Japan

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 […]

Organizer Information This programme is jointly organized by Artist-in-Residence Vietnam Network (AiRViNe) and *** in Residence Kyoto. AiRViNe was established as the first platform connecting artists, creatives, and cultural enthusiasts with residency opportunities in Vietnam and worldwide, with a mission encompassing cultural mobility, cross-cultural exchange, and artistic growth through research, workshops, seminars, and pilot artist-in-residence […]

Organizer Information The Japan Mint is an Independent Administrative Institution of the Japanese government responsible for producing and circulating the coins of Japan, headquartered in Osaka with branches in Saitama and Hiroshima. It was established in Osaka by the Meiji government in 1871 to modernize the coinage system, holding its inaugural ceremony on April 4th […]

Organizer Information Tokyo Biennale is organized by the General Non-Profit Incorporated Organization Tokyo Biennale, led by Masato Nakamura, an artist who founded the art collective Command N in 1997 and established the public-oriented cultural facility Arts Chiyoda 3331 in 2010, managing it until 2023. Nakamura has served as overall director of the Tokyo Biennale in […]