The Oyako Award was established in 2007 as a way to encourage people to reflect on the meaning of oyako—the bond between parent and child.

Over the years, recipients have included parent-child pairs from a wide range of fields, such as Kinya Sekine and Mari Sekine, Ryoko Moriyama and Naotaro Moriyama, Rentaro Mikuni and Koichi Sato, Tokiko Kato and Yae, and Tetsuya Chiba and Kozo Chiba.

The recipients of the Oyako Award 2025 were photographer Kazutetsu Morishita, who has spent many years documenting atomic bomb survivors, and his daughter Miho Morishita, who continues his work and legacy.

We invite you to cast your vote for the parent-child pair whose story, achievements, or way of life inspires you most.

Vote for the Oyako Award!

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The exhibition will run from May 30 (Saturday) through June 26 (Friday), 2026.

This year, photographers from Japan and around the world have once again contributed works exploring the theme of Oyako—the bond between parent and child.

Afghanistan, Cambodia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Gaza, Iran, Japan, Poland, Syria, Ukraine, the United States, and Vietnam.

Though cultures, religions, environments, and ways of life may differ, each photograph reveals something universal: the time shared between parent and child, and the continuity of life itself.

“Oyako transcends borders, cultures, and religions—it is a universal language.”

At a time when conflict and division continue in many parts of the world, we hope this exhibition will encourage visitors to reflect on the everyday lives of families and the enduring connections that sustain us.

As many families, as many stories.

We hope that the parent-child relationships captured in these photographs will resonate with you in a meaningful way.

Exhibition Dates

May 30 (Sat) – June 26 (Fri), 2026

Venue

Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ)

Opening Hours

Weekdays: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: Open from the afternoon
Closed on Sundays and public holidays

Exhibition Details

https://www.fccj.or.jp/exhibition

A reception with participating photographers will also be held on Thursday, June 4.

If you would like to attend, please register by email:

E-mail: staff@oyako.org

We look forward to welcoming you.

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The Tokyo exhibition is being held at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum from May 27 (Wed) through June 5 (Fri).
It will be followed by the Kansai exhibition, taking place at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art Annex from June 9 (Tue) through June 14 (Sun).

For details, please visit:
https://www.jps.gr.jp/jpsten2026_session/

Bruce Osborn is also exhibiting as a member of JPS.

His selected work this year comes from the Flying series.

Reverberation

A discarded trash bin,
having fulfilled its purpose,
drifts through the air,
carrying with it the memories of people
and the scent of the city.
The reverberations of urban life
echo into the sky.

Flying is a photographic series that explores the moment of departure for objects created to serve people after their original purpose has come to an end.

If you are in the area, we hope you will stop by and visit the exhibition.

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Theme: Present to the Future
Guest: Hirofumi Gomi
President & CEO, Office Burn Co., Ltd. / Haunted House Producer

The guest for the 46th Oyako Day Online Talk Live is Hirofumi Gomi, who has created more than 100 haunted houses over the past 30 years, beginning with Maro Akaji’s Panorama Mystery House at Korakuen Yuenchi (now Tokyo Dome City Attractions) in 1992.

Through the experience of fear, Gomi has mastered the art of stirring human emotions and transforming them into excitement and fun. Bruce first met him while working on the promotional poster for a haunted house attraction at Korakuen.

What lies behind fear? This promises to be a conversation that is a little mysterious—and highly stimulating.

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May 5 (Children’s Day)

Oyako Photo Session (Studio AO)

Applications are accepted by email.
Please include the following subject line:

E-mail: yoshiko@intheozone.net
Subject: Hayama Art Festival Event — Children’s Day Oyako Photo Session

Date: May 5 (Children’s Day)
Time: 9:00 a.m. – approximately 12:00 p.m.

Details and participation information will be sent directly by email to those who apply.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

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A special talk event accompanying the two-person exhibition by photographer Bruce Osborn and painter Masaru Fukuda, whom Bruce first met in the early 1980s.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

Venue

Lanai

Masaru & Bruce Two-Person Exhibition

Bruce first encountered Masaru Fukuda when Fukuda was still active as an art director.
Now, nearly fifty years later, that long-standing connection has taken shape as this joint exhibition.

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May 3 (Constitution Memorial Day)

Screening of the film work Spring 1982 (@ Lanai)

A rare film capturing the atmosphere of the Showa era through the eyes of Bruce Osborn, shortly after his arrival in Japan.

The evening will also feature a DJ night with Bruce and friends.

Venue

Lanai

Home of the Masaru & Bruce Two-Person Exhibition.

Bruce first met painter Masaru Fukuda when Fukuda was still working as an art director.
Now, nearly fifty years later, that friendship has become the exhibition Masaru & Bruce.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

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In 2026, the festival will run from April 25 to May 17.
Photographer Bruce Osborn will also participate.

Exhibition Venues

Venue 1: Morito Shrine

《HAYAMA TIME》 Outdoor Installation
A large-scale work composed from landscapes and memories accumulated over 25 years of living in Hayama.

Venue 2: LAH Land

《Flying》 Outdoor Installation
A photographic series in which objects that had completed their purpose were released into the sky and captured in a single instant—an early conceptual starting point for Bruce’s later Nature Calls works.

Venue 3: Lanai

《Masaru & Bruce》 Two-Person Exhibition
Bruce first met painter Masaru Fukuda when Fukuda was still active as an art director. Nearly 50 years later, that connection has finally become this joint exhibition.

Official Website

https://www.hayama-artfes.org

Inquiries

yoshiko@intheozone.net

Featured Books

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A photo picture book created from approximately 9,500 parent-child portraits.
A book made by families, for families.
Kindness, challenge, honesty, gratitude—
What is important to you?

OYAKO

The culmination of 42 years of parent-child photography.
Parents carry the past, children become bridges to the future—
A photographic collection reflecting Japan’s culture and the continuity of life through this universal relationship.

Purchase available via Amazon

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Sunday, April 26, 2026 — starting at 3:00 p.m.

Theme: Present to the Future

Guest: Yumiko Minegishi | Representative Director, Yushin General Incorporated Association

The 45th Oyako Day Online Talk Live welcomes Yumiko Minegishi, who has spent 35 years engaged in nature experience programs, the management and instruction of nature schools, and the training of educators. Through her independently developed Yushin Method, she promotes activities that connect local nature, people, and culture.

What hints for the future might emerge through Minegishi’s connection with Oyako Day?

Profile:

For 35 years, Minegishi has worked in nature-based experiential learning, nature school management, and educator training. She developed the original Yushin Method, later expanding it into corporate training, early childhood education, and family education.

After establishing her organization in 2010, she began offering hands-on sensory programs for urban families, with approximately 1,500 participants in 2024 alone. She is also involved in inquiry-based learning programs using zoos and museums.

Since 2021, she has led the Kanda Ai Association, dedicating her efforts to preserving and passing on local cultural traditions.

Yushin General Incorporated Association
https://yushin.or.jp/

Kanda Ai Association (currently applying for NPO status)
https://team-kanda-ai.jp/

Kanda Ai Association (currently applying for NPO status)
https://team-kanda-ai.jp/

45th Oyako Day Online Talk Live
Sunday, April 26, 2026 — 3:00 p.m.

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Munakatado, a bakery in Okinawa.

Their bread has a taste like something naturally born—almost like a “child of nature.”

Carefully baked with respect for ingredients and the power of fermentation, their bread connects families and communities, and is passed on to the future.

It feels as though nature, family, and time are all baked into each loaf.

We have had a close relationship with Mr. and Mrs. Munakata for some time, and on several occasions, we have photographed parent-and-child portraits with them for Okinawa Oyako Day.

During those visits, the warmth of their family and the atmosphere they share left a lasting impression, and we were able to spend truly joyful time in Okinawa.

In the way Munakatado carries out their daily work, we sense something deeply connected to what Oyako Daycherishes—

“the continuity of life” and “what we pass on to the future.”

In this session, while listening to the couple’s stories and daily practices, we hope to reflect together on the theme:

“Present to the Future.”

This will be an online event, open to everyone.

We warmly invite you to join us.

44th Oyako Day Online Talk Live
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 — 12:30 p.m.

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