Photo Credit: Lin Shih-Chieh
| Location | Japan / Tokushima |
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| Established | 1999 |
| Tel | +81 88 676 1178 |
| kair@in-kamiyama.jp | |
| Website | Kamiyama Artist in Residence (KAIR) Website |
| Address | 132 Jinryo Aza Nakadu, Kamiyama-cho, Myozai-gun, TOKUSHIMA Prefecture Japan 771-3310 |
| Fields | Visual Art |
Kamiyama-cho is a town of approximately 5,100 people in central Tokushima Prefecture, surrounded by mountains and rich nature.
Kamiyama was once a place where ningyo joruri (Japanese traditional puppetry) flourished. A staggering 1,459 fusuma-e (illustrated stage background panels) that were created from the late Edo period up until the Taisho period (the mid-1800s to the early 1900s) remain in Kamiyama today.
| Number of Residents | 3 |
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| Studio Type | Studio is located at a former school building and a former theater. |
| Other Facilities | Staff support (The KAIR has facilitators, coordinators and volunteers who support the artist during the program. The artist will discuss with coordinators, volunteers, and the committee in order to determine what kind of support is needed.) |
| Nearest Airport | Tokushima Airport / Osaka Kansai International Airport (KIX) |
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| Nearest Station | 3 hours from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Tokushima station by the airport express bus. 1 hour from Tokushima station to town of Kamiyama by the local bus. |