Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets

The actor travels to Tokyo, the Japanese capital, where he visits the hotel made famous by the film Lost in Translation. He also gains access to the hidden world of the city’s love hotels, exploring them behind closed doors for the first time.

The series Tokyo is presented as a programme in the form of an episode, focusing on a single journey rather than a multi‑part narrative. Its format follows a straightforward structure, allowing the viewer to accompany the central figure as he moves through the city’s most iconic settings. In this instalment, the featured actor travels to Japan’s capital and makes a point of visiting the hotel that served as a backdrop in the well‑known film Lost in Translation. He walks through the same corridors and rooms that were captured on screen, offering a direct visual link between the fictional story and the real‑world location. After the hotel visit, the episode shifts to a more concealed side of Tokyo’s nightlife. The actor is granted access behind the closed doors of several love hotels, establishments that are typically private and rarely seen by outsiders. He observes the interior design, layout and atmosphere that characterize these uniquely Japanese accommodations. By juxtaposing a celebrated cinematic venue with the hidden world of love hotels, the episode provides a concise tour of two contrasting facets of Tokyo’s hospitality scene. The programme’s approach remains observational, letting the locations speak for themselves without additional commentary or speculation.