Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists 2026

*The grantees listed below are those who have accepted the grant approval (agreed to the contents of the Notice of Grant Approval and the Terms and Conditions of the Programme) as of May 1, 2026
Please note that the contents of the projects are either subject to change or cancellation.

• Asia and Oceania
• The Americas
• Europe, Middle East and Africa

Asia and Oceania

Host Country	Project Title	Grantee
China	SUMI Takeshi（Film screening・Photography）China Lecture・Workshop	Kodomap
China,Singapore,India	Nao・Toner（Music）Asia Tour・Lecture・Workshop	rural co.ltd.
Republic of Korea	TOKYO CITY BALLET（Ballet）Republic of Korea Tour	TOKYO CITY BALLET
Indonesia	NOMURA Makoto・KIKUCHI Kanae（Music・Dance）Indonesia Tour	NPO Otomachi Project
Philippines	MORISAKI WIN（Music）Philippines Tour	GEST ASIA Co., Ltd.
Singapore	Sachiyo・AGATSUMA Hiromitsu（Music）Singapore Tour・Workshop	Sachiyo
Thailand	KIKUCHI Monami（Theater・Dance）Thailand Tour・Workshop	TANIKAWA Shogo
Thailand	OCCA・YELLOWUHURU（Music）Thailand Tour・Workshop	A.C.T JAPAN Co., Ltd.
India	STONE MUSIC（Music）India Tour・Lecture	HASEGAWA Tokio
India	Wall Art Project（Community Art・Dance）India Demonstration・Workshop	Wall Art Project
India	Waon Noh Theatre Troupe（Traditional Performing Arts）India Tour・Workshop	General Incorporated Association Waon
Australia	TSURUZAWA Tomosuke・Mirai Jyuku（Traditional Performing Arts）Australia Tour・Lecture・Demonstration・Workshop	Awa Rural Stage Association, a Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Australia	Kumundar Gujo（Architecture）Australia Lecture・Workshop	Kumundar Gujo
Marshall,Micronesia	Japanese Drum Group "SAI"（Music）Marshall・Micronesia Tour・Demonstration・Workshop	Inochi To Bunka Sha

The Americas

Host Country	Project Title	Grantee
U.S.A.	Bentenya（Music）U.S.A. Tour・Demonstration	Bentenya
U.S.A.	SIGH（Music）U.S.A. Tour	Sonic Scape
U.S.A.	YAMAMOTO Masashi（Music）U.S.A. Tour	YAMAMOTO Masashi
U.S.A.	Jujutsu Kaisen The Stage（Musical）U.S.A. Demonstration	Nelke Planning Co., Ltd.
Mexico	Kukangendai（Music）Mexico Tour	Kukangendai LLC.
Mexico	Open Reel Ensemble（Music）Mexico Tour・Workshop	MUTEK Japan
Mexico	Ensemble NOMAD（Music）Mexico Tour・Lecture・Workshop	Ensemble NOMAD
Mexico	MATSUI Eiko（Kamishibai）Mexico Lecture・Demonstration・Workshop	NPO Mexico and Japan walking together
Brazil,Chile,Colombia	SUZUKI Ryutaro（Music）South America Tour・Lecture	SUZUKI Ryutaro
Brazil,Peru,Uruguay	MATSUDA Mio（Music）South America Tour・Demonstration・Workshop	MATSUDA Mio
Paraguay	KATSURA Harusame（Traditional Performing Arts）Paraguay Tour・Workshop	KATSURA Harusame
Paraguay	Hanafugetsu（Music）Paraguay Tour・Workshop	IBUKURO Kiyoshi
Peru	Dance Troupe KIKUNOKAI（Dance）Peru Tour・Workshop	The KIKUNOKAI Dance Troupe Company

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Host Country	Project Title	Grantee
Austria	NIWA GEKIDAN PENINO（Theater）Austria Tour	ARCHE LLC.
Austria,France,Germany,Italy,Netherlands,Spain,Switzerland,U.K.,Croatia	SUPER JET KINOKO（Music）Europe Tour	Popal Daoud Akira
Austria,France,Germany,Italy,Switzerland	FUJII Satoko（Music）Europe Tour	FUJII Satoko
Austria,France,Germany,U.K.,Czech Republic,Hungary,Romania	GEZAN（Music）Europe Tour	Jusangatsu
Austria,Germany,Switzerland,Hungary	Waseda Symphony Orchestra Tokyo（Music）Europe Tour	Waseda Symphony Orchestra Tokyo
Austria,Hungary	YAMAMOTO Tsugumi（Music）Austria・Hungary Tour・Lecture・Demonstration・Workshop	YAMAMOTO Tsugumi
Belgium	Mii Tone Project（Music・Traditional Performing Arts・Music）Belgium Tour	Mii Tone Project Executive Committee
Belgium,Germany,Iceland,U.K.	YPY（Music）Europe Tour	TORITOMOKAI, LTD
Belgium,Italy	Kitanodai Gagaku Ensemble（Music/Traditional Performing Arts）Belgium・Italy Tour・Lecture	Kitanodai Gagaku Ensemble
Denmark,France,Germany,Sweden,Poland	AJATE（Music）Europe Tour・Workshop	AJATEWORKS, LLC
France	OMORI Yoko（Dance）France Tour	TSI
France	KANZE Atsuo（Traditional Performing Arts）France Tour・Workshop	Odawara Art Foundation
France,Eswatini,Mozambique	SATO Anna（Music）France・Africa Tour・Workshop	SUKIYAKI MEETS THE WORLD COMMITTEE
Germany	ANDO Yoko（Dance）Germany Tour・Workshop	Kanagawa Arts Foundation
Germany	contact Gonzo（Dance）Germany Tour・Workshop	contact Gonzo
Germany	Marga Sari（Music）Germany Tour・Lecture・Workshop	Marga Sari
Germany	ICHIHARA Satoko/Q（Theater）Germany Tour	General Incorporated Association Q
Germany	TAMAKI Roy・U-zhaan（Music）Germany Tour	TAMAKI Roy
Germany	Nautilus（Music）Germany Tour	SASAKI Toshiyuki
Germany,Sweden	WAKEBAYASHI Michiharu&Kanze School Noh Actors（Traditional Performing Arts）Germany・Sweden Tour・Workshop	Noh in Europe Executive Committee
Germany,Sweden,Switzerland	OGOSHI Tomoya（Traditional Performing Arts・Film screening）Western Europe Tour	OGOSHI Tomoya
Germany,Sweden,U.K.	INOUE Satoko（Music）Western Europe Tour・Workshop	INOUE Satoko
Greece,North Macedonia,Romania	Ningyo Jyoruri Bunraku-za company（Traditional Performing Arts）Europe Tour	Coten-Goten Co., Ltd.
Italy	SPAC（Theater）Italy Tour	SPAC - Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Italy,U.K.	Leonard Eto（Music・Dance）Italy・U.K. Tour・Workshop	Leonard Eto
Italy,Ethiopia,Liberia,Senegal	KURAGE Band（Music）Italy・Africa Tour・Lecture・Demonstration・Workshop	steAm, Inc.
Norway,U.K.	UESUGI Mitsuyo（Butoh）Norway・U.K. Tour・Workshop	NPO Dance Archive Network
U.K.	Shoulderpads（Theater）U.K. Tour	Office Shika Co., Ltd.
Czech Republic,Hungary,Slovakia	abeya（Music）Eastern Europe Tour・Workshop	Sanrokuya Co., Ltd.
Estonia,Lithuania	namstrops・Takewokiruhito（Dance）Estonia・Lithuania Tour・Workshop	General Incorporated Association namstrops
Lithuania	KIKUSUIREN（Traditional Performing Arts）Lithuania Tour	KIKUSUIREN
Lithuania	FUJIWARA Dozan（Music）Lithuania Tour・Workshop	DO Inc.
Romania	KAKUSHINHAN Theatre Company（Theater） Romania Tour	ToBe.Inc
Romania	hayachine take kagura（Traditional Performing Arts）Romania Tour・Demonstration	hayachine take kagura preservation society
Romania	Tokyo Yako Theatre Company（Theater）Romania Tour	Tokyo Yako Theatre Company
Romania,Serbia	YAMAMOTO NOH THEATER（Traditional Performing Arts）Romania・Serbia Tour・Lecture・Workshop	YAMAMOTO NOH THEATER FOUNDATION
Tajikistan,Uzbekistan	TrioAR＋ (Music) Tajikistan・Uzbekistan Tour・Lecture	Studio Con Brio
Botswana,Cameroon,Zambia	J-ABS（Sports）Africa Lecture・Demonstration	Japan-Africa Baseball ＆ Softball Foundation