A Japanese inn owned by the same family for 1,300 years [video]

Re:A Japanese inn owned by the same family for 1,300 years [... by enqk on Thursday December 18, 2014 @02:33PM (#8769202)

I think typically they would also marry the daughter of the current owner.

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Re:A Japanese inn owned by the same family for 1,300 years [... by eloisant on Friday December 19, 2014 @04:18AM (#8771563)

I can imagine the pitch to VCs: "It's Monster meets OkCupid!"

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Re:A Japanese inn owned by the same family for 1,300 years [... by snlacks on Friday December 19, 2014 @07:39AM (#8771969)

Maybe you're onto something, OKCupid has a better track record as the method is actually based on some type of observable patterns. :)

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Re:A Japanese inn owned by the same family for 1,300 years [... by sliverstorm on Thursday December 18, 2014 @08:25PM (#8770727)

i.e. dating with an ulterior motive. See: Golddigger

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Re:A Japanese inn owned by the same family for 1,300 years [... by phaemon on Thursday December 18, 2014 @09:23PM (#8770844)

I think the motive is the exact opposite of 'ulterior'.

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