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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Oyako Day Essay Contest 2025 — Prize-Winning Entry

The Home to Which the Noise Returns

There came a day when I stopped going on family trips.
I had been glued to my desk preparing for university entrance exams… or perhaps, I had just come up with that excuse.
The truth was, I simply couldn’t find a reason to go to noisy places with my family anymore.

— In other words, I longed for silence.

My family silently accepted it. Gradually, the number of trips they took without me increased.
They must have sensed that I was yearning for “serenity.”

In my house, silence never truly existed.
The TV was always on, laughter shook the walls, the ventilation fan hummed, and the air conditioner groaned.
Even if I curled up in the furthest corner of the house, the noise would follow me.

— However, when my family was gone, silence would unexpectedly arrive.
A silence so empty it felt almost unnatural.
The body left behind in the stillness experienced a strange sense of liberation.
The air spreading from corner to corner of the room didn’t clear with a “shh” but instead carried a tension, as if it were on the verge of snapping. I tried to merge with it.

I wanted to live in that stillness forever.

…That was my feeling for the first three hours.

Soon, the silence turned into a ringing in my ears, summoning phantom sounds that gnawed at my mind.
I started feeling ill, and in the end, I turned on the TV and played music…

— Ah, please come back.

When the door opened, the noise rushed in.
Laughter bounced through the air, the clinking of dishes echoed, and the TV blared noisily.
I frowned, but deep inside, I felt relieved.

The stillness certainly comforted me.
But it was the noise that connected me to something.

I hear there is something called “OYAKO Day.”
I want to celebrate that day not as a day to give flowers or exchange special words, but simply—
as a day to truly appreciate the value of the noise.

The discomfort of being alone.
The disharmony born from the interactions between parent and child.
That disharmony is my life, my comfort,
— and the place to which I belong.

Nao Sasaki
Age: 22
Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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Books can be purchased from HERE

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See details below on how to apply

Photographs taken at other Super Photo Sessions can be seen at Oyako Photo Gallery

SUPER PHOTO SESSION

DATE: Oyako Day, July 22, 2018

APPLICATION DATES:

Applications must be received by June 30, 2018

NOTIFICATION:

Families that were selected will be contacted by July 13^th.

LOCATION:

A photo studio in Tokyo (participants informed of exact location upon notification)

PHOTO FEE:

Free

*Each family is responsible for their transportation to and from the studio.

PHOTO:

Each family will receive one free print.

PRESS:

Reporters are welcome on the session day, but need to make prior arrangements with the Oyako Day Planning Committee.

How to apply:

SEND

1. The names of the family members who will be photographed, along with their occupations

2. A brief note on why you want to attend

3. A snapshot of your family

4. The name and telephone number of the contact person

TO

E-Mail:

session@oyako.org

Please include “Super Photo Session” as your e-mail’s subject line

Mail:

OYAKO DAY 2018 Super Photo Session

HAYAMA Post office #13, 240－0199 Japan

Please apply if you agree to the following.

* The photo you send is for the selection of applicants for Super Photo Session.

* Photo and other information that you provide will not be returned.

* When sending the photo by e-mail, make sure it is a JPG file and less than 300 kb.

* When sending by mail, write all the information on the back of the photo.

* Bruce Osborn and the Oyako Day Planning Committee will have copyright for photos taken at the Oyako Day Super Photo Session.

* Photos that taken at Oyako Day Super Photo Session may be used as Bruce Osborn’s artwork on his website, exhibitions, photo books, publications, TV, movie, and other media.

* Personal information you provide will only be used for things related to “Oyako Day” and not for other purposes.

Applicant’s personal contact information will only use by the Oyako Day Planning Committee and Oyako Day Campaign staff to inform the contest winners.

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This contest is open to everyone and there is no fee for entering. Example subjects: “now we can laugh about it”, “an unbreakable tie”, “an unforgettable memory”, “now that I’m a parent, I finally understand”, “what a crazy family”

DETAILS

SEND

1. Your essay (include the title of the essay)

2. Your name, address, and age

TO

E-Mail:

essay@oyako.org

please include “Oyako Essay Contest” as your e-mail’s subject line

Mail:

OYAKO DAY 2018 Essay Contest

HAYAMA Post office #13

240-0199, Japan

APPLICATION DATES:

Contest ends July 23, 2018

Prize-winning essays will be introduced on the website at a later date.

JUDGES:

Winning essays will be selected by the Oyako Day Planning Committee members.

PRIZES:

To be announced

Please apply if you agree to the following.

* Your essay must be unpublished.

* Your essay will not be returned.

* Essay should be between 500 and 1,000 words, include a title of the essay.

* When sending by e-mail, do not send as an attachment.

* If sending more than one essay by e-mail, send separately.

* When sending by mail, write the title at top of the essay.

* Bruce Osborn, Oyako Day Planning Committee, and its sponsors are not responsible for any disputes resulting from publishing essay.

* The copyright is retained by the person who wrote the essay, but they give Bruce Osborn, Oyako Day Planning Committee, and their sponsors’ permission to use the essay for publicity and promotion for free.

* Personal information you provide will only be used for things related to “Oyako Day” and not for other purposes. Without agreement from the applicant, we will not give this information to third parties.

Applicant’s personal contact information will only use by the Oyako Day Planning Committee and Oyako Day Campaign staff to inform the contest winners.

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This contest is open to everyone and there is no fee for entering.

Click HERE

Deadline:  July 23rd 11:00 am

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In support of Oyako Day, TSUTAYA has initiated a campaign asking parents to give their children a book this month. Our hope is that the present will serve as inspiration for the child. We believe in the power of books to stimulate positive change.

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