Oyako Day Essay Contest 2025 Award-Winning Essay: “Thank You for the Pain Relief”
「親子の日」エッセイコンテスト２０２５入賞作品 いたいのいたいの ありがとう」
「かぁかのあたま、いたいのいたいのとんでいけ！これでおねつさがるよ」
息子は冷蔵庫から熱冷ましシートを取り、私に貼ってくれた。
小さな椅子が冷蔵庫の前にあった。
51st Oyako Day Online Talk Live — September 24, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. (JST)
The 51st Oyako Day Online Talk Live welcomes Yae, a “half-farmer, half-singer” and singer-songwriter. Join us as we explore her life rooted in farming and music, and how she nurtures what she has inherited and passes it on to the next generation.
Submissions for the Photo & Essay Contests Are Now Closed
Submissions for this year’s Oyako Day Photo & Essay Contests are now closed. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who shared their photographs and stories, each revealing a unique expression of the bond between parent and child. The judging process will now begin, with the results to be announced soon.
Photo & Essay Contests — Today Is the Final Day!
Today is the final day to enter the Oyako Day Photo & Essay Contests! Thank you for all the wonderful photographs and heartfelt stories we’ve received this year. There’s still time to share your own special OYAKO moment—the deadline is August 31.
Online Talk — LIVE on August 24, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. (JST)
The 50th Oyako Day Online Talk Live welcomes Junko Kitazawa of Tsuburaya Productions on August 24. A longtime supporter of Oyako Day and a core member of the Ultraman Foundation, she joins us to share memories, behind-the-scenes stories, and reflections as the Ultraman Series celebrates its 60th anniversary.
7th Oyako Photo Matsuri – As Many Stories as There are Families –
We are pleased to announce the 7th Oyako Photo Festival — As Many Stories as There Are Families, once again to be held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ). The exhibition will run from May 30 (Saturday) through June 26 (Friday), 2026.
JPS Exhibition Now Open
Bruce Osborn exhibits Reverberation from his Flying series at the 51st JPS Exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto. 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).
Screening at the venue “Lanai” during 34th Hayama Art Festival
On May 3, Bruce Osborn’s rare film Spring 1982 screens at Lanai, followed by a DJ night during the Hayama Art Festival.
Format Magazine
Bruce Osborn and his Oyako photos were recently featured in FORMAT MAGAZINE.
TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS
Bruce Osborn’s new book “Oyako: An Ode to Parents and Children” won Golden Winner on People – Family category on TIFA (TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS) site. Please check the article from HERE Books can be purchased from HERE
