Japan
Organizer Information KOKUYO Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer headquartered in Osaka, led by Representative Corporate Officer and President Hidekuni Kuroda. The company is best known internationally for stationery, office furniture, and workplace and lifestyle products. According to the source material, KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD was founded more than 24 years ago as an international product […]
Organizer Information Myoju 明珠—meaning “shining pearl”—is an independent artist residency and contemporary cultural initiative rooted in the quiet richness of the Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In addition to the residency program, the host operates a local jewelry brand utilizing sustainable freshwater pearls sourced directly from Lake Biwa, alongside a small gallery café that functions as a […]
Organizer Information This initiative is a small-scale, independently run art award jointly organized by ASP (Artist Support Project) located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Project Space hazi located in Aichi, Japan. Both entities are independent art spaces that have grown directly out of individual creative practices and continue to sustain their activities through small, flexible, grassroots […]
Overview Myoju (明珠)—meaning “shining pearl”—is an artist residency and cultural space rooted in the quiet richness and history of Lake Biwa in Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan. Located 35 minutes from Kyoto in a historic merchant town that hosts the Biwako Biennale, the initiative operates alongside a jewelry brand utilizing local freshwater pearls and a small gallery […]
Overview The Kyoto Retreat is an independent residency program founded by Japan-based curator and entrepreneur Dexter Wimberly. Held annually in November (November 1–30, 2026), the four-week retreat offers artists, curators, and writers from across the globe an immersive environment in Kyoto, Japan. The residency utilizes the rich cultural landscape of Kyoto (its UNESCO World Heritage […]
Organizer Information The Nakanojo Biennale is a long-running international contemporary art festival held every two years in Nakanojo Town, located in Gunma Prefecture. The program is deeply embedded in a rural Japanese mountain environment characterized by satoyama landscapes, historic hot spring villages (onsen), Ramsar-designated wetlands, and traditional cultural practices such as sericulture and local folk […]
Organizer Information The Tottori Prefectural Government is the official governmental body of Tottori Prefecture in Japan, internationally recognized for its long-standing support of manga culture, comic arts, and creative industries. Over the years, Tottori has actively promoted itself as the “Manga Kingdom” of Japan, celebrating manga as both a cultural heritage and a contemporary artistic […]
Organizer Information The Kinosaki International Arts Center (KIAC) is a Japan-based artist-in-residence institution dedicated to supporting contemporary artistic practices with a strong emphasis on experimentation, interdisciplinary exchange, and community engagement. Located in Kinosaki, a historic hot spring town in Hyogo Prefecture, KIAC operates as a creative platform where artists can develop research, rehearse, collaborate, and […]
Overview Established in 2001 as Tokyo Wonder Site (TWS) and renamed in 2017, Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) is an arts center operated by the Arts Program and Residency Division of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) under the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture. TOKAS acts as an incubator for contemporary artistic […]