2025 marks 425 years of friendship between Japan and the Netherlands, and we would like to celebrate it with kizuna (‘bond’ in Japanese) as the theme of the festival. To join the illustartion contest, please send in your work inspired by this year’s theme. The first prize winner’s artwork will be made into the festival’s key visual! You can send us your illustration to info@japanfestival.nl by Friday, February 21, 18:00 (CET).

Submission details

Title	Illustration Contest
Theme	kizuna (‘bond’)
Entry start date	Friday 10th January 2025, 12:00 (CET)
Deadline	Friday 21st February 2025, 18:00 (CET)
How to enter	Please send in your artwork inspired by this year’s theme “kizuna”. Please send your illustration along with the title, your (artist)name and a message to info@japanfestival.nl as a JPG/JPEG file. Only one illustration will be selected by the board of Japan Festival after careful discussion and deliberation. The selected artwork will be used on our website and social media accounts and at the event site as this year’s key visual.
File size	w 6000 x h 6000 pixel, min. 300dpi
File type	JPG/JPEG

Please note:

The participant who submitted an image that was subsequently selected as the winning image by Japan Festival Foundation is the winner. By submitting the image the participant gives his/her consent that the image:

– can be used for free by the Japan Festival;

– can be used for free on the Japan Festival website and social media accounts;

– may be resized to any format by reducing or cropping it without further notice;

– remains the property of the winning participant

The name of the maker will be announced along with the image. If the participant wishes to remain anonymous or use an artist name, this must be stated at the submission.

The name of the winning participant will be announced on various social media accounts after the deadline. Please note that only the winning participant will be notified by email of the results.

Participants are responsible for any entries that infringe on the copyrights of third parties. Entrants are responsible for any damages resulting from infringement of third party copyrights. Each participant indemnifies the Japan Festival Foundation for any claims made by third parties against the Japan Festival Foundation with respect to the submitted image.

This notice is a translation from the Dutch text. In case of inconsistencies, the Dutch version shall prevail.

The Japan Festival Illustration Contest 2022