In another question, someone asked whether people use a taxi when it’s about a 15-minute walk from dinner to the room. That got me wondering about how everyone handles taxis, so I wanted to ask.
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When taking a taxi, do you directly tell the driver to take you to a love hotel (or give the hotel name), or do you ask to be taken somewhere suitable near the hotel?
Also, from the woman’s perspective, would you feel awkward being an obviously papa-katsu couple with a noticeable age gap?
Maezawa from the CEO’s office here.
If you’re in a relatively rural area, I think it’s better to just give the hotel’s name directly.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area, hotels are so densely concentrated that the driver may not recognize the name. So it might also make sense to name a nearby landmark that taxi drivers would easily know.
That said, even in the Tokyo area, I think it’s best to use a well-known love hotel that the driver will understand immediately, so giving the hotel’s name is probably the better option.
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I’m Fuu, a column writer.
If you live in an urban area, taxi apps like DiDi and GO let you enter your destination on the map in advance.
Even if you live somewhere rural where taxi apps aren’t available, taxi drivers have probably seen situations far more unusual than papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), so I wouldn’t worry too much—just giving the name of the love hotel should be fine.
Rather than walking for 15 minutes in an obviously papa-katsu situation and being seen by all sorts of people, I think it would be less awkward for both of you if only the taxi driver knew.
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Taxi drivers are used to all kinds of things, so don’t worry about it. However, these days, there are too many inexperienced taxi drivers in Tokyo, which is a problem.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
I usually tell them the name of the hotel. Even with a significant age gap, I don’t think it feels strange at all if it’s a hotel with banquet halls or restaurants.
I’ve never taken a taxi to a love hotel, but I feel it would be less awkward than walking in.
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