eu-japan fest passport programme

The European Capital of Culture (ECoC) has grown into a global celebration of culture and the arts, welcoming artists from over 100 countries around the world. To encourage further interaction between artists, artistic and cultural organizations in Japan and the European countries have hosted ECoC, and EU-Japan Fest has launched the “Passport Program," a mobility support program for wider people related to art and culture.

Through this program, we hope that artists and cultural stakeholders from a variety of genres will visit and interact with Japan and European countries, and create sustainable networks and programs for the future.

The project budget for FY2023 (for implementation from April 2023 to March 2024) has been completed; for FY2024, applications will be accepted from February 2023 for travel from April 2024 to March 2025.