Announcements

From November 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, we held the 14th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Japan's Picturesque Scenery" and received a large number of submissions. As of today, the results page for the 14th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Japan's Picturesque Scenery, is now available. Thank you to everyone for participating in the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS photo contest. The 15th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Japan Travel Destinations You Recommend Visiting in 2023, is currently underway! We're looking forward to your submissions!

From Jan. 1, 2023 - Feb. 28, 2023, we will be holding a photo contest with the theme "Japan Travel Destinations You Recommend Visiting in 2023." Prizes will be awarded to the winners, and the best photos and the names of the winning accounts will be posted on a special page. For more information, please see the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest campaign page. Japan Travel Destinations You Recommend Visiting in 2023 – Photo Contest Page About the Campaign The theme of this photo contest is "Japan Travel Destinations You Recommend Visiting in 2023." We invite you to submit photos of sightseeing attractions in Japan that you recommend people visit in 2023, along with your comments and the locations where the photos were taken. Any photography equipment can be used. We're looking forward to receiving everyone's wonderful submissions! Campaign Overview 【Contents】 We're looking for photos of your Japan Travel Memories! Awesome prizes will be awarded to winners, and their photos and account names will be posted on a special page. 【Campaign Period】 Jan. 1, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2022 【Eligible Participants】 All ages, genders, and nationalities welcome 【Prizes】 Grand Prize: A 30,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (1 winner) Honorable Mentions: A 10,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (5 winners) 【How to Enter】 Register for a free account on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and post photos related to Japan Travel Destinations You Recommend Visiting in 2023 via "Profile" with the tags #Travel and #Photo Contest. ※Please refer to the Japan Travel Destinations You Recommend Visiting in 2023 photo contest page for details on submission guidelines.

The COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest, which was held from November 1, 2022 under the theme of "Japan's Picturesque Scenery," has come to an end as of December 31, 2022 at 12 p.m. JST, and was a great success. Thank you very much for your participation. We are now in the process of selecting the winners, and the winners will be announced in mid-January 2023. In addition, due to the popularity of these photo contests, the 15th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest, will be underway starting January 1, 2023. In addition to awarding prizes to the best photos, the photos and account names will be posted on a special page. We're looking forward to your participation!

The 13th Twitter Campaign, which started on October 1, 2022, has come to an end as of December 31, 2022 at 12 p.m. JST. Thank you very much for your participation. The winners are now being counted and will be announced in mid-January 2023. In addition, due to its popularity, we will be holding the 14th Twitter Campaign sometime in the near future. Please look forward to it!

This announcement is to inform you that we have changed the names of several pages and added new features to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The changes and new features are as follows: The Posts tab displayed your page after logging in as a member has been renamed to "Profile." The URL has also changed to reflect this name change. The new URL is as follows: https://cooljapan-videos.com/en/user/(individual user id) A button that will redirect you to the post form has been added to all pages. The [+Post] button now appears in the lower right corner of all pages on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. If you are logged in as a member, click this button to open the post form that appears on your profile page. ※Please note that with the addition of this new feature, the post form that was displayed on the home page of your page is no longer available. We hope that these features will help you enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS even more. COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will continue to add new features to make the site as user-friendly as possible. Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

From September 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022, we held the 13th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Japan Travel Memories" and received a large number of submissions. As of today, the results page for the 13th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Japan Travel Memories," is now available. https://cooljapan-videos.com/en/campaigns/photo_contest_202209_result Thank you to everyone for participating in the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS photo contest. The 14th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Japan's Picturesque Scenery, is currently underway! https://cooljapan-videos.com/en/campaigns/photo_contest_202211 We're looking forward to your submissions!

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new feature to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The new feature added today is as follows: Account Banner can now be embedded on other websites You can embed and share Account Banner on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS on your website or web page. When you click on the embedded picture, you will be redirected to that user's page or the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS homepage. 【How to Embed】 1. click on the "・・・" (three vertical dots) in the upper right corner of the user page you wish to embed, and then click on "Embed Account Banner." 2. You can enter the slogan/tagline you wish to display when embedding. A maximum of 30 characters can be entered ※If no characters are entered, the default text will be displayed. 3. You can specify the display size when embedding. If the size is adjusted automatically, it will be displayed at 100% width (maximum 540px) x 190px. Manually adjusting the size allows you to specify the size of the text to match the size of the website where it will be embedded, but the maximum width displayed will be 100% of the width of the element to which it will be embedded. 4. If you change the slogan/tagline or embedding size, you can review the changes in the preview. 5. Click the "Copy" button for the displayed embedding code. 6. Paste the copied code into your website or web page. ※Both your own profile and the profiles of other users can be embedded. Timelines can now be embedded on other websites You can embed and share the timelines of public users on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS (up to 5 posts in the latest order) on your website or web page. 【How to Embed】 1. click on the "・・・" (three vertical dots) in the upper right corner of the page of the user you wish to embed, and then click on "Embed Timeline." 2. You can enter the slogan/tagline you wish to display when embedding After entering the slogan/tagline, click the "Apply" button. A maximum of 30 characters can be entered ※If no characters are entered, the default text will be displayed. 3. You can specify the display size when embedding. Click the "Apply" button after adjusting the size. If the size is adjusted automatically, it will be displayed at 100% width (maximum 540px) x 800px. Manually adjusting the size allows you to specify the size of the text to match the size of the website where it will be embedded, but the maximum width displayed will be 100% of the width of the element to which it will be embedded. 4. Click the "Copy" button for the displayed embedding code. 5. Paste the copied code into your website or web page. ※Both your own timeline and the timelines of other users can be embedded. We hope that these features will help you enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS even more. COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will continue to add new features to make the site as user-friendly as possible. Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

From Nov. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022, we will be holding a photo contest with the theme "Japan's Picturesque Scenery." Prizes will be awarded to the winners, and the best photos and the names of the winning accounts will be posted on a special page. For more information, please see the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest campaign page. https://cooljapan-videos.com/jp/campaigns/photo_contest_202211 About the Campaign The theme of this photo contest is "Japan's Picturesque Scenery." We invite you to submit photos of picturesque scenery of Japan, while also adding your thoughts on the photo and the location where it was taken. Any photography equipment can be used. We're looking forward to receiving everyone's wonderful submissions! Campaign Overview 【Contents】 We're looking for photos of your Japan Travel Memories! Awesome prizes will be awarded to winners, and their photos and account names will be posted on a special page. 【Campaign Period】 Nov. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022 【Eligible Participants】 All ages, genders, and nationalities welcome 【Prizes】 Grand Prize: A 30,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (1 winner) Honorable Mentions: A 10,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (5 winners) 【How to Enter】 Register for a free account on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and post photos related to Japan's Picturesque Scenery via "Home" with the tags #Great view and #Photo Contest. ※Please refer to the campaign page for details on submission guidelines.

From Oct. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022, we will be holding another Twitter campaign as they have been a big hit with the community. Up to 30 winners will be selected in a drawing to receive an Amazon gift certificate worth up to ¥3000! ※The number of winners will increase as the number of participants increases. For more information, please see the Twitter campaign campaign page. https://cooljapan-videos.com/en/campaigns/twitter_202210 Campaign Overview This is a game-like campaign in which you can increase your chances of winning an Amazon gift certificate by finding and sharing the hidden treasure video! You can see the hints by pressing the corresponding button on the campaign page and tweeting out from there. Campaign Contents We're giving away Amazon gift cards to those who follow our official Twitter account & tweet & share our videos! 【Campaign Period】 Oct. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022 【Eligible Participants】 Any age, gender, and nationality 【How to Participate】 ①Follow our official Twitter account @cjv_en ②Tweet via the corresponding button on the campaign page ③Share video articles with the tag #Sightseeing on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS on Twitter We're looking forward to your participation!

From July 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022, we held the 12th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Summer in Japan" and received a large number of submissions. As of today, the results page for the 12th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Summer in Japan," is now available. https://cooljapan-videos.com/en/campaigns/photo_contest_202207_result Thank you to everyone for participating in the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS photo contest. The 13th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Japan Travel Memories, is currently underway! https://cooljapan-videos.com/en/campaigns/photo_contest_202209 We're looking forward to your submissions!