I would like to express a warm and hearty welcome to you, and I thank you for your interest in our Arts meet Science project (AMS). At the start of my tenure as President of Tokyo University of the Arts, I made an official announcement entitled “Unlimited possibility of the arts”.  In this announcement, I declared that the mission of our university is to broadcast to the world the art and culture of Japan through a strengthening of our education system, research practices, and social activities.  With no doubt, I believe this can be done by cultivating the legacy and long tradition of our university.  As the only art university among those selected as “Super Global Universities” by the Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Tokyo University of the Arts has an unique role in developing multifarious activities to express and project cultural energy of Japan.

In this context the AMS plays a very important role. The aim of this new initiative is to endow the next generation of artists and scientists with broader perspectives and deeper cultural appreciations to expand the scope of their work and foster innovations and discoveries that will result in a more peaceful and healthier world. To achieve this goal, an integration of artists, scientists, and other people with diverse expertise and knowledge is essential. Your interest and support in these endeavors would be greatly appreciated.