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FY2026 Traditional Arts Practice Grant

"Traditional Arts Practice Grant" subsidizes a project that is easy for even first-timers to enter and allows one participant to experience the same event multiple times. The purpose of this program is to promote traditional performing arts by providing opportunities to experience the fun of traditional performing arts and by connecting them to the expansion of people who take root in their daily lives and go to practice on a daily basis.

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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Consumption Tax in the Budget

収支予算書における消費税について

Traditional Arts Practice Grant Flyer

Notes

* Co-sponsored projects and affiliated projects with facilities managed and operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture are not eligible for subsidies.
*Projects sponsored or co-sponsored by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government or Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, or projects that have been provided with subsidies, support funds, subsidies, commission fees, etc. from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, or projects that are scheduled to be paid, are not eligible for subsidies. However, you can apply for this grant for projects that are or are scheduled to be subsidized by Arts Council Tokyo under the "Grant for Accessibility".

採択概況［PDF］

◆ Number of applications (number of applications accepted): 38 (22)
This year, we received applications to participate in a wide range of activities, including traditional Japanese music festivals, nagauta (songs and shamisen), joruri (ballad drama) (Shinnai, Tokiwazu, and Kiyomoto), kouta, nogaku (chant, dance, nogakubayashi, and kyogen), shakuhachi, koto, gagaku, Japanese dance, flower arrangement, and tea ceremony.
We received 21 applications from organizations applying for the grant for the first time, of which 10 were accepted. In the review, in accordance with the purpose of the grant program, we focused on whether the project meets all of the requirements for "eligible projects" in the Guidelines for Public Offering and whether it falls under the category of "eligible events," whether the intended target audience is clear, whether the project has been designed to meet the target audience and whether there is a support system for providing guidance, and whether there are measures to lead participants to continue practicing practical skills (training) after the project ends.
In the selected project, there was a system (Selection of programs and pieces of music, lending of instruments and tools, and classroom studies to broaden interest in events) that made it easy for inexperienced and novice participants to participate and to have fun while gaining a sense of achievement. Appropriate duration, time, and frequency of implementation were examined according to the target participants.
On the other hand, applications that lacked specifics in the content of the project, that did not sufficiently indicate a path to continuous learning after the project ended or a follow-up plan, and that could not be judged to lead to continuous practice after the project ended were not accepted.
Events other than those listed in the "Applicable Events" are not eligible for funding. Also, a one-time experience program is not eligible for the subsidy. Please note that the purchase of musical instruments, costumes, tools, etc. cannot be included in the income and expenditure budget because it falls under the category of "expenses for the purchase of property of the organization.".
It is possible to reapply for a rejected project. We look forward to receiving your next application after reviewing the contents of the project and confirming the implementation period of the project.

Inquiries about this matter

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