TOKAS International Creator Residency
Tokyo Arts and Space · Tokyo
Official-fact summary
A three-month Tokyo residency for international creators in visual arts, design and architecture, with research, production and an open-studio outcome.
Eligibility context
International creators with at least five years of relevant professional experience who are not students during the residency. Exact conditions differ by programme and cycle.
Funding reality
The 2027 call included airfare, living expenses, a creative-work fee, a single room and shared studio. Additional travel and accommodation elsewhere in Japan were excluded.
Useful next action
Prepare two recommendation letters, a concise six-page portfolio and a Tokyo-specific research map before the expected May–June cycle.
The official source controls
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Claim this programme or submit a correction →Questions from applicants
What the official page cannot answer alone.
How do I explain why the project needs Tokyo rather than Japan in general?
“The archive suggests a Tokyo-based residency, but my draft still reads like a generic Japan proposal.”
Replace broad cultural claims with a research map: specific archives, practitioners, neighbourhood conditions or production resources that are relevant to the work. Each reference should answer what you will do, with whom, and why that cannot be achieved remotely.