Akiko Yanagisawa

• function: promoter
• company: Mu:Arts Management

visited Events

• WOMEX 2002
• WOMEX 2004
• WOMEX 2005
• WOMEX 2006
• WOMEX 2007

Mu:Arts - promoting music and culture from Japan and beyond- was started by Akiko Yanagisawa in 2003,and has successfully presented a range of excellent artists and cultural events working with a wide range of venues, festivals and arts organizations in UK and Europe.

With deep and wide knowledge of Japanese culture and artists from traditional to contemporary, coupled with experience of the UK and European markets, we offer a unique and dynamic blend of cross-cultural co-ordination, management and promotion.


Akiko Yanagisawa studied Atheistics and Philosophy at Gakushuin University, Tokyo and then Arts Management at City University, London. In 2002-2003 she conducted research on the perception of Japanese music and performing arts in the UK, with a scholarship from the Japanese Agency of Cultural Affairs. Now based in West London, she is a Fellow of Royal Society of Arts.