Japan exhibition mourns fading sex culture

Tokyo, Tokyo: Photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki stands beside a life-like female doll at the Erotopia Japan exhibition in Tokyo on July 28, 2016. The sex exhibition smack in the middle in one of Tokyos hippest areas is shining a nostalgic light on Japanese erotica -- a culture the curator believes is dying out. AFP/Toru Yamanaka

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.
Tokyo, Tokyo: Photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki stands beside life-like female dolls tied up in bondage ropes and screaming in agony at the Erotopia Japan exhibition in Tokyo on July 28, 2016. The sex exhibition smack in the middle in one of Tokyos hippest areas is shining a nostalgic light on Japanese erotica -- a culture the curator believes is dying out. AFP/Toru Yamanaka