We are looking for photos and videos (data) of Ozora Town taken with digital cameras or smartphones. Winning entries will be selected in each category, and the winning entries will receive local specialties and commemorative gifts.
■ Application Category
Entries are being accepted for the theme: "The charm of Ozora Town in autumn and winter"

・Autumn Ozora Town Photography Category
We are looking for photos that convey the charm of Ozora Town in autumn (September to the end of November 2024, September to the end of November 2025).
*Only photos taken in Ozora Town are eligible. (Photos that cannot be determined to have been taken within Ozora Town will be invalid.)
*Only photos taken within the last year are accepted.
*If people are the subject of your photograph, please be careful when handling their personal information.
*Handling of unpublished works
・This refers to photos that have not won prizes in other photo contests.
・Your entry must not be tagged with any other photo contests on social media etc.

・Ozora Town Winter Photography Category
We are looking for photos that convey the charm of Ozora Town in winter (December 2024 to the end of March 2025, December 2025 to the end of January 2026).
*Only photos taken in Ozora Town are eligible. (Photos that cannot be determined to have been taken within Ozora Town will be invalid.)
*Only photos taken within the last year are accepted.
*If people are the subject of your photograph, please be careful when handling their personal information.
*Handling of unpublished works
・This refers to photos that have not won prizes in other photo contests.
・Your entry must not be tagged with any other photo contests on social media etc.

■How to apply
Please submit your work using one of the following methods. However, please note that each person may only submit one work per category, and only one work may be submitted to each of the "Autumn" and "Winter" categories.

(1) How to apply via X or Instagram
Follow @town_ozora on Instagram and post your photo with the hashtag "#OzoraTownPhotoCon2025" and mention "@town_ozora" in the post. Include the category, title, location, and year/month of the photo in the post.

(2) Bring or mail
Please submit a form (free format) that lists your name, postal code, address, phone number, photo title, date of photo shoot, and location of photo shoot, along with the image data of the photo on a data storage medium. Data storage media etc. cannot be returned.

■ Eligibility
Anyone can apply (limited to those residing in Japan) and there is no application fee.