Min-On has played a major role in introducing Japanese culture, in the form of leading musical and theatrical groups, to other countries, in order to fulfill its aim of conducting significant worldwide cultural exchanges. These overseas tours, which have featured regular cooperation with the Jeunesses Musicales de France(JMF) and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR), aim to enhance appreciation of Japanese culture overseas and contribute to mutual exchanges.

	Tour in the Republic of Hungary and the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, Min-bun-ren (Japanese Folk Arts Association) in 1976		First U.S.A. tour, King’s Roar Orchestra, Hiroshi Moriya, Fumiyo Fujimoto, and Kikunosato Onoue in 1966
	Tour in France, Mai-Daiko Asuka-gumi (Japanese Dancing Drum Troop) in cooperation with the Jeunesses Musicales de France (JMF) in 1991		Tour / Friendship Exchange Concerts with the Princess Christina Concours Foundation in Netherlands, young Japanese virtuosos: Violinist; Airi Suzuki, Pianist; Machiko Masazumi, Tsugaru-Shamisen; Shou Asano, and Flutist; Seiya Ueno in 2008

1966

First U.S.A. tour, King's Roar Orchestra

1973

Tour in India, Kiku-no-kai(Japanese traditional dance troupe)

1988

Tour in Malaysia, Kiku-no-kai

1989

Concert France-Japonais de Musique Contemporaine in Paris/
Teizo Matsumoto, composer/ Akira Miyoshi, composer/
Michiyoshi Inoue, conductor/ and Minoru Nojima, pianist

1989

Europalia Festival’89 in Belgium, Min-Bun-Ren(Japanese Folk Arts Association)

1991

Min-On Vienna Week, conductor Jun’ichi Hirokami, violinist Yuzuko Horigome

1991

Tour in U.K.(Japan Festival in U.K.),Kiku-no-kai

1992

Tour in Egypt, Japan Arts Ensemble

1993

Lecture in Egypt, violinist Takeshi Kobayashi

1994

Tour in Taiwan, tenor Kiyoshi Igarashi, soprano Marie Igarashi,soprano Kyu Gyokuran

1995

A performance in Spain, Min-Bun-Ren(Japanese Folk Arts Association)

1996

Tour in Nepal, Kiku-no-kai

2000

Tour in Netherlands, young Japanese virtuosos(friendship exchange with the Princess Christina Concours Foundation)

2000

Tour in Netherlands, young Japanese virtuosos in 2000 and 2008 (friendship exchange with the Princess Christina Concours Foundation)

2002

Tour in Taiwan, Japan’s Maidaiko Aska Gumi Drum Group in 2002 and 2008

2006

Tour in Taiwan, Flutist Nester Torres in 2006