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Art hotels and art hostels may be words that have not yet penetrated the Japanese market. For example, one such example is an accommodation facility where the interior of the building is decorated with illustrations and graphics, but not many people have stayed there, let alone seen one. . However, if you look at major cities around the world, art hotels seem to be scattered everywhere.

Finally, an art hotel called "THE AOCA│Apartment of Contemporary Art, Tokyo" appeared in Ota-ku, Tokyo.

OG SLICK, a leading graffiti writer in Los Angeles, and the brand he presides over.DISSIZIT!The wall decorations are the result of a three-way collaboration between COOK, a Japanese artist who belongs to the "81BASTARDS," and the painting collective 81BASTARDS. In addition to the wall decorations, interior stylist Shinya Endo coordinated the space. The space is designed not only for "seeing" but also for "staying.

Developers say their mission is to "provide unique lodging experiences that satisfy cultural desires. In Japan, the relationship between art and hotels seems to be growing closer by the day, as evidenced by the fact that Park Hotel Tokyo has become the "main partner hotel" of Art Fair Tokyo.

This "AOCA" is already being talked about on social networking sites in the U.S. mainland as a core spot for the new dawn of Tokyo's post-graffiti scene. In January of next year, art will be applied to two other apartment buildings. We will keep an eye on the future developments to see if it will become a hip new place to live and work.

Text_Rei Kawahara

AOCA丨Apartment of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Address: 3-3-4 Sanno, Ota-ku, Tokyo
Access: 7 min. walk from Omori Sta. of JR Keihin-Tohoku Line
Number of rooms: 17 total (including 3 connecting rooms)
www.hotelaoca.jp
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