He said the visit was meant to further tighten the ties and to explore possibilities of more collaborations forming a tight link between the arts education in Japan and Taiwan.

At Kanagawa University, the TNUA delegation met with its President Oguma Makoto. The delegation also visited the Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture to see its exhibits and rare book collections.

TNUA’s School of Cultural Resources and Kanagawa University’s Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture signed an agreement for exchange in 2020.

At Tama Art University, the delegation met with its president and discussed how both sides can expand exchange.

At the Tokyo University of the Arts, which is a member of the Shared Campus program, the TNUA delegation met with its President Katsuhiko Hibino, who had just attended the Shared Campus program’s Strategy Board meeting held at TNUA in February.

President Hibino also explained to the TNUA visitors his university’s “TURN” project. It held “TURN in Taiwan” in 2019, an exchange activity with Taiwan’s indigenous people to explore artistic creativity that transcends cultural differences.

The delegation also visited Za-Koenji Public Theatre in Tokyo. TNUA’s School of Dance was staging a performance at the theatre.