TOKYO PHOTOGRAPHIC RESEARCH (TPR) is an artist collective founded by artist Taisuke Koyama, consisting of artists and researchers broadly involved in photographic expression. TPR was established in 2018 to document, express, and archive the rapidly transforming Tokyo through contemporary photography and video, prompted by the large-scale redevelopment associated with the Olympics. With a mission focused on “Multifaceted urban research,” “Pragmatic exploration of contemporary photography,” and “Developmental research on photographic culture,” TPR aims to visualize the unseen aspects of the city, society, and people, and to carry forward the visions discovered into the future.

Over the past six years, more than 60 projects have been carried out with about 70 artists, including exhibitions, field research, commission work, joint programs with embassies of various countries and national and international art universities. In recent years, they have been actively engaging young artists and art managers, and advancing international exchange, as part of their efforts to create a cultural, social, and economic ecosystem for contemporary photographic expression in Japan.

• Multifaceted Urban Research
• Pragmatic Exploration of Contemporary Photography
• Developmental Research on Photographic Culture
• Borderless Cultural Exchange and Community Cultivation
• Cross-Disciplinary Educational Programs in Practice
• Archival Building for The Future

YURAKUCHO ART URBANISM YAU

OMY AREA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION（LIGARE）
DAIMARUYU SDGs ACT5 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CULTURE VISION JAPAN
JAPAN INSTITUTE OF DESIGN PROMOTION

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ABSTRACT ENGINE CO.,LTD.
EPSON SALES JAPAN CORPORATION
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.

NEWQ（THEO CORP）

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EMBASSY OF THE NETHERLANDS IN JAPAN
EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND IN JAPAN

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JOSHIBI UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN
NIHON UNIVERSITY
TAMA ART UNIVERSITY
TOKYO POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY
ÉCOLE CANTONALE D’ART DE LAUSANNE, ECAL