Lotte Duty Free Opens Gentle Monster Store at Kansai Airport Branch: First in Japanese Duty-Free Channel

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Lotte Duty Free announced on June 4 that it has opened a store for the global fashion eyewear brand Gentle Monster at its Kansai Airport branch in Japan.

Gentle Monster is a global fashion eyewear brand that leads worldwide eyewear trends with its unique designs and distinctive brand universe. This marks the first time a Gentle Monster store has been introduced in a Japanese duty-free channel.

'Gentle Monster' store opened at Lotte Duty Free Kansai Airport branch in Japan. Provided by Lotte Duty Free

Located in the international departures area of Terminal 1 at Kansai International Airport, the new store was designed under the concept of “exploring the human inner self.” Customers can enjoy a unique sensory experience through Gentle Monster’s signature artistic objects and spatial designs placed throughout the store. Three “Giant Head Kinetic Objects” installed inside the store artistically express human thoughts, emotions, and relationships with pensive facial expressions and moving eyeballs.

Kansai International Airport is the largest international airport in the Kansai region of Japan, used by approximately 25.72 million passengers in 2025 alone. Following the completion of a four-stage renovation, its annual international passenger capacity has expanded to 40 million. Lotte Duty Free plans to use the opening of the Gentle Monster store as an opportunity to strengthen the brand portfolio at the Kansai Airport branch and enhance its competitiveness in the fashion eyewear category.

A Lotte Duty Free representative stated, “We will continue to offer the best shopping experiences to travelers worldwide by attracting differentiated brands and utilizing spatial marketing, further solidifying our position in the global duty-free market.”

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