The 2nd PHOTO CONTEST
　　Open to Japanese Returnees & Foreign Nationals

"The Wonder of Japan! The Maze of Japan?"　

Having returned to Japan or having spent some time in Japan, have you not encountered the situation where you were completely astonished or puzzled by certain aspects of Japan?
T-GAL holds the photo contest which is open to the Japanese returnees and the foreign nationals residing in Japan. Take pictures of whatever that struck your mind or caught your attention, and please send them in along with their written explanations to T-GAL.
We look forward to receiving your work of art, brimmed with young and fresh sensitivity!

Applicants' Qualifications:
Those Japanese returnees and the foreign nationals attending the following schools: elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, professional/vocational schools, schools for university entrance preparation, universities

Deadline: Entry by October 31, 2007. (Valid postmarked October 31.)

Ways of Entering Your Work: By post

Entry Guidelines:
a) Sizes of Photos: Limited to either 2L-sized (127 mm x 178 mm) or A4-sized (or 203 mm x 254mm size is also accepted), colored or black-and-white prints. If you opt to 2L-sized photo, please mount it on an A4-sized cardboard. You may use any color and quality for the cardboard. At the exhibition, the submitted work will be displayed in its original form as you have sent to us.
＊Photos taken by digital cameras are accepted, provided that they are not composite photos.
＊The submitted work must be original and unpublished.

b) Number of Works for an Entry: One person can submit up to 2 pieces of work.

c) Write Your Name on the Back: On the back of your work, please paste the entry form which is on this page. (A photocopy of entry form is also accepted.)

d) Explanatory Notes: Please give an account of "what aspect of" and "in what way" the subject has caught your attention, and write it on a separate sheet stating either in Japanese (within 400 letters) or in English (within 400 words). Write your name on the statement sheet and send it along with your work.

e) Others: If, by any chance, the picture's subject includes a person, please do all you can to obtain his/her consent beforehand. Submitted work shall not be returned, and T-GAL retains the copyright on the prize-winning works.

Forwarding Address:
　c/o Mrs. Okutsu & Mrs. Adachi, T-GAL Secretariat 　
　Aoba Post Office,1-7-5 Edanishi Aobaku-ku, Yokohama 225-8799
　＊Please pack your photograph with care to avoid damage.

Prizes: After consultation, the judges will select the following prizes/awards:
　For Elementary school students:
　First Prize---1 piece of work(awarded with a certificate of merit and a prepaid book card worth 5,000-yen)
　Second Prize---1 piece of work (awarded with a certificate of merit and a prepaid book card worth 3,000-yen)

　For Others:
　First Prize --- 1 piece of work (awarded with a certificate of merit and a prepaid book card worth 10,000-yen)
　Second Prize --- 2 pieces of work (each awarded with a certificate of merit and a prepaid book card worth 3,000-yen)
　Special Awards --- 3 pieces of work (each awarded with a certificate of merit and a prepaid book card worth 3,000-yen)

Announcement of Prizewinners:
　After November 4, 2007
　＊ Prizewinners will be notified and the results will be announced on the website of T-GAL.

Photo Exhibition:
　November 15th (Thursday) through 18th (Sunday) 11:00~18:00
　Venue: Art Forum Azamino 2-B Gallery
　Access: 5-minutes' walk from Tokyu Denentoshi Line or Yokohama City Subway Azamino Station
　＊Admission Free
　＊Planned to exhibit all works submitted.

Prize-Award Ceremony:
　Sunday, November 18, 2007 13:00~ At the venue where the photo exhibition is held.

Judges:
　Kenichi Abe, Supervisor, Kawasaki City Board of Education
　Nobuyuki Sassa, Principal, Keimei Gakuen Elementary School
　Hisako Mizoguchi, The Photographic Society of Japan, Nikakai Association Photograph Section
　Emiko Kaneko, Representative, T-GAL

Organized by: T-GAL (Think Globally, Act Locally!)

Sponsored by:
　Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education, Kawasaki City Board of Education, The Japan Forum,
　Yokohama Association for International Communications and Exchanges, Aoba International Lounge,
　The All Japan International Educational Research Conference, Education in a Globalized Society (EGS)
　Association for Considering Education for Returnees

Contact: E-Mail: tgal20yokohama@yahoo.co.jp

Miscellaneous:
　＊T-GAL shall be responsible for the handling of applicants' personal information and will never use it for other purposes.　

About T-GAL:
　Founded in 1997, T-GAL is a group consisting of those members who have lived abroad and want to make the most of their personal experiences gained overseas for the betterment of their local community.

　T-GAL plays an active part in various areas:　gives classes at local schools, which helps to raise cultural awareness among students; invites the speakers and holds lectures; publishes booklets by making good use of members' experiences acquired overseas; and sets up gatherings for those families that have newly returned from abroad.

＊T-GAL website: http://www.geocities.jp/yokohamatgal/