Take a look inside Tokyo’s abandoned Fuurin Motel believed to be haunted by ghosts

EERIE photos of Tokyo’s deserted ‘Love Motel’ offer a look inside the quirky motel, which has been abandoned for years after locals fear it to be haunted.

A SERIES of eerie photographs reveal the dishevelled remains of an abandoned sex motel thought to be haunted by ghosts.

Previously known as a rendezvous for secret lovers’ meetings and a discrete place to hide extramarital affairs, the desolate Fuurin Motel, in Tokyo, Japan, lies perfectly preserved, The Sun reports.

Guests checking-in to the ‘Love Motel’ had their choice of ten quirky bedrooms each individually themed such as the Medieval suite with a full suit of armour and a carriage-shaped bed.

The Medieval themed room. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

The quirky rooms were available to rent by the hour and were themed differently. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

Other rooms — which were available to rent by the hour — were dressed in a Greek theme, or decorated as a Traditional Japanese Ryokan and they all came with their own dining rooms and bathrooms.

The hotel has been closed for 17 years now and has begun to severely decay. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

It is rumoured that the hotel is now inhabited by ghosts who prowl the hotel’s decaying corridors after it closed 17 years ago and locals are too afraid to go into the “haunted” property because of the paranormal presence.

The Greek-themed room complete with a circular bed and numerous marble sculptures. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

Even the artworks and the sheets on the beds have remained untouched since it was abandoned. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

Photographer Bob Thissen, 31, from Herleen, Netherlands, said: “There is a myth that Japanese ghosts live in abandoned buildings, I think it may scare people into not entering or vandalising this abandoned building.

“I think they really do stay away, because most locations stay untouched for many years with only natural decay.

“I heard that most Japanese people stay away from abandoned buildings because of the ghosts or spirits, it is believed they hang around abandoned buildings.

“It’s really different to other hotels, it was an exciting and at the same time a bit weird to explore this motel,” he said.

Parts of the motel are extremely creepy with locals too scared to enter. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

Adding, “There’s a medieval room, a Greek room, a ryokan traditional Japanese room and some others.

“But the room I liked the most was the medieval room, a really extravagant suite with a carriage and suit of armour.

“It’s something you don’t see every day, I think it’s the most extravagant hotel or motel I’ve been to.

“Japanese couples would have gone there to have some privacy which they didn’t have at home and often you would rent these rooms by the hour.”

The traditional ryokan Japanese room. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

Bob makes a habit of photographing the uninhabitable as he has spent the last ten years touring around Europe, capturing snaps of derelict buildings.

The urban explorer says Japan is one of his favourite places to explore as the buildings are preserved and respected.

Thissen loves exploring abandoned buildings in Japan as they are normally the best preserved. (Picture: Bob Thissen/Caters)

Bob sad: “I also liked the various amount of decay, some rooms are in a pretty good condition while others are completely decayed.

“Japanese people have way more respect for abandoned buildings than in Western countries, so it is preserved better.

“Even objects barely move around, for that I love exploring in Japan.”

This article was originally on The Sun and has been republished here with permission.