The Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation is holding its 10th Yamaha Nationwide Children's Seascape Painting Contest and will be accepting entries from elementary school and nursery age children throughout the country from July 1 (Wednesday) to October 20 (Tuesday) of this year.
By having children paint scenes of the oceans and beaches, this annual contest gives children a valuable opportunity to increase their understanding and awareness of the sea and cultivates in them the spirit of protecting the global environment.
The foundation seeks to develop sound marine leisure activities in Japan, and aggressively undertakes activities to promote marine sports such as sailing, canoeing, and rowing to further their acceptance. Worldwide environmental problems such as global warming and acid rain have become increasingly serious, we believe that it is very important to pass along to future generations the natural beauty of the oceans and the lakes for people who also want to enjoy marine sports.
Building on that thought, the foundation enlisted the financial support and cooperation of the Yamaha Motor group to hold the Seascape Painting Contest.
The number and quality of last year's 8,098 submissions made it an enriching contest. Among the entrants were children from Mexico who had learned of the contest from the Yamaha Motor Internet home page, one six-year-old Mexican boy received a Bronze Prize for his work. New backing has been received from the Ministry of Education and the Environment Agency thanks to their understanding of the spirit of the contest this time.
And since this year is also the "International Year of the Ocean," the proposal for which was put forth by UNESCO C, the organization representing UNESCO in Japan, National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan, has also lent its support to the contest this year. With the arrival of this tenth mile stone year, we are making every effort to make sure the meaning of the contest is understood through the entrants and exhibition sites.
The winning entries will be displayed at the Yamaha Motor booth at the 1999 Tokyo International Boat Show, at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country as well as in Yamaha promotional tools and the Yamaha Motor Internet home page.
*International Year of the Ocean
The UNESCO IOC (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission) requested that UNESCO declare 1998 the International Year of the Ocean on the occasion of th
e opening of an international oceanic exposition in Lisbon. UNESCO made the proposal to the U.N. General Assembly during the 1994 session, and after del
iberation, 1998 was approved as the International Year of the Ocean. There are three goals for the International Year of the Ocean: 1) to raise the cons
ciousness of people in terms of the oceans and coastal areas as a limited resource, 2) to get the governments of all countries to take action, provide s ufficient resources, and convince them to guarantee giving suitable priority to the oceans, and 3) to press for global-scale scientific cooperation.
< Contest Summary >
| Name: |
10th Yamaha Children's Seascape Painting Contest |
| Aims: |
- To promote wider understanding of the sea primarily among the children who will lead society in the 21st century
- To instill and develop a consciousness of environmental protection through encounters with nature and playing in the natural environment.
- Offer the contest as a chance to increase communication with children in the home and in school.
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| Contents: |
A contest is to be held for paintings by children up to the 6th grade of elementary school with themes such as "the beautiful ocean," "the working ocean," or "ocean fun." |
| Entry period: |
July 1, 1998, (Wed) to October 20, 1998, (Tue). |
| Organizer: |
Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation |
| Support: |
Ministry of Education, Environment Agency, National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan, Japan Fisherina Association, Japan Game Fishing Association, Kaiyo Recreation Association |
| Cooperation: |
Yamaha marine dealerships, Yamaha pool dealerships |
| Special support: |
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.,
Yamaha Motor Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Judging: |
Formal judging will be conducted by a panel of judges chaired by Kazuo Kudo, member of Nitten. |
| Announcement of winners: |
The individual winners will be contacted. At the same time plans call for the names of the winners to be published in a release by the Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation, in the Yamaha Motor marine newsletter Tairyo News (for fishery industry), the marine dealers newsletter Marine News, and the boat user newsletter Captain's World. |
| Awards: |
Individual awards will be presented through Yamaha Motor Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Display of Paintings: |
Plans call for the paintings to be displayed at the Yamaha Motor booth at the 1999 Tokyo International Boat Show, at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country, in Yamaha promotional tools as well as plans to display them on the Internet home page. |
< Conditions of Entry >
| Theme: |
The beautiful ocean (environmental conservation, the working ocean (fishery wharfs, etc.), ocean fun (marine sports, pools) |
| Qualifications for entry: |
Children up to and including the 6th grade |
| Entry period: |
July 1, 1998, (Wed) to October 20, 1998, (Tue) |
| How to apply: |
All entries must have written on the back of the painting the title of the painting, the address, telephone number and name of the child,the child's age, sex, grade, school name and parent or guardian's name and must be sent by mail or special delivery to the address below. |
| Entry address: |
Yamaha Children's Seascape Painting Contest Desk, 810, Shinogasecho, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Pref. Postal Code 435-0042 |
| Entry specifications: |
Paintings must be done on standard "yotsugiri" size art paper (54.0 x 38.0cm) or other paper of the same size. |
< Judging, etc. >
| Judging categories: |
Winners will be selected in the three categories of upper elementary (4-6th grade), lower elementary (1-3rd grade) and nursery school age. |
| Awards: |
Awards in each category will include two Gold Prizes, one Japan Fisherina Chairman's Prize, one Japan Game Fishing Association Chairman's Prize,a Yamaha Motor Company Prize, four Silver Prizes, six Bronze Prizes and ten Honorable Mention awards, and plaques and prizes will be sent to all winners. All contributors who submit entries will receive a commemorative sketch book printed with a copy of the Gold Prize paintings. |
| Others: |
% Reproduction rights for all paintings submitted will belong to Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation and the submitted works will not be returned.
% lans call for the paintings to be displayed at the Yamaha Motor booth at the Tokyo International Boat Show, at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country, in Yamaha promotional tools as well as plans to display them on the Internet home page.
% The organizers will not be responsible for accidents or damage to paintings during mailing.
% The organizers ask that entrants refrain from making inquiries about submissions after they have been made.
% Entry prizes will be sent out after the judging is complete. |
〔Submissions for the past eight years〕
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1997 |
Total |
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| 1,558 |
2,378 |
2,545 |
3,559 |
3,247 |
4,198 |
5,145 |
7,460 |
8,098 |
38,188 |
〔Gold prizewinning paintings from 1997〕
| ◆Upper elementary (4-6th grade) |
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Takuya Inohana
Kagoshima Pref.,
Hashima Elementary School,
5th grade |
Hiroki Mizumoto
Kagoshima Pref.,
Hegushi Elementary School,
6th grade |
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| ◆Lower elementary (1-3rd grade) |
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Miho Kudo
Oita Pref.,
Goko Elementary School,
3rd grade |
Aya Kubota
Kumamoto Pref.,
Kamikita Elementary School,
3rd grade |
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| ◆Nursery school age group |
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Tomohiro Idogawa
Ehime Pref.,
Saibi Nursery School, age 6 |
Tomoyo Sasaki
Ehime Pref.,
Ikuei Yuyama Nursery School, age 6 |
Outline of activities of the Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation
The Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation was founded with the approval of the Japanese Ministry of Education in July of 1992 for the purpose of encouraging promotional activities for marine sports in Japan with the support and cooperation of all related organizations. The aim of the foundation is to promote marine sports through educational activities and regional sports programs as a vehicle for encouraging increased harmony with nature and richer human interaction. At the same time the foundation aims to contribute to the kind of environment where people can experience the enjoyment of marine sports and make them spread as lifetime sports that will enrich the health and lives of the citizenry. In particular, the foundation supplies support tailored to local needs in both software and hardware form to help establish sailing as a local sport and a venue for sound education of young people.
Guide to activities
- Sound education of children through marine sports.
- Training and supplying of marine sports instructors.
- Helping the growth of marine sports clubs for adults.
- Holding of marine sports seminars and conferences.
- Recognizing people who contribute to the spread and development of marine sports.
- Supply of equipment for education and production, printing of educational materials.
- Surveys and research in the marine sports field and international exchange.
- Supplying sailboats, etc. to schools and youth educational facilities.
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