Community: Japan

What could be better than visiting photo exhibitions? — Visiting them during reception parties, artist talks and special events! Community now brings together information about exhibition-related events across Tokyo — all in one app. Discover upcoming reception parties, artist talks, workshops and more! Connect with artists, gallery directors, curators and a wonderful community of photography and art lovers! See you at the exhibitions! See you at the parties!

THE MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY is one of Japan’s leading photography festivals, organized by the Photographic Society of Japan. Together with the festival , Community presents a special version of the app, where you can explore all participating exhibitions and plan your visits more easily. Specially for this event, a new feature will be available — visit all festival’s exhibitions, check in through the app, and receive an achievement!

We’re introducing a refreshed look and several improvements to help you discover photo exhibitions in Tokyo more easily and intuitively. What’s new in this version: • Share exhibitions with friends via messengers and social media • Updated design with a warmer, more natural visual style • New Highlights section with articles, interviews, and recommendations • Postcards update — now shows bookmarks, impressions, and awards for each exhibition • General stability and performance improvements Invite your friends to Community and visit exhibitions together!

This update marks the first step in a major evolution of the Community app.  We’re introducing a refreshed look and several important improvements to help you discover photo exhibitions in Tokyo more easily and intuitively. New in this version: • New app icon design. • Postcards – NEW: “Start Now” section A new guided entry point to help you take your first step. Discover recommendations and practical tips for visiting photo galleries in Tokyo. • Postcards – NEW: Live section Stay up to date with the latest exhibition news and real-time impressions from users. • Postcards – SOON: NEW! badge Recently added exhibitions (within the past week) are now clearly marked. • Postcards – ARCHIVE: Gallery visit statistics & points tracking View your gallery visit history and track your accumulated points. • Artists & Galleries lists updated You can now see the most popular artists and galleries based on user subscriptions. • General stability and performance improvements.

Happy New Year 2026! We’ve updated Community with new features and improvements to make discovering and visiting photo exhibitions even better. What’s new in this version: • Faster onboarding. Usernames are now created automatically during sign-up (you can always change yours later in Settings). • Improved POSTCARDS engine. The POSTCARDS screen (current exhibitions) has been optimized — postcards now load much faster. • Impressions. Impressions have moved to the POSTCARDS screen. See where other users have been, get inspired, and plan your next visit. • Completely redesigned NEWS screen. Enjoy easier access to your subscriptions (galleries and authors) and explore new sections: NETWORK (associations, communities, photo collectives); EVENTS (conferences and festivals); LIFESTYLE (cafés, restaurants, camera shops, and more); a dedicated News feed for exhibition updates, announcements, and reviews. • Updated Map experience. Discover nearby places from the LIFESTYLE section around galleries and plan your visits more easily — exhibitions and great spots, all in one route. • Expanded iOS support. Community is now available on iPhone running iOS 17+ (previously iOS 18.2+). • General stability and performance improvements.

General stability and performance improvements

Community Ver. 1.3 updates: • New notification features — be the first to know about new photo exhibitions announced by galleries and artists you subscribed to • Improved exhibition cards screen • You can now save exhibition cards and mark exhibitions as visited even outside the gallery • General stability and performance improvements

Improved app stability and performance

• Broadcast – A new feature that keeps you updated on the latest exhibitions as soon as they appear in Community. Receive push notifications when a new broadcast is released (1–2 times a week). Can be disabled in settings. • Notifications – Newly added alerts and push notifications for your bookmarked exhibitions: when they open, when 3 days remain, and on the final day — so you never miss out. Can be disabled in settings. • Various minor optimizations and improvements to enhance the existing functionality.

• Broadcast – A new feature that keeps you updated on the latest exhibitions as soon as they appear in Community. Receive push notifications when a new broadcast is released (1–2 times a week). Can be disabled in settings. • Notifications – Newly added alerts and push notifications for your bookmarked exhibitions: when they open, when 3 days remain, and on the final day — so you never miss out. Can be disabled in settings. • Various minor optimizations and improvements to enhance the existing functionality.