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An art festival through the alleys and empty shops of a spa town, mixing work into the everyday of a tourist place.
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Konyoku Onsen Sekai (Mixed Bathing Hot Spring World) is an international art festival held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, as a triennale every three years. Artists of diverse nationalities stay at Beppu Onsen and present new works they conceived. It ended with its third edition in 2015. The Beppu Contemporary Art Festival "Konyoku Onsen Sekai" is a citizen-led art festival held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, every three years. It began in 2009, and the second exhibition was held in 2012.
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Founded / opened：2009 Highlights / collection：Held in a hot-spring town, Exhibits in vacant shops and inns Genre：Contemporary art
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