[40th MtMorotsukayama Opening Commemoration “Special Project” — Two Contests Now Accepting Entries!]
From Sunday, March 9 to Friday, December 5, we are holding two contests: the “MtMorotsukayama Photo Contest” and the “Pennant Design Contest.”
Visit MtMorotsukayama and try capturing beautiful photos📷.

◆◇◆ MtMorotsukayama Photo Contest ◆◇◆
Spring brings blooming akebono azaleas🌸, summer brings refreshing breezes🍃, autumn showcases brilliant foliage🍂, and winter brings snow-capped peaks⛄ and rime ice. Which MtMorotsukayama do you love?

Cherished as the site of the Tenson Korin (descent of the heavenly grandchild), a mountain of shugendo practice, and a place of devotion, MtMorotsukayama remains accessible even to beginner hikers.

We look forward to your special photos📷 taken on MtMorotsukayama.
Winning entries may be used as PR materials for next year’s mountain opening.♪

How to Enter
1) General Category
Please check the Morotsuka Navi website → Kaze no Tayori → [40th MtMorotsukayama Opening Commemoration “Special Project” — Two Contests Now Accepting Entries].

2) Instagram Category
Follow the Morotsuka Village Tourism Association account “Morotsuka Daily Calendar @morotsuka.tourism” on Instagram and post with the tag #MtMorotsukayama Photo Contest 2025.
If you unfollow, we will not be able to contact you to deliver prizes, so please be careful.
Winners may later be asked to provide high-resolution image files.

Notes
- If the subject of a photo is a person, obtain the subject’s permission for portrait rights.
- Copyright for submitted works belongs to the organizer and may be used for village PR activities.
- You may submit multiple entries, but only one winning entry per person is allowed.
- Winning entries may be requested later in large original file size.

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◆◇◆ Pennant Design Contest ◆◇◆
This is a cherished tradition of the MtMorotsukayama opening!
Participants receive a wooden🌳 pennant as a gift🎁.
For the first five editions up to the 40th, we offered the “Flowers of Morotsuka🌸 series.”

From the 41st anniversary, we’re refreshing the design✨
The grand prize winner’s design will be adopted for mountain opening pennants from the following year onward.
The only requirement is to use wood🌳 as the material. Design, shape, and color are all free!
We welcome your fun and creative ideas💡♪

How to Enter
1) Web
Please check the Morotsuka Navi website → Kaze no Tayori → [40th MtMorotsukayama Opening Commemoration “Special Project” — Two Contests Now Accepting Entries].

2) By Mail
Write your name, address, phone number, email address, and the title of your work, then mail your design drawing to the address below.
Designs sent cannot be returned.

Mailing Address
3068 Kajiwara, Morotsuka Village, Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture 883-1301 Shiitake no Yakata 21
Attn: Pennant Contest Office

Notes
- Copyright for submitted works belongs to the organizer and may be used for village PR activities.
- You may submit multiple entries, but only one winning entry per person is allowed.

Winners will be entered into a drawing to receive wonderful prizes🎁✨
We look forward to many entries!!!