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June 01, 1999 |
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By Japan Marine Sports
Promotion Foundation |
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| The Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation
is holding its 11th 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 (Thursday) to October 20 (Wednesday)
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 glo
bal environment.
The foundation seeks to develop sound marine leisure
activities in Japan, and aggressively undertakes activities
to promote non-powered 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.
In support of these ideals, the Yamaha Motor group is
giving financial support and cooperative support to
the foundation's Seascape Painting Contest.
The number and quality of last year's record 9,125 submissions
made it an enriching contest. Starting from the year
before last, contest information has been listed on
the Yamaha Motor Internet home page. Children overseas
have l
earned of the contest and last year two submissions
were received from Mexico. The passing of the tenth
milestone year and continued backing from the Ministry
of Education and the Environment Agency, thanks to their
understanding of the point of the contest, spur our
efforts to further promote it.
The winning entries will be displayed at the Yamaha
Motor booth at the 2000 Tokyo International Boat Show,
at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country as
well as in Yamaha promotional tools and on the Yamaha
Motor Interne
t home page. In addition, we are actively promoting
the display of the works at other public venues. |
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| Contest
Summary |
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Name: |
11th Yamaha Children's
Seascape Painting Contest |
Aims: |
1. To promote wider
understanding of the sea primarily among the children
who will lead society in the 21st century.
2. To instill and develop a consciousness of environmental
protection through encounters with nature and
playing in the natural environment.
3. Offer the contest as a chance to increase communication
with children in the home and in school. |
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, 1999, (Thu.)
to October 20, 1999, (Wed.). |
Organizer: |
Japan Marine Sports
Promotion Foundation |
Support: |
Ministry of Education,
Environment Agency (pending), National Federation
of UNESCO Associations in Japan, Japan Fisherina
Association, Kaiyo Recreation Association, Japan
Game Fishing 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: |
Winners will be contacted
individually.
Winners selected from group submissions will be
contacted by their groups. Plans also 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 the branches of Yamaha
Motor Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. |
Display of
painntings: |
Plans call for the
paintings to be displayed at the Yamaha Motor
booth at the 2000 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. |
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| Conditions
of Entry |
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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, 1999, (Thu.)
to October 20, 1999, (Wed.) |
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, sex, the child's age, grade,
school name and parent or guardian's name and
must be sent by mail or special delivery to the
address below. Submissions made by groups must
include the group name and address in addition
to the name of the person in charge of the group. |
Entry address: |
Yamaha Children's
Seascape Painting Contest Desk, 810, Shinogasecho,
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Pref.,Japan 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. |
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| Judging,
etc. |
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Judging categories: |
Winners will be selected
in the three categories of up per elementary (4-6th
grade), lower elementary (1-3rd grade) and nursery
school age. |
Awards: |
Awards in each category
will include two Gold Prizes, three Silver Prizes,
three Bronze Prizes and ten Honorable Mention
awards. And as the grand prize, the Minister of
Education Prize will be presented to a winner
from the combined categories (pending). In addition,
one Director General of the Environment Agency's
Prize (pending), one Japan Fisherina Association
Chairman's Prize, one Japan Game Fishing Association
Chairman's
Prize, one Yamaha Motor Company Prize will be
awarded as special prizes. Plaques and prizes
will be presented to each winner. All contributors
who submit entries will receive an original commemorative
sketchbook 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.
* Plans 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. |
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| Reference
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| * Submissions
for the past ten years |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Total |
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1,558 |
2,378 |
2,545 |
3,559 |
3,247 |
4,198 |
5,145 |
7,460 |
8,098 |
9,125 |
47,313 |
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(Gold prizewinning
paintings from 1998) |
*Upper
elementary (4-6th grade) |
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Yumi
Terauchi
Tokushima Pref.,6th grade |
Yohei
Kimura
Kochi Pref.,5th grade |
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*Lower elementary
(1-3rd grade) |
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Hiroyoshi
Morimitsu
Kochi Pref.3rd grade |
Yuka
Kamakura
Tokushima Pref., |
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*Nursery school age
group |
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Momoko
Aono
Ehime Pref., Age 5 |
Makoto
Oka
Wakayama Pref.,Age 6 |
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| Reference
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Outline of activities of the Japan Marine Sports Promotion
Foundation |
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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. |
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| Guide
to activities |
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1. Sound education of children
through marine sports.
2. Training and supplying of marine sports instructors.
3. Helping the growth of marine sports clubs for
adults.
4. Holding of marine sports seminars and competitions.
5. Recognizing people who contribute to the spread
and development of marine sports.
6. Supply of equipment for education and production,
printing of educational materials.
7. Surveys and research in the marine sports field
and international exchange.
8. Supplying sailboats, etc. to schools and youth
educational facilities. |
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