Bruce first met Yoshi through a photo shoot for an album by the legendary Japanese band KOME KOME CLUB, and over the years their professional collaboration has grown into a lasting friendship.

This year’s exhibition brings together the work of 18 artists, each presenting pieces that reflect their own distinctive style and creative vision.

Bruce is exhibiting a large-format photograph from his series featuring flip-flops found along the seashore, transforming an everyday object into an evocative work of art.

If you happen to be in the area, we hope you’ll stop by and enjoy the exhibition.

Exhibition Information

Dates
July 1 (Wed) – July 12 (Sun), 2026

Hours
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Participating Artists

Aoyama Tart
Apple Candy
Tomoko Eguchi
Noriko Goto
Minako Botsford Saito
Kanako Sazaki
Mika Suga
Mushuko Takabe
Keiko Nasu
Masataka Nasu
Hiromi Hikage
Yoshi Hirata
Shin Fujita
Bruce Osborn
Chika Miyata
Akane Murai
Dixonholic
Ryu Ambe

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Theme:
Present to the Future

Guest:
Kazuko Koike | Creative Director

The guest for the 48th Oyako Day Online Talk Live is Kazuko Koike, one of Japan’s most influential creative directors.

Koike began her career writing copy for the Seibu Saison Group before becoming an associate curator at the newly established Seibu Museum of Art. She later played a key role in the founding of MUJI in 1980 and went on to establish and direct Sagacho Exhibit Space, becoming a leading figure in Japan’s cultural and design communities.

It was during those formative years that Bruce Osborn, newly arrived in Japan, first met Kazuko Koike.

In addition to hearing stories about their first encounter and the many experiences they have shared over the decades, we also look forward to learning about Koike’s ongoing work in creating new spaces for culture and creativity. Her perspective continues to inspire new generations, and we can’t wait to hear about the projects that are shaping her work today.

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Entries are now being accepted for the Oyako Day Essay Contest, one of the official events of Oyako Day.

A cherished memory. An ordinary moment. Feelings that are difficult to express face to face.

Why not share your own Oyako story in the form of an essay?

The submission deadline is August 31, 2026.

For entry guidelines and submission details, please visit:

▼ Oyako Day Essay Contest
https://oyako.org/en/essaycontest/

We look forward to receiving your stories.

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Photojournalist Shisei Kuwabara, who has spent many years confronting and documenting various social issues on the ground, has received the 76th Kumanichi Award.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations.

Bruce and I first met Mr. Kuwabara when he was serving as Chair of the International Exchange Committee of the Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS). Our connection began when he invited me to join the committee as one of its members.

He also once participated as one of the photographers in the Oyako Photo Festival held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ), where we exhibited his parent-child photographs taken in Minamata.

Thanks in part to Mr. Kuwabara’s warm personality, the members of that International Exchange Committee still gather regularly, exchanging information and maintaining our friendship. He remains one of our cherished colleagues.

We hope he will continue to be active on the front lines of journalism, never overlooking fleeting moments or the changes of our times.

Mr. Kuwabara, congratulations once again.

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Bruce Osborn first met Yuki Shogun nearly forty years ago. Since then, Yuki has dedicated himself to preserving and passing on Japan’s intangible cultural heritage, including Bushido, traditional etiquette, and performing arts.

“Culture is not something to be preserved—it is a living asset that should be passed on to future generations.”

How will this philosophy resonate with the values and aspirations that Oyako Day has cherished over the years?

This promises to be another engaging and thought-provoking conversation.

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Once Upon a Time is a story tracing nearly half a century of Bruce’s life and work: his journey as a photographer, the people he has met along the way, time spent with family, and the path that eventually led to the creation of Oyako Day.

We are pleased to announce that this ongoing story will now be shared on note, with new installments planned about once a month.

The series offers glimpses into Bruce’s life as a photographer, the atmosphere of different eras, cityscapes, the people he encountered, and the surprises, emotions, and discoveries he experienced in Japan.

Vol. 1 is now available.

▼ Once Upon a Time Vol. 1
https://note.com/oyako_day/n/n76d26c9df2b4

We hope you will follow along with us over the coming months.

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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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