ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MIHO BELMONT INTERNATIONAL IS DEDICATED TO DEEPENING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ARTS AND AESTHETICS AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES. THE OVERALL MISSION IS TO HELP INTEGRATE ART AND BEAUTY INTO EVERYDAY LIFE, TO FOSTER A WAY OF LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE, AND TO CULTIVATE VALUES THAT WILL LEAD TO THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY. THE ARCHITECTURE AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF MIHO BELMONT INTERNATIONAL ARE DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE THE RICH AESTHETIC TRADITIONS OF JAPAN AS WELL AS THE LONG HELD BELIEF IN RESPECTING AND CARING FOR NATURE. ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AIM TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN BEAUTY, NATURE AND HUMAN WELL-BEING. OVERVIEW OF THE MIHO BELMONT INTERNATIONAL MIHO BELMONT INTERNATIONAL (MBI) IS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, INSPIRED BY JAPANESE CULTURAL VALUES, BASED IN BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS. MBI WILL OFFER PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF JAPANESE ART