International Artist Residency in Hayama, Japan

Hayama is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, on central Honshū, Japan. It is located at the northern end of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay on the Pacific Ocean. For context, it is about a 1.5 hour drive from Hayama to Tokyo. Hayama has an estimated population of 33,000 people. The area has a temperate maritime climate with short cool winters and hot humid summers. Since 1894, the Japanese Imperial Family has maintained a residence in Hayama, the seaside Hayama Imperial Villa.