noun
inn for secret lovers' meetings
Archaic term for an inn used for clandestine romantic encounters. Not used in modern Japanese.
江戸時代には、出合い宿と呼ばれる密会のための宿があった。
In the Edo period, there were inns called deaiyado used for secret meetings.
Compound of 出合い (deai, 'meeting, rendezvous') and 宿 (yado, 'inn'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.