Art Projects Originating in Local Areas of Tokyo Tokyo Biennale 2025
Business Overview
The Tokyo Biennale is an international art festival held every two years in Tokyo. It is an art festival where artists and creators from a wide range of genres from all over the world gather in Tokyo, enter deeply into the city, and create works together with local residents. This third time, the theme of the festival is "Would you like to take a walk with me?" and we will explore the attractiveness of the festival as a walking art festival.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, October 17, 2025 to Sunday, December 14
- Venues
- [Paid] Main Exhibits (2 locations): Toeizan Kaneiji Temple, Etoile Kaito Living Hall
[Free] Exhibits (6 locations): Ueno/Okachimachi area, Kanda/Akihabara area, Suidobashi area, Nihonbashi/Bakuromachi area, Yaesu/Kyobashi area, Otemachi/Marunouchi/Yurakucho area
* Historical buildings, public spaces, stores, and abandoned buildings in each area - Viewing Support Contents
- Introduction of the venue by tactile drawings as a guide for the visually impaired. (A tactile map was installed at two sites.) QR codes for audio explanations were installed. (Captions for all works) Trained staff attended visually impaired visitors. In addition, the accessibility of the website was verified and measures were taken to make it easy to access, so that people with disabilities can obtain information and prepare for the visit in advance.
- Viewing Support Date and Time
- Thursday, October 30, 2025, Friday, November 28, Friday, December 5
Profile
【 General Incorporated Association Tokyo Biennale 】
our association is an organization that organizes the Tokyo Biennale once every two years. Its predecessor was the Tokyo Biennale Citizens Committee, a voluntary organization made up of self-governing bodies, researchers, artists, and people related to temples and shrines in the four major wards. Its activities began with the aim of creating an art festival organized by citizens. It was incorporated in 2018 and became the present sponsoring organization. At present, the Tokyo Biennale Citizens' Committee is positioned as an advisor and produces the art festival while listening to the voices of the local community. The first Tokyo Biennale was held in 2021, the second was held in 2023, and the third was held in 2025. As an international art festival originating from the local area of Tokyo, the festival is held once every two years with the cooperation of many related companies and organizations.