The "Subsidy for Traditional Performing Arts Experience Activities" provides subsidies for projects in which participants can experience the same event multiple times by themselves in various traditional performing arts events that are easy for first-timers to enter. The purpose of this program is to promote traditional performing arts by providing opportunities for people to experience the fun of traditional performing arts and increasing the number of people who regularly attend traditional performing arts.
Application period
From 10:00 on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 to 18:00 on Thursday, May 8
Applications for the public offering are available online. Please use the application form to register the applicant, fill in the fields, and upload the necessary documents.
* Application has ended.
* Projects to be subsidized have been determined (2025.7.24). Please refer to the Adoption Summary below (for the Adoption Summary, see PDF document).
Application Guidelines
- Implementation period of the target project
- Projects beginning on or after September 1, 2025 and ending by August 31, 2026
- 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. - Place of implementation
- 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
* Starting with the public offering in FY 2025, all consumption taxes and local consumption taxes will not be subsidized. Please be careful. - 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 4, 2025 to 18:00 on Thursday, May 8
- public offering guidelines
- 2025年度 伝統芸能体験活動助成 公募ガイドライン
Notes
*Projects co-sponsored or affiliated with facilities managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture are not eligible for subsidies.
* Projects sponsored or co-sponsored by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government or the Tokyo Metropolitan History and Culture Foundation, or projects that have received or are scheduled to receive subsidies, subsidy, subsidy, commission fees, etc. from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government or the Tokyo Metropolitan History and Culture Foundation are not eligible for subsidies. However, projects that have received or are scheduled to receive a subsidy from the Tokyo Arts and Culture Appreciation Support Subsidy implemented by the Arts Council Tokyo may apply for this subsidy.
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◆ Number of applications (number of applications accepted): 38 (20)
In addition to flower arrangement, tea ceremony, and calligraphy, which became eligible for the grant from last year, applications were received for a wide range of categories, including nagauta (songs and shamisen), shinnai (joruri and shamisen), nogaku (utai, nogakubayashi, and kyogen), hogakubayashi, shakuhachi, sokyoku and jiuta, gagaku, Japanese dance, biwa, icchubushi, and others.
We received 23 applications from organizations applying for the grant for the first time, of which 11 were accepted. In the screening process, in accordance with the purpose of the grant program, we focused on whether the project mainly involved practical experience, whether it fell under the category of "applicable events" in the guidelines for public applications, and whether the project involved multiple practical experience sessions by the same participant. In addition, in order to connect participants to continuous practical experience (practice) after the completion of the project, the selection of projects was determined by taking into consideration such factors as whether or not the applicant organization had devised a method different from what it normally does, whether or not the target participants were accurately anticipated, and whether or not the appropriate publicity measures were taken for the target participants.
The selected projects showed the characteristics and values of traditional performing arts that the organization wanted to convey to the participants, and were designed to make the experience easy for people with no experience (Selection of programs and songs, rental of musical instruments, etc.). On the other hand, projects for which the specific content of the experience was unclear, the structure was similar to that of regular practice, or the use of the budget was unclear were not adopted.
At the time of application, the "accounting documents for the previous fiscal year" of the applicant organization are required. However, if you apply as a voluntary organization, please submit the financial statements of the organization as accounting documents. Please note that reports on the performance of subsidy or consigned projects received from other subsidy organizations are not recognized as the group's financial statements. It is also possible to reapply for projects that were once rejected. Please review the content and confirm the implementation period of the target project before considering the application for the next time or later.
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