laughing)

（笑）

- In and..

- 在和...

one cushion, two cushion, three cushion...

一個墊子，兩個墊子，三個墊子... ...

one sex,

一個性別。

two sex,

兩性。

oh, very tired, and well...

哦，很累，而且... ...

If you need the toilet quickly, you need not run around the room,

如果你需要快速上廁所，你不需要在房間裡跑來跑去。

just go through the hole.

只是通過洞。

And again I'm not gonna try it because I'm definitely gonna get stuck.

而我又不會去嘗試，因為我肯定會被卡住。

(light music)

（輕音樂）

One down two to go.

一個人倒下了，還有兩個人。

This is room 226, known as the

這裡是226號房間，被稱為 "天龍八部"。

Sandbag room.

沙袋霜。

She sounds like a wall concert.

她的聲音就像一場牆體音樂會。

But anyway, here we go.

但不管怎麼說，我們開始了。

This is quite the...

這是相當...

Looks like a jungle gym, and the first thing I've noticed is this punch bag.

看起來像個叢林體育館，我首先注意到的就是這個衝鋒袋。

(sandbag rattling)

（沙包響）

So the last room with three cushions,

所以最後一個房間有三個墊子。

this room: the whole floor is just one big cushion.

這個房間：整個地板就是一個大墊子。

So last time we had three possibilities.

所以上次我們有三種可能。

This time,

這一次。

unlimited, practically unlimited.

無限，實際上是無限的。

- Um, bang bang.

- 嗯，砰砰砰。

- Right.

- 好吧，我知道了

- Bang bang, and naked.

- 砰砰砰，而且是赤裸裸的。

- Okay.

- 好吧，我知道了

- Bang, bang, bang. - So naked, then hit it with a bang?

- 砰，砰，砰。- 那麼光著身子，那就砰砰砰地打吧？

- (grunts).

- （咕嚕聲）：

Aaaa....

Aaaa...

Okay? - Perfect.

好嗎？- 這是完美的。

(light symphony music)

(輕交響樂)

Two down one to go.

兩個人倒下了，還有一個人。

Room 336, don't know what to expect again.

336室，不知道又要幹什麼了。

Here we go.

我們走吧

This is colourful.

這是豐富多彩的。

I think this is the most practical room so far.

我覺得這是目前最實用的房間。

It's not a maze that you get lost in,

這不是一個迷宮，你會迷失在其中。

it's not a room where you can beat the crap out of a punch bag.

這不是一個房間，你可以擊敗廢話出一個衝鋒袋。

- Okay Shishido-san, (speaks Japanese)

- 好的，獅子堂先生，（說日語）。

- Food, order. - Yep.

- 食物，命令。- 是的。

- And..

- 還有...

- Sit here, then you'll have your food.

- 坐在這裡，然後你會有你的食物。

And then you die. - Okay?

然後你就死了。- 好嗎？

- Yep.

- 是的。

So the idea is you sit here, have a bit of dinner,

所以，這個想法是你坐在這裡，有一點晚餐。

and then you just roll onto the bed.

然後你就滾到床上去。

That's er, that's what you do in this room.

那是呃，那是你在這個房間裡做的事。

- Good design. - It's a good design.

- 好的設計。- 這是一個很好的設計。

Yeah, very unique

是啊，很獨特

Interestingly according to Shishido-san, the most popular of the three rooms

有意思的是，據志志堂先生說，三間房中最受歡迎的是

is actually the latest room.

其實是最新的房間。

For the simple reason people coming to the hotel on a first date

原因很簡單，第一次來酒店約會的人們

don't want to scare off their partner with a weird or surprising room.

不想用奇怪或令人驚訝的房間嚇跑自己的伴侶。

After al,l taking your date to a room with a punch bag

之後，我帶你的日期到一個房間與衝鋒袋

probably doesn't give off the best first impression.

可能不會給人最好的第一印象。

As we saw earlier on at the entrance, it costs just ‎¥2,900 for 2 hours of room time.

正如我們之前在入口處看到的那樣，2小時的房事時間只需要2900日元。

However, every hour for an extra ‎¥1,000, you can extend your stay indefinitely

但是，每隔一小時，只要多付1,000日元，就可以無限期延長逗留時間。

And once you find all the amenities or offer, you can certainly see why the average

而一旦你發現所有的設施或提供，你當然可以看到為什麼一般的

amount of time spent in one of the rooms is four to six hours.

其中一個房間的時間為4至6小時。

I think most people have see the image of love hotels,

我想大多數人都看到了愛心酒店的形象。

just because of what the whole thing insinuates.

只是因為整個事情的影射。

But really the name of the game is convenience.

但其實遊戲的名字就是方便。

They want you to stay here for as long as possible.

他們想讓你在這裡呆得越久越好。

They want you to enjoy the atmosphere, eat the food,

他們想讓你享受氣氛，吃美食。

buy the stuff,

買的東西。

and we've got big grand menu here, filled with items.

我們已經得到了盛大的菜單，充滿了項目。

Pizzas, pastas, steaks, beer, everything you could ever want.

披薩、意大利麵、牛排、啤酒，一切你想要的東西。

And also each TV comes equipped with a menu where you can order it all.

而且還每臺電視都配備了菜單，你可以在這裡全部點菜。

Nice and easy.

很好，很容易。

From here...

從這裡...

Oh, we can you can buy things as well.

哦，我們可以你也可以買東西。

They want you to buy things.

他們想讓你買東西。

What kind of things can we buy?

我們可以買什麼樣的東西？

Oh.

哦。

What's that?

那是什麼？

You can even buy lingerie.

你甚至可以買內衣。

This one, Uniqlo, is actually sold out,

這個優衣庫，其實已經賣完了。

as it's so damn popular.

因為它是如此該死的流行。

¥1,500, it's pretty cheap.

1500日元，很便宜。

Stockings, you can even get stockings.

絲襪，你甚至可以得到絲襪。

If you want to reenact the the famous Lost In Translation scene,

如果你想重演著名的《迷失在翻譯中》一幕。

rip my, ripped my stockings, that's what...

撕開我的，撕開我的絲襪，這就是... ...

That is the full...

這就是全...

(cheery music)

（歡快的音樂）

By this point you might be wondering, why doesn't everyone just stay in a love hotel.

到這裡你可能會想，為什麼大家不直接住愛情旅館呢？

Well usually rooms at a love hotel can't be booked in advance.

好吧通常愛情酒店的房間是不能提前預定的。

And obviously there's no concierge to help you with your luggage,

而且顯然沒有禮賓員幫你拿行李。

and when you do order food to your room, it's not wheeled in elegantly on a trolley,

當你點餐到你的房間時，它不是用手推車優雅地推進來的。

but instead passed through a hole in the wall in order to maintain precious anonymity.

但為了保持珍貴的匿名性，卻從牆上的洞口通過。

This level of discretion is even extended to the car park

這種程度的自由裁量權甚至延伸到停車場

where if you come by car, a handy license plate cover is on hand

在那裡，如果你開車來，一個方便的車牌套是在手。

to help give drivers peace of mind.

以幫助司機安心駕駛。

As a result, the moment you arrive at a love hotel,

結果，一到愛情旅館。

the whole experience feels almost like a glitch in the matrix.

整個體驗感覺就像矩陣中的一個小故障。

Locked away in your bunker eating copious amounts of food,

把自己關在地堡裡，吃著大量的食物。

watching TV in the bath and deciding which cushion to relax on,

在浴缸裡看電視，決定在哪個墊子上放鬆。

while the invisible workers run the show like clockwork behind the scenes.

而看不見的工人卻在幕後像時鐘一樣運轉。

Having watched Shishido-san collapse and roll onto various beds,

看著志志堂先生倒下，滾到各種床上後。

I was taken behind the curtain to get a glimpse of the hotel's management system.

我被帶到幕後，一睹酒店的管理系統。

So the key to running a love hotel is having good, um,

所以，經營愛情旅館的關鍵是要有好的，嗯。

good management system.

良好的管理制度。

You can see here these screens showing which rooms are vacant,

你可以在這裡看到這些屏幕顯示哪些房間是空置的。

which rooms are being used.

哪些房間正在使用。

The ones in yellow,

黃色的那些。

short-time.

短時間。

These people had just come into like an hour or two,

這些人剛進像一兩個小時。

for a bit of relaxation, and um,

為一點放鬆，和嗯，

the ones in red they've actually stayed overnight.

那些紅色的，他們實際上已經留宿。

This one here in green is being cleaned currently.

這裡綠色的這個目前正在清理。

You can even see if there are a member of the hotel.

你甚至可以看到是否有酒店的會員。

They've got this little heart symbol.

他們有這個小心臟的符號。

So from here, the entire hotel is effectively managed

所以從這裡開始，整個酒店就被有效地管理起來了

without the issue of being utter utter nightmare.

而不存在被徹底的噩夢的問題。

(crescendo music)

(漸強音樂)

So this is the kitchen where they prepare all the room service orders.

所以這裡是廚房，他們在這裡準備所有的客房服務訂單。

Most love hotels have kind of a menu they've made in-house,

大多數的愛情酒店都有種自己做的菜單。

but this love hotel have actually got a menu that's been designed and created

但這家愛情酒店實際上有一個菜單 這是設計和創建的

by an Italian restaurant.

由一家意大利餐廳。

They've gone a little bit step further, although to be honest

他們已經走得更遠了一點，雖然說實話

the last door that we saw was just fried chicken and chips,

最後一扇門，我們看到的只是炸雞和薯條。

which to be fair is exactly what I would order if I was staying in a love hotel.

如果我住在愛情旅館裡，我也會點這個。

That's all you need, isn't it?

這就是你所需要的，不是嗎？

Fried chicken and chips.

炸雞和薯條。

(machine beeping)

（機器嗶嗶聲）

Another order that.

另一個命令是：

Lots of orders, lots of lots of chicken and chips.

很多訂單，很多很多的雞肉和薯條。

(light music)

（輕音樂）

Having wandered through the back office, I turned my attention to the man himself.

逛完了後臺辦公室，我把目光轉向了他本人。

About a decade ago, Shishido-san's mum bought a love hotel as an investment.

大約十年前，志士道先生的媽媽買了一家愛情旅館作為投資。

And after struggling to manage it, handed over day-to-day operations to her son.

並在努力管理後，將日常經營交給了兒子。

And it's been his life ever since.

從此以後，他的生活就變成了這樣。

Over a light lunch, I have a very very light lunch indeed,

在一頓清淡的午餐中，我的午餐確實非常非常清淡。

I sat down with Shishido-san to discuss some of the ups and downs of owning a love hotel.

我和志士道先生坐在一起，討論了擁有一家愛情旅館的一些喜怒哀樂。

So three years ago, we made our first love hotel video together.

所以三年前，我們一起拍了第一部愛情酒店視頻。

Naturally a lot of the comments were about,

自然，很多評論都是關於。