Japan Sports Arts Association

The Japan Sports Arts Association is an organization dedicated to contributing to the development of sports through art and cultural activities relating to sports.
The Association participates in obligatory arts and cultural programs at the sites of events held by the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Council of Asia, and the Japan Sports Association.

Outline of the Association

About the Japan Sports Arts Association

Modern society is sometimes referred to as an "era of emotion." Interest in sports and the arts is rising every year, and for the many people who observe and participate, the arts and cultural activities have become an essential presence like that of sports.
The scope of sports arts is expanding, and when we directly examine sports athletes, we can say that it includes various artistic elements including the well-conditioned physical form, refined techniques, and dignity arising from the internal aspects of competitors, expressed in temporal art and beauty. Sports are a type of human drama and a symbolic theme in sports arts. Art consists of movement and drama and is retained in memory and records.
Also included within the scope of sports art are the opening and closing ceremonies at sporting events. These ceremonies are cultural art that use the stadium as their theater. The scope of sports art is extremely broad and includes sports and painting, sports and sculpture, sports and photography, sports and music, sports and poetry, sports and fashion, sports and design, and so on.
The association seeks to stabilize the foundation of these activities while promoting sports art among the public and supporting the discovery and development of human resources. The sports art activities that we promote transcend borders such as language, religion, and belief and are peaceful activities, like the Olympics, that deepen understanding through various interpersonal exchanges. We are confident that these activities contribute substantially to the development of a healthy and sound global society.

Outline of the Japan Sports Arts Association

The Japan Sports Arts Association is an organization dedicated to contributing to the development of sports through art and cultural activities relating to sports. The Association is a member organization of the Japan Sports Association and the Japan Olympic Committee in the same manner as competitive organizations for track and field, swimming, and soccer. The Japan Physical and Arts Association, established in 1931, was the Association's predecessor organization and participated in the art competitions held at pre-war Olympics games. In the past-war era, the name was changed to the Japan Sports Arts Association in 1954 and has participated in obligatory arts and cultural programs at the sites of events held by the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Council of Asia, and the Japan Sports Association.

Organization

Related Organizations

Organization of the Japan Sports Arts Association

Activities

Activities of the Japan Sports Arts Association

(1) Participate in and cooperate with international athletic events and cultural programs at Olympic games, Asian Games, and other events.

(2) Conduct cultural and arts programs at National Sports Festival.

(3) Sponsorship Activities
Planning and implementing programs relating to international and domestic sports arts
Planning and implementing events, exhibitions, contests and so on relating to various sports art fields
Operating a network among sports-related museums and consulting
Collaborating and conducting exchanges with domestic and foreign sports art and cultural organizations

(4) Research and Survey Activities
Investigation of domestic and foreign conditions concerning sports art
Investigation of sports art facilities
Research and investigation of sports art promotion and human resource development

(5) Publicity and Education Activities
Investigation of domestic and foreign conditions concerning sports art
Investigation of sports art facilities
Research and investigation of sports art promotion and human resource development

(6) Other Activities
Planning, development, and production of logos, mascots, and so on for sports organizations, events, etc.

2009 Activities

Fifth Sports and Art Forums

Cultural programs at the 64th National Sports Festival "Tokimeki Niigata"
National Sports Photography Contest

JOC Junior Essay Olympics 2009

Publication of a Newsletter
Scheduled for release in 2009

Production of an Educational Pamphlet
Sports Art, which was positioned as a public competition until, was re-created as a cultural program in 2008. In the future, the Association will strive to conduct meaningful cultural programs in coordination with supporting prefectural governments and the relevant organizations of the Japan Sports Association.
Publicity is conducted concerning cultural programs at National Sports Festival.

Sports Museum Database

Hokkaido
Nambu Chuhei Commemorative Foundation	Hayakita-cho Sport Center
Historical Museum of Hokkaido	Kawayu Sumo Commemorative Foundation
Yokozuna "Kita no Umi" Memorial Museum Sobetsu-cho Local Archives	Sapporo Winter Sports Museum
Aomori
Aomori Prefecture Sports Archives
Iwate
Mifune Judan Commemorative Hall	Ohasama-machi Alpine Museum
Fukushima
"Nomaoi no Sato" Haramachi Municipal Museum	J-Village Football Museum
Tochigi
Honda Collection Hall
Gunma
Gunma Prefecture General Sports Center Sport Archive
Saitama
Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
Chiba
Museum of Aeronautical Sciences
Tokyo
Sumo Photo Archives	Bicycle Culture Center
The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum	Baseball Archives
JRA Horse Racing Museum	Sumo Museum
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography	Uemura Museum Tokyo
Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum	Nippon Sport Science University Library
Plaza Equus	The Kodokan Judo Institute Library
JSDF Physical Training School Public Exhibit Hall	Yasukuni Shrine - Yushukan
Yamanashi
Japan American Football Hall of Fame	Fujikyu Skaters' Museum
Niigata
The Japanese Memorial Museum of Skiing	Ikeda Art Museum
Toyama
Toyama Prefecture General Sports Center	Northern Alps Culture Center Mountain Climbing Museum
Ishikawa
Matsui Hideki Baseball Museum
Nagano
Suwako Museum	Omachi Mountain Climbing Museum
Kozu Cottage Igaya Museum	Matsumoto City Mountain and Nature Museum
Shizuoka
Drive-In House "Mochiya"
Aichi
Toyota Automobile Museum	Mitsubishi Auto Gallery
Nara
Taima-cho Sumo Museum (Kehayaza)
Wakayama
Ochiai Hiromitsu Baseball Memorial Museum	Kumano Kodo Kan
Hyogo
Hanshin Tigers Archives	JGA Golf Museum
Osaka
Bicycle Museum Cycling Center	Kansai University Central Sports Center Library Archives
Sportology Gallery	Gate J (Osaka Umeda)
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Field
Tottori
Hokinokuni Mountain Climbing Art Museum
Shimane
Masato-cho Canoe Museum	Matsue Local Museum
Goka Sosei-kan Museum
Hiroshima
Nekoda Memorial Gymnasium
Kochi
Shimanto Canoe House
Fukuoka
Yamato-machi Unryu-kan Museum
Oita
Yufuin Bicycle Museum
Kagoshima
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
Okinawa
Okinawa Prefecture Karate Museum	Triathlon Museum

Japan Sports Arts Association Secretariat
A member organization of the Japan Sports Association and the Japan Olympic Committee
3-20-7 Shimosyakujii Nerima-ku Tokyo 177-0042 JAPAN
Tel.+81-3-5923-7751 Fax.+81-3-6760-9080