Photo contest

【Regarding Prize Money】
Grand Prize: 200,000 yen (1 winner)
Honorable mentions 50,000 yen (5 winners)

・Winners will be announced on this campaign page and notified via message on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, and will then be sent their prizes.

【Regarding the Announcement of Winning Photos】
■Selected photos will be announced on this campaign page.
※Selected winners will be contacted via message on "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS."
■Please note that if we are unable to contact a winner within 5 days of the announcement, their selection and winnings will be forfeit.
■After the video is completed, your account name and your winning submission will be posted on the campaign page (if you wish, you can use a pseudonym).
■In order to show the name of your account on "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS" when we insert it in the video, we will ask you to provide us with data without any credits or watermarks if it has any.
Please note that if you do not provide us with a photo without credits/watermarks, we may be unable to use your photo.

【Submission Period】
Until October 18, 2020

【Selection Criteria】
■The COOL JAPAN VIDEOS staff will evaluate submissions fairly and impartially.
■Please select the tag "#OnlineGoToTravel" and include a description of your photo when submitting it.
■We are looking for photos of Japanese landscapes, traditional culture, modern culture, festivals, Japanese toys, Japanese food, Japanese lifestyle, and more.
We plan to select dozens of photos that will show the beauty of Japan to people around the world.
■We also welcome participation from government agencies, local governments, tourism associations, and tourism organizations!
It's a chance to promote your region to the rest of the world! Be sure to post fascinating photos of the area!
■Since the photos you submit will be used for the promo video, it's preferable that the size of the photos be at least 1920×1080 pixels.
■Photos taken with smartphones and other devices, as well as SLR and digital cameras, can also be submitted.
■We do not have a problem with the changing the color, cropping, or brightening the photo to make it more eye-catching.
However, photos with significant compositional changes, such as composites, will not be considered for the campaign.
※Please include the device, camera model, lens, and editing software used at the time the photo was taken, as this will be used as reference during the screening process.
■Color photos have a higher chance of being selected than black and white photos.
■The number of "Likes" your photo gets on "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS" will also be used as a reference.
■Each person can post as many pictures as they wish.
■You can post as many photos as you like, but please remember to post only 1 photo at a time.
■You can post as many photos as you like, but please remember to post only 1 photo at a time.
■We will use the number of "Likes" that pictures posted to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS get as a reference, so be sure to share your posts on other SNS sites or use the embedding feature to share them on your personal blog!

【Guidelines】
Photos with even one of the following are not eligible for this campaign.
■Photos with even one of the following are not eligible for this campaign.
■Photos that infringe or may infringe on the copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights, honorary rights, rights of publicity, rights of privacy, trust, or other rights or interests of others.
■Photos against public order and morals

The copyright to the submitted photos belongs to the contributor, however, it is assumed that the contributor agrees to allow us to use the photos in our promotional video, on special pages of "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS," and in promotions on the official social media accounts of "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS."