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GASBON について / ABOUT GASBON
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AKENO, HOKUTO — 35°46'N 138°26'E — 542m A.S.L.

GASBON METABOLISM
is still alive and kicking.

GASBON METABOLISM
is still alive and kicking.

Is your creative momentum
still alive?

AGENTS OF THE QUESTIONS
Membership begins.
Fri–Mon 11:00–17:00  /  Tue–Thu by appointment
CURRENT
Hiroko Kubo "Red Soil"
〜 2026.10.5 (2 parts)
OPENING SOON
Yuri Iwamoto "Living Tree"
6.26 — 8.17
OPEN
Fri — Mon
11:00 — 17:00
LOCATION
Akeno-cho, Hokuto
Yamanashi, Japan
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITIONS View all →
NOW ON
Red Soil
久保寛子 / Hiroko Kubo
Part I: 2026.6.21 – 8.24 / Part II: 8.28 – 10.5
Drawing on research into prehistoric, folk and ethnographic art, Kubo sculpts with industrial materials such as wire mesh and agricultural sheeting. Her work reconsiders the beauty held in mythic idols and everyday implements, addressing natural threats, the destruction and renewal of relics, and marginalised representations of women.
SOLOSCULPTUREINSTALLATION
NOW ON
Living Tree
Yuri Iwamoto
2026.6.26 — 8.17
GLASSSOLO
NOW ON
AFRICOLOUR Ⅲ
Sarfo Emmanuel Annor
2026.4.3 — 7.13
PHOTOGRAPHYSOLO
UPCOMING
HIDDEN at GASBON
HIDDEN CHAMPION × NOUS BMX
2026.8.21 — 9.7
GROUPBMX
PAST
Annulus
大山友輝朗 / Yukio Oyama
2026.3.27 — 7.6
A photographer who captures accumulated time in landscapes through long-exposure monochrome prints. Drawing on the everyday practice of collecting and replanting seeds, he connects the cycle of life and death to the image of an "annulus."
PHOTOGRAPHYSOLO
PAST
Uncertain Brushstrokes
TUHEADS
2026.4.24 — 7.6
A collaboration with LOWW. Using generative AI to restage the scandal of Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass," questioning visual experience as mediated by algorithms today.
AI ARTDUO
PAST
Dancing Lines, Praying Lines
USUGROW
2026.3.6 — 6.22
CALLIGRAPHYSOLO
PAST
enérgeia
Yuki Anai
2025.9.6 — 2026.1.26
LIGHT ARTSOLO
NEWS
VIEW EVENT ARCHIVE →
EVENT ARCHIVE — 2022 – 2026
EVENT ARCHIVE Since opening, Aug 2022
2026.6.25EVENT"HIROKO KUBO Solo Exhibition Party" announced (Jul 11, Sat) — special live by OMA + Shing02 & SPIN MASTER A-1.
2026.6.24EVENTYatsugatake Art Book Fair returns this year. Exhibitor applications open; details coming soon.
2026.6.22EXHIBITIONUSUGROW "Dancing Lines, Praying Lines" closes.
2026.6.26EXHIBITIONYuri Iwamoto「Living Tree」opens (–Aug 17).
2026.6.21EXHIBITIONHiroko Kubo "Red Soil" Part I opens; Hainuwele Sculpture workshop held on opening eve.
2026.6.14TALKSarfo Emmanuel Annor talk, organised by DIGINNER GALLERY, curated by Kentaro Taguchi; also live-streamed.
2026.6.14EVENTOpen Studio — presentation and studio tour by resident artists Addison Woolsey & Baku Hashimoto.
2026.4.24EXHIBITIONTUHEADS solo "Uncertain Brushstrokes" opens (–Jul 6). A collaboration with LOWW.
2026.4.3EXHIBITIONSarfo Emmanuel Annor solo "AFRICOLOUR Ⅲ" opens (–Jul 13). Co-organized with DIGINNER GALLERY; the artist's first presentation in Asia. 2026.3.27EXHIBITIONYukio Oyama solo "Annulus" opens (–Jul 6), capturing the cycle of life through long-exposure photography.
Source: GAS AS INTERFACE "ANNUAL REPORT 2025" (2022–2025 data)
RESIDENTS
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Residency enquiry →
64名+
TOTAL NEW USERS
112
TOTAL VISITS (2023–2026)
8カ国+
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
54
2025 VISITS (PEAK YEAR)
CURRENT RESIDENTS
BH
Baku Hashimoto
橋本麦
VISUAL ARTIST — IN RESIDENCE

Visual artist, video director and tool developer (b. 1992). Works independently across generative art, motion graphics and stop-motion animation, developing his own tools and workflows. Winner of the New Face Award at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival.

MES
MES
新井健 + 谷川果菜絵
ARTIST DUO — IN RESIDENCE

Artist duo formed by Ken Arai and Kanae Tanikawa (b. 1991) while students at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2015. Their installations and performances use light and heat to address social themes. Selected for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' JUMP program, with an exhibition planned at MOCA Los Angeles in 2026.

TY
Takahiko Yanagisawa
栁澤貴彦
ARTIST — IN RESIDENCE

Born 1987 in Kanagawa, graduated from Kuwasawa Design School in 2015. Based in Tokyo. Recent solo shows include "Pantascape" (2025) and "Phantactal" at SOM Gallery (2025). Received the Yabumae Tomoko Jury Special Award at FACE Exhibition 2023 (SOMPO Museum of Art).

BB
BIBARIKI / Akio Suzuki
鈴木暁生
ART INSTALLER

Museum carpenter and art installer. Started in 2004 at CET "VISION QUEST". CEO of bibariki Co., Ltd. — the backbone of every GASBON installation.

AIR
Residency Program
滞在制作プログラム
OPEN APPLICATION

Short, mid and long-term residencies for artists worldwide. Studio, warehouse, and expansive outdoor spaces available.

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PAST RESIDENTS — STUDIO & STAY LIST
Studio + Stay Studio Only Stay Only / Exhibiting
02.13–02.22STUDIORina Machida — Japan
Visual artist working in animation and moving image, exploring "frustrated bodies," genetics, and environment. Also runs MOVOP.
2026STUDIO+STAYAddison Woolsey — USA
American ceramicist responding to land and studio environment, exploring humanity and coexistence through vessels and sculpture.
2026STUDIOKazuhiro Koga — Japan
Artist and educator born in Kitakyushu. Graduate of Fukuoka University of Education, former visiting researcher at CSULB, now professor at Nakamura Gakuen University Junior College.
2026STUDIOChihiro Yamanaka — Japan
Animation artist and filmmaker fusing painting and digital technique, depicting landscapes where perception, memory and nature dissolve into one another.
2026STUDIOTanya — Bulgaria / Tokyo
Bulgarian-born, Tokyo-based visual artist working across ceramics, drawing, sculpture and the body.
Source: GASBON Studio Use / Stay List (Internal AIR records, as of June 2026)
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GASBON METABOLISM — AIR PROGRAM
Closing the distance,
through residency.

A 4,000㎡+ former factory, a studio, a warehouse, and the sky of Akeno.
We welcome artists of all disciplines, from Japan and abroad.

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Life in residence — 2024
RESIDENCY PROGRAM — GASBON METABOLISM
Artist Residency
Enquiry.

We welcome artists, curators and creatives of all disciplines. Over 4,000㎡ of former factory space, studio, warehouse, and the vast outdoor landscape of Akeno become your working environment. Short stays (1 week+) to long-term residencies available.

DURATION
1 week to long-term
SPACE
4,000㎡+
DISCIPLINE
All disciplines
EST.
2022
RESIDENCY ENQUIRY FORM

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From past residents — 8+ countries, 110 visits to date
Takahiko Yanagisawa
2025 — Present
Hannah Metwally
2025 — Australia
Twan Lugten
2025 — Netherlands
Addison Woolsey
2026 — USA
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RESIDENCY · MEMBERSHIP · CORPORATE PROGRAM
AIR — ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Closing the distance,
through residency.

A 4,000㎡+ former factory, studio and warehouse. Welcoming artists of all disciplines, from Japan and abroad.

View Residency →
AGENTS OF THE QUESTIONS
For those who carry
a question, support, practice.

Not a membership scheme, but a system that sustains relational metabolism. Four entry points to choose from.

View Membership →
CORPORATE ETHNOGRAPHY PROGRAM
Observe differently.
Ask better questions.

A corporate ethnography program using art, community, AIR and education as the field — observe, discover, question, dialogue, practice.

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PROGRAM & TRACK RECORD — プログラム実績
Track Record Schedule →
EVENT
Events
Opening receptions, performances, and screenings throughout the year.
WORKSHOP
Workshops
Participatory creation workshops with resident and visiting artists.
COLLABORATION
YABF
Yatsugatake Art Book Fair — a celebration of art books beneath the Yatsugatake range, organised by GAS AS INTERFACE.
NETWORK
Partners
Ongoing collaborations with Kumonodaira Sansō AIR, MONO.LOGUES (Nakano), and CALM&PUNK GALLERY (Nishi-Azabu).
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AGENTS OF THE QUESTIONS — MEMBERSHIP BEGINS
For those who carry a question, who support, who practice.
A new relational system begins at GASBON METABOLISM.

Watching, supporting, practising — four entry points into the metabolism of this place, each at its own distance.
Not a membership scheme, but a system that sustains the metabolism of relationships.

01 — WATCH & SUPPORT
GASBON Membership
Individual ¥12,000 / Family ¥30,000

For visitors, neighbours and educators who wish to watch over this place. News, previews and discounts.

Learn more →
02 — PRACTICE
GASBON AQ Membership
AQ Member ¥36,000 / AQ Practice ¥120,000

For those moving their own questions into practice — creation, research, planning. AQ Practice is a paid plan using the facility's functions.

Learn more →
03 — ONE-TIME SUPPORT
GASBON Support
¥5,000 — ¥100,000+ / Custom amount

A one-time support system, available any time. No membership status or ongoing obligation. Names listed by request.

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04 — CORPORATE
Corporate
Resonance Partner
Custom agreement

A partnership for companies and organisations — co-creation, sponsorship, R&D, education and regional collaboration.

Enquire →

※ No membership tier automatically guarantees exhibition space, facility use, AIR participation, sales, or project execution. Specific arrangements are agreed individually, case by case.

MEMBERSHIP & PARTNERSHIP ENQUIRY

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CORPORATE ETHNOGRAPHY PROGRAM — 企業エスノグラフィー・プログラム
Observe differently.
Ask better questions.
Create new possibilities.

Using art, community, AIR and education as the field, GASBON METABOLISM offers a process of observation, discovery, questioning, dialogue and practice.

Observe Differently. Ask Better Questions. Create New Possibilities.
SHARED LEARNING PROCESS
01
Observe
Set aside assumptions, look closely
02
Discover
Pick up insights, friction, curiosity
03
Question
Ask "why?"
04
Dialogue
Talk with diverse perspectives
05
Practice
Bring it home, try it small
06
Record
Visualise and share learnings
07
Revisit
Continuously deepen learning
DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS — 分野別プログラム概要
HR & General Affairs
Theme: Observing organisational culture
Lens

Everyday communication, unwritten organisational rules, employees' values and motivations

Takeaways

Improved onboarding, talent development design, engagement initiatives

Marketing
Theme: Observing customers
Lens

Everyday behaviour and context, how things are used and talked about, perceived value

Takeaways

Deeper customer understanding, insight discovery, improved experience design

Sales
Theme: Observing trust formation
Lens

Quality and process of dialogue, moments trust is formed, context behind decisions

Takeaways

Stronger relationship-building, sharper proposals and listening, customer development frameworks

New Business
Theme: Observing the boundary zones
Lens

Points of contact between fields, unmet needs, early signs of social and local change

Takeaways

New business ideas, co-creation partners, validated business hypotheses

PR & Brand
Theme: Observing narratives
Lens

Background and context of people and places, sources of story, relationship to society

Takeaways

Brand storytelling, stronger narrative, communication strategy that builds empathy

Leadership
Theme: Observing cycles
Lens

Connections across organisation, society and nature; sources of long-term value; systemic flow

Takeaways

Systems thinking, stronger organisational design and governance, long-term strategy and sustainability

PROGRAM FORMAT — プログラム形式(選択可能)
Introductory
60–90 min

Lecture + field observation. A spark for new awareness.

¥2,000〜 / person (tax incl.)
・Groups welcome
・Staff-led facility lecture
・Advance briefing included
Half-day
3–4 hrs

Observation + dialogue + workshop. Broaden perspective, deepen questions.

¥5,000〜 / person (tax incl.)
・Up to approx. 20 people
・Staff-led facility lecture
・Advance briefing included
Full-day
6–7 hrs

Fieldwork + workshop. Form hypotheses and shape them into ideas.

¥10,000〜 / person (tax incl.)
・Approx. 5–30 people
・Program design support by staff
・Advance briefing included
2-day (residential)
1 night

Includes exchange with local community, artists and educators. Connect deeply, embed into practice.

¥20,000〜 / person (tax incl.)
・Approx. 5–20 people
・Program design support by staff
・Advance briefing included
PROGRAM FLOW — プログラムの流れ(例:1日版)
1
Orientation
Share purpose, shift perspective
2
Field Observation
Walk the field, observe people, things, events
3
Share Insights
Put discoveries into words
4
Set the Question
Formulate an essential question
5
Dialogue & Ideation
Dialogue and expand across perspectives
6
Action Plan
Translate into action at your organisation
7
Reflect & Share
Record learnings, bring them home
COMPETENCIES YOU GAIN
Observation & insight
Multiple perspectives
Forming questions
Dialogue & empathy
Hypothesis & practice
Editing & documentation
Systems thinking
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CHOOSE YOUR PRACTICE — あなたの実践に合わせた入口

問いによって調律され、
実践によって維持される場所。

A Place Tuned by Questions,
Maintained by Real Hands.

GASBON METABOLISM, in Hokuto, Yamanashi, is an art complex reborn from a former factory. It is run as a place where artists, researchers, educators, businesspeople and local practitioners intersect, each deepening their own questions and practice.

We are not a place that provides answers. We offer an environment to meet new questions, try small practices, and generate continuous creative metabolism — while encountering different perspectives and timeframes.

Deepen. Expand. Practice.

Deepen what should be deepened. Expand what should be expanded. And leave room for something unexpected.
GASBON METABOLISM is not a place to change the course of your life or career. It is a place to make your existing practice more dimensional, and to reconsider it over a longer timeframe.

CHOOSE YOUR PRACTICE — 5つの入口
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Corporate & Organizational
Corporate & Organizational Programs

The challenges an organisation faces may stem not from a lack of solutions, but from a lack of observation and dialogue. Using art, community, education, research and creative practice as the field, you experience a process of observation, discovery, questioning, dialogue and practice.

  • Corporate Ethnography Program
  • Creative Stewardship Program
  • Leadership & Perspective Program
  • Innovation Field Lab
  • Team Residency
Corporate ethnography details →
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Individuals
2nd Practice Residency

Not to start life over, but to deepen the practice you already have. A residency to re-examine your experience and expertise, and to envision your next practice while meeting different perspectives and timeframes.

  • 3-day Discovery Residency
  • 5-day Immersion Residency
  • Executive Track
  • Creative Track
Residency details →
FOR GROUPS
Groups
Team Residency

Leave the meeting room to think, walk and practice together. A residency to expand a team's relationships and perspective.

  • Fieldwork / dialogue sessions
  • Artist exchange / local research
  • Strategy retreat / concept design
Enquire about team stays →
FOR EDUCATION
Education
Learning Through Practice

Reconnect learning and practice. A program that nurtures observation, the ability to pose questions, and dialogue — through contact with art, community and society.

  • University seminars / lab fieldwork
  • Teacher training / community-linked classes
  • Art-university studio programs
Enquire about education →
FOR ARTISTS
Artists & Researchers
Artist & Research Residency

Making, research, stay, exchange. An environment for artists and researchers to stay for a period and pursue creation or research.

  • Artist Residency
  • Research Residency
  • Studio Stay
  • Long Stay Fellowship
Residency details →
COMMON LEARNING PROCESS — 共通の学習プロセス

What all programs share is not learning answers, but deepening questions through practice.

Observe Discover Question Dialogue Practice Record Revisit
WHY GASBON?

GASBON METABOLISM is not a training facility, a university, or merely an artist-in-residence. It is a place where art, community, education, research and business intersect — where people, place, time and questions meet, and new practice is born.

Here, practice matters more than titles. Executives and artists, researchers and residents — each gathers as a single Practitioner.

Think less about your next chapter.
Practice it.
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PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy

GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD. ("we"), which operates GASBON METABOLISM, is committed to protecting the personal information provided to us through this website. We comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other relevant laws, and handle and manage such information appropriately.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

1Definition of Personal Information

"Personal information" means information about a living individual which can identify that specific individual by name, date of birth or other description, or which can be readily collated with other information to identify the individual.

2Collection of Personal Information

We may collect personal information when you use the following inquiry and application forms. We will state the purpose of use and collect information by lawful and fair means.

  • Requests for the work catalogue (PDF)
  • Inquiries about the Corporate Ethnography Program
  • Inquiries about membership and partnership
  • Inquiries about the residency program
  • Inquiries by email or telephone

Examples of the information we collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Company or organisation name, department, job title
  • Content of your inquiry, preferred program and dates
  • Information that can identify an individual when combined with the above

3Purpose of Use

We use the personal information entrusted to us for the following purposes:

  • Responding to and communicating about your inquiries
  • Sending the work catalogue (PDF) and other materials
  • Providing information about, and operating, exhibitions, programs, residencies and membership
  • Communication regarding the sale and purchase of artworks
  • Providing and improving our services, and security management

Except as required by law, we will not provide personal information to third parties without your consent.

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10Contact

GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD.
GASBON METABOLISM
12 Asao-shinden, Akeno-cho, Hokuto, Yamanashi 408-0205, Japan
TEL: +81-551-30-4090
MAIL: gasbon@gasbook.net

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ABOUT
ABOUT GASBON METABOLISM

A space for
creative
metabolism.

On the former VELBON tripod factory site in Akeno-cho, Hokuto, Yamanashi. Over 4,000㎡ of space where exhibition, residency, warehouse and studio coexist. Operated by GAS AS INTERFACE CO., LTD. — linked to the GASBOOK brand (started in 1996) — welcoming artists from Japan and around the world. A factory that once employed over 100 local workers now pulses with creative life.

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4,000㎡+
Floor area — former VELBON factory
2022.8
Founded
135+
Artists exhibited or collected
30+
Exhibitions held (2022–2026)
FACILITY
FACILITY
01
Gallery / Space
GALLERY
4,000㎡+ of exhibition space. The labyrinthine scale generates new contexts for works.
02
Residency
RESIDENCE
Living and working space for artists from Japan and abroad. Long, mid and short-term stays.
03
Warehouse
WAREHOUSE
Storage and display of works by domestic and international artists, including CALM&PUNK GALLERY's collection.
04
Studio
STUDIO
Multi-purpose studio for creation, maintenance and photography. Professional-grade facilities.
TENANTS
TENANTS
MH
mangosteen hokuto
Taiwanese cuisine × Craft brewery
Restaurant and brewery adjacent to GASBON — an essential part of the visit.
HB
HALENOBON⚡︎Cafe
Cafe
Café within the facility, known for collaborations with Kamakura's HALENOVA.
BB
BASH BOX
Antique shop
Antique shop within the facility — a meeting point of art and everyday life.
WF
WhERE is FAKE
Antique shop
Antique shop with a distinctive, curated selection.
SHOP — 作品・アートブック・グッズ
SHOP ONLINE
01 — ARTWORKS
Purchasing exhibited
and collected works

Selected works exhibited or held in the GASBON collection are available for purchase. Please enquire for pricing and availability. A digital catalogue (PDF) is also available on request.

02 — BOOKS & GOODS
Art books &
original goods

Art books published under the GASBOOK label, exhibition catalogues, and limited-edition goods are available through our online store.

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PRESS
PRESS
美術手帖
Art magazine
2022.8
T JAPAN
Lifestyle magazine
2023.5
Tokyo Art Beat
Art platform EN/JP
Ongoing
eyescream
Culture magazine
2024.4
ADFウェブマガジン
Art web media
2026.6
読売新聞 山梨版
Newspaper
2025.4
Tokyo Weekender
English magazine
2023
山梨中央銀行 ふじのーと
Regional media
2025.10
ACCESS
ACCESS & HOURS
VISITOR INFORMATION
OPEN Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon
HOURS 11:00 — 17:00
CLOSED Tue–Thu (appointment available)
ADMISSION Varies by exhibition
PARKING Approx. 10 spaces in front of the facility
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ADDRESS & ACCESS
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ADDRESS 12 Asao Shinden, Akeno-cho,
Hokuto, Yamanashi 408-0205
TRAIN Taxi approx. 13 min from JR Nirasaki Stn (approx. ¥3,000)
CAR Approx. 2 hrs from Tokyo
5 min from Sutama IC