Japan

Organizer Information Operating out of Tokyo, Japan, Aion Laboratory is the specialized digital art division of the Ise-Shima Art Company. Established with a mission to advance contemporary digital artistic expression, Aion Laboratory fosters cross-border recognition for electronic, technological, and new media creators through international competitions, digital curation, and public archiving initiatives. Title & Description 2nd […]

Organizer Information The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA) is organized by COAMIX Inc., a Tokyo-based manga publisher founded in 2000 by manga industry figures Nobuhiko Horie (former editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen Jump and current COAMIX CEO), together with mangaka Tsukasa Hojo (City Hunter), Tetsuo Hara (Fist of the North Star), and Ryuji Tsugihara (Yoroshiku Mecha-Doc) — […]

Organizer Information The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints was founded in Tokyo in 1928 to preserve traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques at a time when newer printing technologies were beginning to displace the craft. The institute is one of the few studios in Japan still practicing the full Edo-period process for ukiyo-e, and has reproduced […]

Organizer Information Hayama Artist Residency is an international artist residency based in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Founded by curator and arts entrepreneur Dexter Wimberly, the residency was established to introduce visual artists from around the world to Japanese culture while providing them with an opportunity to present their work in Japan. Its program emphasizes both […]

Organizer Information The International Ceramics Festival Mino, Japan, is a major international ceramics festival held every three years across the Mino region of Gifu Prefecture, one of Japan’s leading ceramic-producing areas. Established in 1986, the festival promotes the development of the ceramics industry and the advancement of ceramic culture through international exchange in ceramics design […]

Organizer Information Organized by ZA-KOENJI Public Theatre and operated by syuz’gen LLC, ZA-Party is an international platform designed to foster long-term solidarity, dialogue, and collaboration among performing arts practitioners across Asia. Hosted in the Suginami City district of Tokyo within a iconic venue designed by Toyo Ito, ZA-KOENJI serves as an experimental hub for international […]

Overview Located in Suginami City, Tokyo, ZA-KOENJI Public Theatre is a public cultural hub and “town square” dedicated to the creation, dissemination, and preservation of the performing arts. Designed by architect Toyo Ito and operated by syuz’gen LLC (a professional art management organization acting as designated manager), the theater operates under the artistic direction of […]

Organizer Information The Mixed Bathing World Executive Committee was founded in 2008 with the goal of hosting an international art festival in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, and works under the philosophy of sharing time and space across nationalities, genders, and generations. Its secretariat, NPO BEPPU PROJECT, is based in Beppu and has spent nearly two […]

Organizer Information ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA (AFAF) is an art fair that has developed in Fukuoka as a bridge between Japan and the wider Asian art market since its founding in 2015. The 2026 edition marks its 11th year and takes place at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center; the fair is organized by the ART FAIR […]