noun
taste for the exotic; exoticism
Refers to a fascination with foreign cultures, often implying a romanticized or superficial attraction to things perceived as exotic.
彼の部屋は異国趣味にあふれている。
His room is full of exotic taste.
19世紀のヨーロッパでは異国趣味が流行した
Exoticism was fashionable in 19th-century Europe.
A direct loanword from English 'exoticism', often used in academic or artistic contexts, while 異国趣味 is a native compound with a slightly more personal or cultural nuance.
Compound of 異国 (foreign country) and 趣味 (taste, hobby). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely emerged in the modern era to describe a cultural fascination with the foreign.