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Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) International Creator Residency Program

Tokyo Arts and Space (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) · Tokyo, Japan

Fully funded three-month residency in Tokyo for international creators in visual art, design and architecture, covering airfare, accommodation, a daily allowance and a ¥300,000 production fee. Applications are taken each May–June for the following year.

Deadline: Not stated
Entry fee: Free

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Who can enter

Location: Open worldwide
Age: No age limit
Career stage: Any
Mediums: Any medium
Submission: Online submission
Also: Creators in visual arts, design or architecture based outside Japan.

About

TOKAS Residency, run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, invites creators based outside Japan for three-month stays. Residency periods for the 2027 programme were May–July 2027, September–November 2027 and January–March 2028. TOKAS provides living space, shared studio, airfare, a living allowance of ¥4,200 per day and a creative work fee of ¥300,000.

The 2027 round accepted applications from 19 May to 16 June 2026 with results at the start of October 2026. TOKAS's published schedule shows international creator and research residency calls opening around May–June each year with selection in August–September, so the next call is expected in spring 2027.

TOKAS also runs a Research Residency Program, Curator Residency Program and TOKAS-Emerging exhibition programme for Japan-based artists aged 35 or under (call around June–July).