Love Hotel Opening

The exhibition 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙡, the result of the second collaboration between Galerie du Jour agnès b. and 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁, brings together a fascinating collection of photographs of Japanese Love Hotel facades, taken in Protected content a car trip from Tokyo to the island of Shikoku.

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁’s photographs take us through varied landscapes, from the sprawling urbanization of Japan’s large megacities to the agricultural countryside, where Love Hotels blend into unexpected environments. These places then become silent witnesses to the evolution of human relationships, the local economy and the aesthetics specific to each region of Japan.

Let's discover together a different side of Japan that is both little-known and evocative.