![]() Rights: As between the JICC, Embassy of Japan and the Entrant, the Entrant retains ownership of all intellectual and industrial property rights (including moral rights) in and to their Nengajo submission. We are not responsible for entries that are lost, misdirected, or transmitted late or incorrectly.Īwards: First prize winners in the junior (0-11), youth (12-17) and adult (18+) divisions will receive a JICC fukubukuro - a customary Japanese grab-bag of goodies to celebrate the New Year. If you do not receive a message within 72 hours, or by the deadline, please contact us ASAP. ※Note: You will receive a message confirming that we have received your nengajo submission. Please see our privacy policy, linked at the bottom of this page, for more information. Parental or guardian consent is required for children under the age of 13. Personal information of minors will be restricted when published and destroyed within a month of publication. Nengajo not submitted according to these guidelines may result in disqualification without notice. If under the age of 13: Written Parental or Guardian consent.In the submission email, please include the following information in the caption: High resolution photographs and scans of non-digital artwork can be uploaded to the JICC's Facebook page, submitted via the JICC Instagram using the hashtag #2021JICCNengajo, or sent by e-mail to Only one (1) nengajo will be allowed per person. Submissions: Submissions must be received in digital format. Any designs suspected of plagiarism or copyright violations will be disqualified without notice. Designs must be the contestant's original artwork, not taken directly from any manga, or anime, a website, or other image or artwork protected by copyright. Designs must also incorporate an Ox and the kanji for Ox that is used in the Zodiac animal calendar eto (丑), as well as the year 2021 (or Reiwa 3 in the Japanese calendar). Regulations: Designs must fit the traditional postcard size of 4圆 inches. Read more about the history and tradition of nengajo here.ĭeadline: Designs must be received electrionically via e-mail or submitted to the JICC's Facebook page or via the Instagram hashtag #2021JICCNengajo by 12:00pm (noon) Eastern Standard Time on Friday, December 18th, 2020.Įligibility: The contest is open to the public. Traditional themes such as kadomatsu (decorative arrangements of pine, bamboo and sometimes plum blossoms), kites, eggplant, and the sun rising over Mount Fuji are also popular. Many feature the eto, or zodiac animal, of the upcoming year. Nengajo cards are distinctively designed with special New Year's motifs. By sending nengajo to friends, family and colleagues, the people of Japan can share their wish for a peaceful, prosperous and happy new year, as well as express their gratitude for help and kindness received in the past year in the hopes of preserving their good relations in the year ahead. Similar to the holiday greeting cards exchanged in the West, nengajo are an important part of Japan's New Year festivities. One of the most important and most celebrated Japanese holidays, preparations begin long in advance as people clean their homes from top to bottom ( osōji), prepare traditional food to be eaten during the first three days of the new year ( osechi ryōri), and write their New Year's greeting cards, or nengajo. Oshogatsu, or Japanese New Year, is a very special time in Japan. #Conji for ox how to#To learn more about the tradition of nengajo, click here.įor official rules and how to enter, click here. Runners-up and honorable mentions will be display on the JICC website, Facebook page, and Instagram account alongside the winners. The three winners will also receive a fukubukuro - a customary Japanese grab-bag of goodies to celebrate the New Year. The three grand prize winning designs will be sent out to the JICC’s mailing list as the official New Year’s greeting. Designs will be judged by JICC and Embassy of Japan staff. In addition, honorable mentions will be chosen for the Most Creative and the Most Traditional designs. There will be one grand prize winner and one runner-up from each category. This year's contest will be divided into junior (0-11), youth (12-17) and adult (18+) divisions. The JICC is pleased to announce our ninth annual Nengajo New Year's Card Contest! 2021 will be the Year of the Ox, so nengajo designs must include a Ox, the kanji for Ox (丑) found on the Zodiac animal calendar, as well as the year 2021 (or Reiwa 3/令和三年 in the Japanese calendar). ![]()
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