Win an Amazon Gift Card or ¥30k/¥10k from Cool Japan Videos (Photo Contest)

The 9th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest is now underway!

The theme of this photo contest is "Japanese Events."

Every year in Japan there are a variety of different events that the people of Japan celebrate.

Please submit photos that convey the beauty of Japanese events by sharing your thoughts on the photo and the location where it was taken.

Any photography equipment is fine!

We're looking forward to receiving everyone's wonderful submissions!

Submission Guidelines

【Prize Money】Amazon Gift Cards

Grand Prize: 30,000 yen (1 winner)

Honorable mentions 10,000 yen (5 winners)

【Regarding the Announcement of Winning Photos】

■Selected photos will be announced on this campaign page.

※Selected winners will be contacted via message on "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS"

■Winners are planned to be announced in mid-November.

If we are unable to contact you via message within November, your selection will be forfeited.

【Submission Period】

January 1, 2022 12:00 PM - February 28, 2022 11:59 AM (Japan time)

【Selection Criteria】

■The COOL JAPAN VIDEOS staff will evaluate submissions fairly and impartially.

■The theme is "Japanese Events."

We're looking forward to your photo submissions that show the charms of Japanese Events!

■Please only submit one photo at a time. You can submit as many different photos as you like!

■Select the tags "#Events" and "#Photo Contest" and write a few words about what you were thinking when you took the photo, as well as a description of the photo, including the location where it was taken, in the body of the post.

The more detailed the description, the more the judges will understand the context and the better they can judge the photo as a whole.

It's also easier for those who view the photo to relate to it, which in turn increases the number of likes you'll get!

■Photos taken with smartphones and other devices, as well as SLR and digital cameras, can also be submitted.

■Photos that have been drastically edited (e.g. composites) will not be considered for the campaign.

※Cropping, color enhancement, and other image editing is fine.

■Each person can post as many photos as they wish.

■All nationalities, genders, and ages are welcome.

■We will use the number of "Likes" that pictures posted to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS get as a reference, so be sure to share your posts on other SNS sites or use the embedding feature to share them on your personal blog!

【Guidelines】 Photos with even one of the following are not eligible for this campaign.

■Photos from outside of Japan

■Photos that infringe or may infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights, honorary rights, rights of publicity, rights of privacy, trust, or other rights or interests of others.

■Photos against public order and morals

The copyright to the submitted photos belongs to the contributor, however, by posting, contributors are agreeing to allow us to use the photos in our promotional videos, on special pages of "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS," and in promotions on the official social media accounts of "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS."