Winners of the 19th “OYAKO Award” The 2025 OYAKO Award has been presented to the parent-child duo of photographer Ittetsu Morishita, who spent nearly half a century documenting the lives of atomic bomb survivors, and his daughter Miho Morishita, who continues to carry on his mission. Ittetsu Morishita was the founder of the World Hibakusha Exhibition NPO, and for many years provided invaluable photographic archives to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Hidankyo), which was later awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. After his passing, Miho has devoted herself to preserving and sharing the prayers and messages for the future embedded in each of his photographs. Through…
Photo exhibition “6th Oyako Photo Festival 2025” ~There are as many stories of Oyako (parents and children)as there are Oyako ~ We will exhibit Oyako (parents and children) photos taken by professional photographers from Japan and abroad. Date: July 1st (Tue) – August 4th (Mon) Place: Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ) https://www.fccj.or.jp/ Opening Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (closed on Sundays and public holidays) *When visiting, please inform the receptionist at the venue entrance that you have come to see the exhibition. Past “Oyako Photo Festivals” can be viewed here: https://oyako.qpit.me/project/matsuri-2024/ https://oyako.qpit.me/project/matsuri-2023/ https://oyako.qpit.me/project/matsuri-2022/ https://oyako.qpit.me/project/matsuri-2021/
Event period: May 1st to August 31th, 2025 Event location: Instagram and email Click here to view previous years’ essay content winners Oyakoday Special Award Cao Hagan Quilt Rug and Photo Picture Book “Taisetsu na Mono” “Yuna-chan is such a good girl, she doesn’t cause any trouble.” – by Yuna Furuya / age: 19 / Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan “Yuna-chan is such a good girl, she doesn’t cause any trouble.” Those words became a kind of curse. Born as the eldest daughter in a rural family, my reputation was tied to the reputation of the house. My education-focused parents took me to cram school before I even started elementary…
Event period: May 1st to August 31st, 2025 Event location: Instagram and email Special Bruce Osborn Award An original print Shadow of Love sukisukidaisuki9054 (instagram) A scorching hot summer day at the beach. No hat—so trying to make even a little shade!! That’s love. ❤️ CHOYA Grand Prize The CHOYA Gold Edition (Premium Umeshu with Gold Flakes) Look! We Made Footprints!! Motchan さん (instagram) To celebrate our child’s third birthday, we made a plate with their tiny footprints. Seeing the two of them having so much fun brought a big smile to my face CHOYA Prize CHOYA Plum Jelly Go for it! Izumi Murakami Parent and child gave it their all at…
Photo exhibition “5th Oyako Photo Festival 2024” ~There are as many stories of Oyako (parents and children)as there are Oyako ~ We will exhibit Oyako (parents and children) photos taken by professional photographers from Japan and abroad. Date: June 1st (Sat) – June 28th (Fri) Place: Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ) https://www.fccj.or.jp/ Opening Hours: 10:00 – 18:00 (closed on Sundays and public holidays) *When visiting, please inform the receptionist at the venue entrance that you have come to see the exhibition. Past “Oyako Photo Festivals” can be viewed here: https://oyako.qpit.me/project/matsuri-2023/ https://oyako.qpit.me/project/matsuri-2022/ https://oyako.qpit.me/project/matsuri-2021/
Event period: May 1st to August 31st, 2024 Event location: Instagram and email Click here to view previous years’ photo content winners Bruce Osborn Prize Original print and OYAKO photo book Miki Taira, Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture Husband who puts up with me without complainingDaughter who puts up with me even though she complains CHOYA Prizes CHOYA Gift Edition I Love My Mommy Yuka Kitawaki, Uda City, Nara Prefecture This is the first photo she took at the beach.When her mommy is in front of her, she gives us a special smile! CHOYA Prizes CHOYA Gold Edition Three generations Maiko Matsuno, Fuchu City, Tokyo Three generations with the victory lanterns at…
Event period: May 1st to August 31th, 2024 Event location: Instagram and email Click here to view previous years’ essay content winners OYAKO DAY Special Prize Kaohagan Quilt Rug and “Taisetsuna Mono” Photo Book You made this song while you were still inside of Mommy’s Belly – by Kengo Tanimoto / age: 67 / Higashiyamato City, Tokyo I started writing lyrics as a hobby and began posting them on a songwriting website that existed at the time. Around then, my daughter was in her last year of kindergarten. She would take the enka or pop songs I wrote and make up melodies on her own to sing them. Then one…
Period：2023/5/1 〜 8/31 Location：Instagram & Email Click here to view previous year’s photo contest winners Special Prize Bruce Osborn Award Original print & photobook All down for a swimming SAISHO Hitomi, Fuchū City, Tokyo This summer, the whole family was down in Okinawa where the sea is so inviting that we all took up snorkeling. Our 6 year old son took it all in stride: a natural swimmer, his first time snorkeling. CHOYA Prize The CHOYA Gold Edition NEWS IS… TSUCHIYA Eri, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture News is we finished eating! so what are we waiting for? CHOYA Prize The CHOYA Gift Edition First time to the beach, whirling through…
Period: May 1 – August 31, 2023 Archive Parent and Child Day 20th Anniversary Special Award Caohagan Quilt Rug & Photobook “Taisetsu na Mono” The Gift I didn’t see coming – by Tenjiku Tsutomo / age: 67 / Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture My Mother left me a gift I didn’t see coming. The year my mother turned 88, I celebrated my 60th birthday, At the time, you could see her dementia was getting worse and that she was getting weaker. “This will be my last year making sekihan” she said putting the fresh plate of Red Rice with Azuki beans in front of me. The steam coming up from it had a…
The online talk event commemorating “OYAKO Day 2023” will be held on Saturday, July 22nd. You can watch the live video on YouTube. We will announce it with more details soon.
