Thank you everyone for your amazing entries for the 6th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest.
After thorough screening, we have decided on the prize-winning entries and will announce the results here.
Click here for the details page and contest overview
After thorough screening, we have decided on the prize-winning entries and will announce the results here.
Click here for the details page and contest overview
Announcement of Results
※In no particular order
There were some winners who were selected but we were unable to contact them.
If you were selected as a winner, please follow the proper procedures to receive your prize.
There were some winners who were selected but we were unable to contact them.
If you were selected as a winner, please follow the proper procedures to receive your prize.
Judges' Comments
The orange glow on the pine tree, the blue sky, and Red Fuji create a scene as beautiful as any depiction in an ukiyo-e painting.
Red Fuji has been said to bring good luck since ancient times, but it is a very rare sight quite difficult to see.
We would like to award an honorable mention to this photo of the rare Red Fuji, which captures a priceless moment in time.
Red Fuji has been said to bring good luck since ancient times, but it is a very rare sight quite difficult to see.
We would like to award an honorable mention to this photo of the rare Red Fuji, which captures a priceless moment in time.
Judges' Comments
Clouds speckled across the tall blue sky.
Below them, a bike ride through the refreshing summer breeze.
This is what our judging team imagined when we saw this photo.
This photo reminded us of the adventurous spirits we had as children.
Below them, a bike ride through the refreshing summer breeze.
This is what our judging team imagined when we saw this photo.
This photo reminded us of the adventurous spirits we had as children.
Judges' Comments
Bug catching goes hand in hand with summer in Japan.
A young boy enthusiastically catching insects 'til dusk.
We chose this photo as we think it truly symbolizes the theme "Summer in Japan."
A young boy enthusiastically catching insects 'til dusk.
We chose this photo as we think it truly symbolizes the theme "Summer in Japan."
Judges' Comments
This photo shows the Kasuga Rice Terraces of Kasuga, Nagasaki.
The contrast between the green terraced rice fields, where rice seedlings have been grown, and the bright blue sea at the foot of the fields is beautiful and gives the photo a uniquely Japanese feel.
The photo gives a sense of the original summer landscapes of Japan, and as such, was selected as an honorable mention.
The contrast between the green terraced rice fields, where rice seedlings have been grown, and the bright blue sea at the foot of the fields is beautiful and gives the photo a uniquely Japanese feel.
The photo gives a sense of the original summer landscapes of Japan, and as such, was selected as an honorable mention.
Judges' Comments
Children playing in a fountain at a plaza under the hot summer sun.
You can almost hear their lively voices.
We would like to give an honorable mention to this photo, which captures a beautiful scene of summer in Japan.
You can almost hear their lively voices.
We would like to give an honorable mention to this photo, which captures a beautiful scene of summer in Japan.
Thank you
for all your submissions!
for all your submissions!
It is one of the Three Great Festivals of Edo and has a history of around 370 years.
It is also known as the "Water Throwing Festival" because people splash water around to beat the heat.
We were very impressed by the dynamism and the smiles of the participants splashing water on each other in the photo.
We would like to award the Grand Prize to this photo that captures the spirit of traditional Japanese festivals.