Program
Welcome Galaxy
Dates: October 1st (Wednesday), 2025 - November 3rd (Monday)
Updates
We've released details on the participating shops, their menus, and the profiles of our members (Welcome Galaxy Crew).
Welcome Galaxy is a gathering space that will emerge in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre—a rest and relaxation area where attendees can get information, like same-day ticket availability, or enjoy food and drinks curated in collaboration with the theater’s vendors and Autumn Meteorite. This space transforms daily. Benches and tables can be flexibly rearranged, creating a stress-free space for everyone, including those with baby strollers. A diverse group of staff, including a contemporary artist/DJ, a phytotherapist, and a kendama player warmly welcome you.
Restaurants within Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre will open at Welcome Galaxy.
-Cafe des Arts – Autumn Meteorite cocktails
-Gonta– Autumn-flavored Meteorite rice balls
-BERG AUBE – Autumn Meteorite Beer
Dates
October 1st (Wednesday), 2025 - November 3rd (Monday)
Schedule
If it rains, the event will take place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Lower Plaza.
Venue
The plaza in front of Tokyo Metropolitan TheatreOthers
Performance Language: (Language Availability) Easy Japanese, English
Ticket Information
Free Admission
Profile

Cafe des Arts
Café des Arts
Café and Art space
In a spacious cafe space, we offer fragrant tea, wine and sweets. An art workshop is also held.
[Foods]
Pizza Whole ¥1,100 Half ¥550
Lasagna ¥600
Potato Gratin ¥700
Assotted Hors-d'œuvre(cheese, olives, prosciutto, etc.) ¥500
Fondant Chocolat ¥600
[Drinks]
Autumn Meteorite Cocktails ¥800
Hot Wine Cocktail (Red / White) ¥700
Coffee(Hot / Iced) ¥400
Open dates:Oct 1, 2, 18, 19, 24(at Lower plaza), 25(at Lower plaza),Nov 1, 2, 3


Gonta
Onigiri Rice Ball Stand
A store specializing in rice balls using selected ingredients.
[Foods]
Autumn-flavored Meteorite rice balls
・Rice Ball(Mixed Rice) ¥260
・Rice Ball(Black Rice & Salmon) ¥260
・Rice Ball(Solted Lemon & Aonori Seaweed) ¥260
Japanese pickled round eggplant ¥200
Japanese Candied Sweet Potato ¥200
Japanese Dressed Greens ¥200
Autumn-flavored Meteorite Rice Ball Bento ¥850
Open dates:October 3, 10, 11, 17, 24, 31,
November 1


BELG AUBE
Belgian Beer & Brasserie
Belg Aube offers a wide selection of Belgian dishes and craft beer.
Food
Flavored popcorn ¥400
・Salt
・Chees
・Caramel
・Chocolate
※Popcorn is ¥300 when ordered with beer ¥300
Drink
[Draft] Asahi Super Dry ¥700
[Draft] Belgian Beer ¥700
[Can] Autumn Meteorite Tokyo BEER ¥900
Soft drink ¥500
Open dates:October 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,17,18,19,24,25,26.31,
November 1,2,3


Cast and Staff Profile

Satsuki Imai
Raised in Kanagawa Prefecture. Creates interactive artworks that people can play with. Aims to create spaces where people engage with one another, discover their own unique qualities, and enrich each other through interaction.
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Rena Isono
Born in 1996 in Ibaraki Prefecture. Art Manager / Art Coordinator. Currently engaged in planning, management, and public relations at the secretariat of various art projects.

Saki Sahara
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Aspiring “Happy Space Creator,” always ready to travel anywhere in Japan when called, working in a jack-of-all-trades style with teammates skilled in languages and design to support art projects. Whenever savings allow, rents a hall and hosts an annual birthday festival as a signature event.

Mari Fujita
Born in Oita Prefecture. As an art communicator, involved in planning and managing workshops at exhibitions and elementary schools. Interested in connecting people and communities through art.

Minae Tanaka
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Has been involved in organizing exhibitions focusing on artists with diverse backgrounds, as well as projects exploring the theme of care and art. Since 2025, has launched "mesow," an herb brand centered on phytotherapy, with the theme of “reconnecting with one’s mind and body.”

Tommo
Having spent part of childhood abroad, graduated from Sophia University and completed the Graduate School of Global Art Practice (GAP) at Tokyo University of the Arts. Also studied in Münster, Germany. Based on the idea that “there are streets even between different fields,” engages in artistic expression across disciplines, ranging from DJ/VJ and musical performance to sculpture and painting.

ff
From Hong Kong and raised in London, she began her artistic journey there, where analogue music became a central influence in her creative process. After completing her master’s program at Geidai, she continued to explore and deepen her artistic practice in Japan.

DJ wRl
Born in 2001, a DJ based in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. In self-organized projects, always pairs the title with a written text that offers an interpretation of the words in ways not bound to their literal meaning. Aims to establish a mode of expression through eclectic, wide-ranging selections that draw on diverse cultural references.

Chisato
Born in Chiba Prefecture. After gaining experience in product planning and public relations at a manufacturer, now works as a freelancer. At the same time, serves as a staff member at “Nishi-Chiba Workshop,” a makerspace where they support and advise others on their projects while also enjoying hands-on making themselves.

Zhai Qiutong
Zhai Qiutong is an artist and researcher whose interdisciplinary practice spans installation, writing, and socially engaged art. She studied at Yale-NUS College in Singapore and is currently pursuing her master's degree at Waseda University. Her work explores deep sensing of natural phenomena and the multiplicity of temporalities within the more-than-human world.

Chad
Born and raised in America. Currently studying Japanese in Tokyo at a Japanese Language School. Chad started playing kendama in 2010 and now is the owner of two leading kendama brands, as well as the host of the largest annual kendama event in the USA. This year there were 600 attendees from all over the world who joined the event. Chad aspires to introduce kendama to as many people as he can, as well as integrate his Japanese studies into his work and passion for kendama around the globe.

Kaoru Takeda
Born in Tokyo, currently based in Asahikawa. After working as a social worker, now involved in running Machinaka Bunka Goya, an event space. Interested in creating spaces where people with diverse values can coexist, and in exploring practices of gift exchange.

Chie Orihara
While presenting work as an artist, also works as an installer and production consultant. In creating artworks, seeks out the craftsmanship behind the materials, learning techniques and handling them with an awareness of preserving their legacy. Currently, as an extension of artistic practice, is cultivating rice.
Hiroyuki Funayose
After working at an apparel manufacturer and a publishing company, now active mainly as a writer and editor, while also engaging in public relations and exhibition planning.
Planner: Keijirou Okumura, Satsuki Imai, Rena Isono
Members: Saki Sahara, Mari Fujita, Minae Tanaka, Tommo, ff, DJ wRl, Chisato, Zhai Qiutong, Chad, Kaoru Takeda, Chie Orihara, Hiroyuki Funayose, Ayumu Haitani
Endorsed by: Toshima city
Organizer: Tokyo Festival Executive Committee [Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)]
Support: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan Japan Arts Council
Sponsor: Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Media Partner: Tokyo Art Beat

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TEL: +81 -3-6812-1663 (Weekdays (except venue holidays) 11:00am - 5:00pm)