Toshima Art Summer Festival 2026
Business Overview
A cultural experience program that has been held in Toshima Ward, Tokyo since 2007. It is held with the aim of creating a place where local people and children can experience art and discover and interact with each other. In recent years, in addition to public facilities, the project has been implemented at private facilities, and cooperation with facilities engaged in multigenerational exchange has been strengthened to provide a variety of opportunities for children to experience art across the city. In fiscal 2026, Yomishibai sponsored a traveling performance (script and direction: Yasushi Kurasako), an international selection of animated films (navigator: Mirai Mizue), and co-sponsored a program to create a place for children during summer vacation, concerts, and workshops. A total of 5 programs were conducted.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, July 31, 2026 - Monday, August 31
- Venues
- Kumin Hiroba Chihaya, Nishi-Sugamo Daini, Ikebukuro Honmachi, Takamatsu, Seiwa Daini
Zoushigaya Kodomo Station
Toshima Kumin Center [Multipurpose Hall]
Zoshigaya Gymnasium [Stadium] (all located in Toshima Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[Toshima Culture Creation Project Executive Committee]
Established in February 2007 by Toshima Ward, Toshima Ward Board of Education, NPO Art Network Japan and NPO Artists and Children. In 2012, the Toshima Foundation for Future Culture joined the organization.
In Toshima Ward, which aims to become "a theater city where the whole town is a stage and everyone can play a leading role," the local government, the Board of Education, an NPO with an art manager rooted in the local area, and the Culture and Art Foundation formed an executive committee with the aim of providing various art experiences for children by utilizing their know-how and resources.