Founded:
2024
Language(s):
Japanese, English, Lithuanian
Duration:
1-4 weeks, 1-3 months
28 days

RESIDENCY FEE: 1400 EU for 28 days.
This covers:
Private room in the house and studio (utilities included)
Artist support (including translation)
Organizational and promotional assistance.

Application guidelines:

Open to international and Japan based artists. They accept payment conditional to funding and can support application for grants by providing an official invitation. Please note a letter of invitation will be provided only for MiSHŌ program selected artists .

There are two guiding principles in the selection process:
-potential benefit and resonance gained for the work to be carried out in Fujino setting
-our capacity and resources to meet requirements specified in the project proposal

Given theirr small team structure, they will contact only selected candidates. If you don't hear back from them but would like a follow up, please use a contact https://mishofujino.org/contact-form form.

Online application form or via website https://mishofujino.org/

Application deadline:
Specific date
Deadline:
Open call:
no
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MiSHŌ

MiSHŌ

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Description

Misho (実生) is named after a Japanese word for “seedling.” Just as people have maintained the vitality of forests by improving the environment and taken care of satoyama as areas that sustain their daily lives, this project uses this word with the intention to cultivate the ground for co-creation where artists and local people can interact and spontaneously generate new ideas and creative solutions. By connecting these activities and the network of creative people to the world, the organizers aim to make the area a global hub for the regeneration of natural and cultural ecosystems. They envision MiSHŌ as a space that welcomes everyone for educational and cultural events, spontaneous happenings and organized community activities.

MiSHŌ residency in Fujino, Japan, is inviting applications from critically and socially engaged artists, creatives, researchers, writers, educators, musicians, dancers cookscomposters, practitioners of boundary-crossing fields.
They encourage context-responsive artistic creation (open-ended work, development of existing or contemplation for a new project are all welcome) through direct engagement with local community and environmental exploration within Fujino's unique cultural and natural landscape.
In addition we support each artists by tailoring program to meet requirements of individual proposal.

The residency offers:
• Connections to local artists, craft people, growers and members of community, enabling collaborative and research opportunities.
• Facilitation of workshops with local artisans exploring indigenous practices, crafts and culinary traditions using locally sourced materials.
• Guided neighbourhood field trips or route suggestions for independent exploration
• Participation in organized community events and activities such as organic farming, forest conservation and charcoal making.
• Organizational and promotional assistance with artist chosen events for residency such as performance, workshops, exhibition etc.
• Providing local transportation where public transport is not available, can arrange limited travel trips required for the achievement of residency goals (Within 50km. Fuel fee covered by the artist)

MiSHŌ residency program dates in 2026

Spring/Summer :

March 26th - April 22nd
May 8th - June 4th
June 25th - July 22nd

Deadline January 6th, 2026.

For dates in Autumn/Winter applications are currently accepted on a rolling basis.

August 20th - September 16th
October 1st - October 28th
November 12th - December 9th

For dates early in 2026 (January-March) please check our website https://mishofujino.org/#stay for more details.

Outcome

The residency will culminate in an Open Studios event, providing an opportunity for residents to share their work-in-progress with the local Fujino community. The format of this sharing is flexible and determined by the resident.
Any additional interactive contribution during the residency such as workshop, performance, readings, exhibition etc is highly valued.
This should be discussed and agreed before the start of residency to allow time for organization and promotion.

Accommodation Information

Accomodation is in the a private residential house with a spacious garden. It is conveniently located in the centre of Fujino main village, Hizure, providing proximity to the local community and essential amenities such as train station, supermarket, couple of restaurants/coffee shops and a post office. Each of the 3–4 residents will have a private room. The kitchen, bathroom and toilets are shared.
Train station - 15min walk.
Tokyo - around 60min by train

Studio Information

In-house-studios on the ground floor. Outdoor work-space is possible.

Technical Information

Although they do not have specialized equipment/ tools at the residency, the organisers aim at sourcing tools within the local community if the artist may require.

Location

MiSHŌ is an organisation that connects international creative practitioners to the vibrant community of Fujino town, located to the west of Tokyo.
Fujino (population of 8000 residents) is known as an art village and one of the Transition Movement towns in Japan. With history as an artists’ colony where artists evacuated during the Second World War, Fujino has been the site of several art projects and residencies since the 1990s.
It is a decentralized satoyama, consisting of dozens of villages nestled in the valleys overlooked by the Tanzawa Mountains, surrounded by rich forests and streams.

Contact information
Email
misho.fujino [at] gmail.com
Website
https://mishofujino.org/