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Japan closed a century-old prison in 2017; its cellblocks have now become a luxury hotel where guests pay to sleep behind the original wallsHOSHINOYA Nara Prison, previously the Nara Juvenile Prison in Japan, has transformed into a luxury hotel that embraces and preserves its hi...
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