文化庁 Bunka-chō | |
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Formed | June 15, 1968[1] |
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Headquarters | 85-4 Yabunouchi-cho, Shimochoja-machi-dori, Shinmachi-nishi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 602-8959, Japan 35°1′14″N 135°45′22″E / 35.02056°N 135.75611°E |
Employees | 301 (2020)[2] |
Annual budget | ¥108 billion (2018) |
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Parent department | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
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Website | www |
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The Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japanese: 文化庁, Hepburn: Bunka-chō) is a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It was set up in 1968 to promote Japanese arts and culture.
The agency's budget for FY 2018 rose to ¥107.7 billion.[3]