Japan exhibition mourns fading sex culture
Inquirer.net / Agence France-Presse July 30, 2016
A sex exhibition smack in the middle in one of Tokyo’s hippest areas is shining a nostalgic light on Japanese erotica — a culture the curator believes is dying out.
Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s “Erotopia Japan” deals with Japanese sexuality and fantasies, the gallery located in the heart of Shibuya’s trendy fashion district plastered from floor to ceiling with eye-boggling prints, one wall dedicated to love hotel beds.
“This kind of Showa period (1926-1989) culture is being wiped out, as Japan is held to a global standard,” Tsuzuki told Agence France-Presse. “We might not be able to save it from being killed off completely but we can preserve it for posterity.”
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