You've got to hand it to Japan. For a country that's already brought us the joys of Gaki no Tsukai's "Slap Ball" game, the worryingly edible "Happy Kitchen Candy Hamburgers," and some of the most confusing fast food mascots of all time, it's still got plenty of, uhh, interesting surprises left to wow the world with.
Exhibit A: a hotel manned by a robot dinosaur..
The aptly named Henn na (or "Weird Hotel") is located in Japan's Sasebo, Nagasaki. This week it has opened its doors to the public, and everything—from check-in to check-out—is handled entirely by a robot staff. On arrival, guests are greeted by either a Japanese-speaking female humanoid that errs on the creepy side of the uncanny valley or, inexplicably, an English-speaking velociraptor in a bowtie.
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