By Japan Marine Sports
Promotion Foundation |
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| The Japan Marine Sports Promotion Foundation
is holding its 12th National Children's Seascape Painting
Contest and will be accepting entries from elementary
school and nursery age children throughout the country
from July 1 (Saturday) to October 31 (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. We also hope to cultivate in them the spirit of
protecting the global environment, so the contest is
held for children of elementary school age and below
every year.
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 8,365 submissions
made it an enriching contest. Contest information was
listed on the Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Internet home page,
and 90 submissions were received from children overseas.
Support from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry
of Transport (planned), the Environment Agency and the
Fisheries Agency (planned), thanks to their understanding
of the aim of the contest, spurs our efforts to further
promote it. We hope that you too will appreciate the
importance of the contest.
The winning entries will be displayed at the Yamaha
Motor booth at the 2001 Tokyo International Boat Show,
at other Yamaha event sites throughout the country as
well as in Yamaha promotional tools and on the Yamaha
Motor Internet 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: |
12th National 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" (environmental protection), "the
working ocean" (fishing, harbors) and "ocean fun"
(marine sports, pools). |
Entry period: |
July 1, 2000, (Sat.)
to October 31, 2000, (Tue.). |
Organizer: |
Japan Marine Sports
Promotion Foundation |
Support: |
Ministry of Education,
Ministry of Transport (planned), Environment Agency,
Fisheries Agency (planned), the National Federation
of UNESCO Associations in Japan, Japan Fisherina
Association, Japan Marina Beach Association, the
Kaiyo Recreation Association and the 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 various Yamaha Motor publications related
to marine activities. |
Awards: |
Individual awards
will be presented through the branches of Yamaha
Motor Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. |
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| Conditions
of Entry |
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Theme: |
The beautiful ocean
(environmental conservation), the working ocean
(fishery, harbors, etc.), ocean fun (marine sports,
pools) |
Qualifications
for entry: |
Children up to and
including the 6th grade of elementary school |
Entry period: |
July 1, 2000, (Sat.)
to October 31, 2000, (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, 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.
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Entry address: |
National 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
upper elementary (4-6th grade), lower elementary
(1-3rd grade) and nursery school age. |
Awards: |
Excellence awards
include: Minister of Education Prize, Minister
of Transport Prize (planned), Director General
of the Environment Agency Prize, Director General
of the Fisheries Agency Prize (planned).
* Awards in each category will include two Gold
Prizes, three Silver Prizes, three Bronze Prizes
and five Honorable Mention awards.
* Special awards will include: National Federation
of UNESCO Associations Prize, Japan Fisherina
Association Chairman's Prize, Japan Game Fishing
Association Chairman's Prize and the Yamaha Motor
Company Prize. Plaques and prizes will be presented
to each winner. All contributors will receive
a commemorative gift. |
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 |
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1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
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 |
8,365 |
55,678 |
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(Prizewinning
paintings from 1999) |
Minister of Education Prize |
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Director General of the
Environment Agency Prize |
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| Fishing Boat |
Sea Turtles on
the Beach |
Tomo Nakadoi Hyogo
Pref.,
5th grade |
Akari Sato Tokushima
Pref.,
3rd grade |
Upper
elementary Gold Prize winners |
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Kazuki
Ishishara
Shizuoka Pref.,
6th grade |
Toshiyuki
Yamasaki
Kumamoto Pref.,
4th grade |
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Lower elementary
Gold Prize winners |
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Daisuke
Tanaka
Kumamoto Pref.,
2nd grade |
Kazuto
Ebisuda
Tokushima Pref.,
3rd grade |
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Nursery school
age Gold Prize winners |
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Yuko
Kusumoto
Tokushima Pref.,
Age 6 |
Shoki
Akiyama
Wakayama Pref.,
Age 6 |
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| Reference
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| 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. |
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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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