Artist residence Villa Kamogawa Art lives where artists live

The Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto offers artists and cultural professionals from Germany and Europe the opportunity to live and create in Japan on a three-month scholarship.

Artists in the third period 2025

  • Fine and performing arts

    Mischa Leinkauf & Aljoscha Begrich

    Mischia Leinkauf © Valerie Schmidt / Aljoscha Begrich © Fabian Schellhorn Mischia Leinkauf © Valerie Schmidt / Aljoscha Begrich © Fabian Schellhorn Mischia Leinkauf © Valerie Schmidt / Aljoscha Begrich © Fabian Schellhorn

  • Fine arts

    Emma Adler

    Emma Adler © Stefanie Walk Emma Adler © Stefanie Walk Emma Adler © Stefanie Walk

Scholarship holders 2026

  • Exhibition | Fri, 14.11. -Sun, 16.11.2025 | Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (Library)

    Professional Secrets

    Exhibition view of Professional Secrets at Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa, Kyoto, 2025 Photo: Diego Tonus Studio Photo: Diego Tonus Studio

  • Spiel & Gespräch | Sa., 22.11.2025, 11 Uhr | Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (Bibliothek)

    Spielsamstag

    Photo: Colourbox.de Photo: Colourbox.de Photo: Colourbox.de

  • Christmasmarket, Workshop, Concert | Sat, 29.11.2025 | Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa

    The German Christmas Market

    Fotos: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (right four pictures), Colourbox.de/Olga Usova (left) Fotos: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (right four pictures), Colourbox.de/Olga Usova (left) Fotos: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (right four pictures), Colourbox.de/Olga Usova (left)

Library

Diverse. Open to all.

Address

Kawahara-cho 19-3
Yoshida, Sakyo-ku
Kyoto Japan
606-8305 Japan

Opening hours

Tue: 12:00 - 17:30
Wed: 12:00 - 17:30
Fri: 12:00 - 17:30
Sat: 10:00 - 17:00

Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa, Bibliothek Foto: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa

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Research Grant Applications by the Yamaoka Memorial Foundation

The Yamaoka Memorial Foundation supports researchers working on the topic of “Research on Youth Culture and Media Expression in Japan and Europe (German-speaking areas)”.
Application deadline: November 21, 2025

Visit us Kyoto

Address

Sakyo-ku, Yoshida
Kawahara-cho 19-3
Kyoto
606-8305 Japan

Opening Hours

Tue: 12:00 - 17:30
Wed: 12:00 - 17:30
Fri: 12:00 - 17:30
Sat: 10:00 - 17:00
Tue. - Fri.: 9:30 - 17:00
Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa Foto: Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa

About us

Cultural collaboration

We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. 

  • Andi Otto, Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani
  • Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa, Bibliothek
  • Ohara 2012 Eric Schaefer
  • Café Müller
  • Kay Fingerle 2012
  • Villa Kamogawa in CLB Berlin
  • Kirschblüten
  • Villa Kamogawa, Wohnzimmer
  • Lesung, Drang nach Osten 2022

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