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

Greetings

Thank you for your amazing entries in the 6th "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Summer in Japan."
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who posted their photos of summer in Japan.

The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus was the highest it has ever been, and the entire country was under a state of emergency this summer.
Despite this fact, our judging staff had a lot of fun selecting the winning photos and even going through the photos that didn't quite make the cut. All of them were full of the charms of summer in Japan.

We will continue to hold the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS photo contests on a regular basis.
We hope that more and more people will learn about the charms of Japan through the information that everyone is contributing, and that those people will visit Japan after the coronavirus has ended.

Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

Please visit the following URL to see the many wonderful entries we received for this photo contest.
https://cooljapan-videos.com/en/posts?tags=2260&image=1

We will continue to devise various ways to convey the appeal of Japan to people around the world, and create a website that pursues convenience so that as many people as possible can use it.

These COOL JAPAN VIDEOS photo contests will continue to be held on a regular basis.
We hope that by posting information about Japan, more and more people will learn about everything the country has to offer and visit Japan after Corona.

Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

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.
「COOL JAPAN VIDEOS」Photo Contest Grand Prize
Judges' Comments
The Fukagawa Festival is a festival held every year around August 15 at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine in Koto, Tokyo.
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.
「COOL JAPAN VIDEOS」Photo Contest Honorable Mention
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.
「COOL JAPAN VIDEOS」Photo Contest Honorable Mention
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.
「COOL JAPAN VIDEOS」Photo Contest Honorable Mention
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."
「COOL JAPAN VIDEOS」Photo Contest Honorable Mention
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.
「COOL JAPAN VIDEOS」Photo Contest 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.
Thank you
for all your submissions!

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