Oyako Day Photo Contest 2018 Winners

父子愛

“Paternal Love”

At Hakata’s Yamakasa festival, while clutching one child to my shoulders with one arm, at my feet, I’m using my other arm to help save the other one who fell in the gushing water spray. This must say something about paternal love.

Together forever

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Sledding

ryu0615

First time with Mom on a sled. Total thrills & blistering excitement!

The old man’s getting older

tomi23

A picture from our visit to the local shrine.

We Can Touch the Sky!

ユリ◎

A picture near Taipei’s Shogshan Airport. The plane was coming in low over our heads for a landing. We got excited about feeling we could just reach up and touch it.

If We Just Work Together

ゆうこねこ

Three generations rolling dumplings around the table. In the twinkling of an eye, this family’s female line covered the table with gyōza. It’s not just more fun working together: it tastes better too.

Precious Moments

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Constantly busy with work, I always try to make time for our family. Just to capture some memories, I put the self-timer on the camera and caught this moment.

Warmth

manuka

On a cold day in winter, my daughter wouldn’t stop crying, but it wasn’t about food. It was about a mother’s warmth.

Island Memory

chyappi

One shot from our family trip to Shōdo Island’s Twenty-four Eyes Movie Village.

Family Finish

鼻まがり

At the end of a grueling triathlon, the family cheering section crossed the last finish line with their father.

Sleeping Together is Better

ふっきぃ

They were just playing with each other when I noticed they’d fallen asleep. My son’s enchanted by the warmth of his father’s big body and my husband doesn’t seem to mind the dead weight of his sleeping son.

The Parents are Lovey Dovey

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A wedding photo taken by a friend. My son has such a dapper and charming smile. It makes me feel that family is a good thing when I see it (^^)

Loving Expectations

ハッサ

It’s a small beginning. Wrapped in your parent’s warmth, grow!

A Mother and Daughter’s Treasure

ありみ

I took this picture of my daughter and grandchild, both enchanted by this sunset caught in a crystal ball.

Toothbrush in Progress

mekk

The twins having a knee fight over Dad’s final polishing service. Since he can’t handle more than one at a time, the twin’s brother pitched in. Rather than complain, the twins just thought it was even more fun.

Discovery: This is a Ball

nyaoko0222

Playing ball with Papa under the cherry blossoms. Considering it was her first time, our daughter must be a natural. She was so good at tossing it. She really didn’t want to stop.

Who’s the Tallest?

ユト

They had a tremendous squabble over it, but there can only be one winner.

Three Sisters

荒野のいさたん

I got my two sisters together with our mother to get this photo of all four of us.

Fish Don’t See the Water, People Don’t see the Sky

takayoforsyth

No matter how precious they may be, we seem to lose sight of the things that are closest to us. We forget their value as well as our appreciation. When I took this photo, I remembered these words. Let’s cherish our families.

New Year’s Resolutions

syunn

My son came home with his family this New Year. Here they dedicated their first calligraphy of the year to some New Year’s wishes.