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FY2026 Traditional Arts Practice Grant

Application Guidelines

Implementation period of the target project

Projects beginning on or after September 1, 2026 and ending by August 31, 2027

target business

This subsidy program supports efforts to promote traditional performing arts by increasing the number of people who participate in hands-on experience. The program is intended to be an entry point (a trigger) to daily practice that is easy to enter even for first-timers, allows one participant to experience the practical skills of the same event multiple times, and encourages participants to continue the practical experience.
A project that satisfies all of the following requirements
(1) The project is centered on actual practical experience, such as playing musical instruments, dancing and acting, and practicing flower arrangement, tea ceremony, and calligraphy
(2) The project is not a one-off experience, but has a mechanism that allows one participant to experience the same event multiple times over a certain period of time. Those who have not experienced the traditional performing arts in the field can participate.
(3) Participants should be invited to the general public.

Applicants who are eligible

Organizations whose head office or head office is located in Tokyo (Theatres, music halls, arts organizations, NPOs, executive committees, etc.)
* Corporate status and type are not considered.
* Foundations and private companies that operate public theaters, public halls, etc. can apply if they are the organizers or co-organizers of the project.
* An application can also be made by an external organization that conducts cultural projects in a ward, municipality in Tokyo, or a designated manager of a public cultural facility in a ward, municipality, as long as they are the organizer or co-organizer of the project.
* The national government, local governments, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government Policy Collaborative Organizations cannot be applicants.
* Please note that a business conducted by a sole proprietor using a trade name is not recognized as an organization.

Venues

Tokyo Metropolitan Area

Events to be covered

Traditional Japanese Performing Arts
・ Kigaku (Gagaku, koto, shamisen, shakuhachi, flute, Nohgaku-bayashi, Hogaku-bayashi, etc.)
・ Utaimono (Sokyoku, jiuta, nagauta, kouta, etc.)
・ Kataramono (Various joruri, Heike, biwagaku, yokyoku, etc.)
・ Theater (Noh and Kyogen)
・ Buyo (Japanese dance)
・ Kado (flower arrangement)
・ Sado (tea ceremony)
・ Calligraphy
* Intangible Folk Cultural Properties (folk performing arts and customs) that have been passed down in specific regions are not eligible.

application ceiling

Up to 1/2 of subsidized expenses and up to 1 million yen

How to apply

Application documents can be submitted online.
Please use the application form to register the applicant, fill in the fields, and upload the required documents.

Application period

From 10:00 on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 to 18:00 on Friday, May 8

public offering guidelines

2026年度 伝統芸能体験活動助成 公募ガイドライン

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