SUPER OPEN STUDIO 2026 will be held in the Sagamihara area on November 14, 15, 21, 22, 23 (Monday, a national holiday), 28 and 29, 2026. The annual event opens the studios where artists create their work to the public, giving visitors a look at production sites that are normally out of sight. Each studio is open from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, admission to each studio is free, and the open days differ from studio to studio.
This year 19 studios take part, with a studio visit bus tour, a studio stamp rally, a map for strolling the town and visiting studios, and videos about the artists, among other programs.
What Is SUPER OPEN STUDIO?
Sagamihara may bring to mind bedroom communities, manufacturing and logistics, but it is also one of Japan's leading art-producing areas with deep ties to art. Several art universities are located in the area, and many artists stay on to create their work in studios converted from warehouses and abandoned factories.
SUPER OPEN STUDIO began in 2013, born from this network of studios. By opening (making public) the artists' studios, the places where they make their work, it is an ongoing initiative in which artists work together with one another and build relationships with the local community.
A glimpse into a place of creation not normally seen [STUDIO カタクリコ]
A bus tour that goes around the studios is also offered
There are also corners where goods can be purchased
Highlights of SUPER OPEN STUDIO 2026
Since it began, SUPER OPEN STUDIO (hereafter S.O.S.) has drawn many local residents and art-university students who hope to become artists to the studios every year, where they enjoy exchanges with the artists and a close look at how works are made.
This year 19 studios participate. Besides the customary studio visit bus tour and studio stamp rally, the programs include a map for enjoying a town walk together with a tour of the studios and videos that look at the artists' creative activities and personalities.
It is an annual opportunity to visit places of creation that are usually not open to view and to feel closer to artists and to art. It welcomes both those who already know art well and those who have only just become interested, offering a chance to meet the artists in spaces where creating and daily life overlap.
Participating Studios
A total of 19 studios (104 affiliated artists) take part.
Open days of each studio
Studio map
Event Overview
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | SUPER OPEN STUDIO 2026 |
| Open days | Saturday, November 14, Sunday, November 15, Saturday, November 21, Sunday, November 22, Monday, November 23 (national holiday), Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29, 2026 (open days differ by studio) |
| Hours | 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Admission | Free at each studio |
| Venue | 19 participating studios |
| Organizer | SUPER OPEN STUDIO Executive Committee (Super Open Studio NETWORK, Sagamihara City) |
| Co-organizer | Sagamihara City |
| Sponsors | 株式会社アライ, さがみヒーローズ実行委員会 |
| Cooperation | Ario Hashimoto |
| Special website | SUPER OPEN STUDIO 2026 special website |
Studios at Last Year's Event
A few examples of how the studios looked at last year's event.
アップル&サムシングエルス 地下アトリエ+青りんご
アトリエボイス
オルタナティブ掘っ立て小屋『ナミイタ』＋アトリエ柿の里
STUDIO 牛小屋
スタジオコムケン
studio ban
スペースくらげ＋DUST BUNNY
PARK8
STACK ROOM
Related Programs
Venues and dates differ by program, so please check the SUPER OPEN STUDIO 2026 special website for details: SUPER OPEN STUDIO 2026 special website
Studio Visit Bus Tour
A tour that goes around several studios by bus and visits the places where works are made, while participants enjoy the conversation of the artists riding along. Participants receive an original card.
- Dates: Sunday, November 22, Monday, November 23 (national holiday), Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29, 2026
- Times: First half 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, second half 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Reservations open: Saturday, October 24
- Fee (all tours): ¥800 (free for preschool children). Children of elementary school age and younger must be accompanied by a guardian
- Capacity (all tours): 18 people, first-come, first-served
- How to apply: Details and applications are on the SUPER OPEN STUDIO 2026 special website above
Studio Stamp Rally
Visitors who collect three or more of the studios' original stamps receive a commemorative gift, on a first-come basis.
- Where to exchange: Each studio
- Ends when the commemorative gifts run out
Super Art Market (S.A.M.)
Participating studios set up an exchange corner where unused art materials and tools are given away, works and goods are sold, and visitors can also ask for technical advice.
- Venues: 13 of the participating studios
- Content differs by studio
Booklet "スタジオと「 」" Vol. 3
A booklet of artist interviews on the theme of "tools" has been published as Vol. 3 of the series, titled スタジオと「道具」 (Studio and "Tools").
- Where to pick up: Ario Hashimoto, each studio and other locations
- Artists: 大内瑶子 (guest), 三木サチコ, 光藤雄介, 安田萌音, 吉川陽一郎
S.O.S. moment
Interview videos will be streamed that look at the artists' working circumstances and the sides of them not usually seen. Through a variety of questions, the videos introduce the artists as they really are.
- Appearing: 内海仁, 見城貴大, 鈴木飛馬, ナカバヤシアリサ, ナガタコウタロウ, 吉田裕亮
- Streaming: SUPER OPEN STUDIO official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@superopenstudio8629)
ぐるっと！STUDIO MAP
A walking map will be issued that introduces studios within walking distance of Hashimoto Station and Aihara Station, along with spots recommended by the artists. A video of walking to a studio together with an artist will also be streamed.
- Participating studios: 6 studios in the Hashimoto and Aihara area
- Where to pick up the map: Ario Hashimoto, featured shops and other locations
- Streaming: SUPER OPEN STUDIO official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@superopenstudio8629)
