Contest period
Mar 1, 2020–Feb 28, 2021

Theme periods
Spring: Apr 1–June 30, 2020
Summer: Jul 1–Sep 14, 2020
Fall: Sep 15–Nov 30, 2020
Winter: Dec 1, 2020–Feb 28, 2021

Fall themes
Take pictures corresponding to either of the themes below:

1. Memories from experiences and products bought in Japan
2. The appeal of local Japanese communities

• Contestants who use theme 1 for their entry should mention the thing they bought or want to buy in Japan or the experience they had in Japan in the text of the submitted post.
• The deadline for the summer photo contest has passed. The winners will be selected through an impartial judging process, and they will be notified directly by the end of September.

• If you win, please post a photo of yourself using the prize to your own social media account.
• Winners will be contacted via an Instagram direct message.
• The winning photos and photos that winners post of themselves using their prizes may be reposted to the websites and social media accounts of the promotion sponsors.

• Winners of the JSF 2020 photo contest cannot enter.
• Photos you have posted on your own social media account during each JSF season's period are eligible for screening. Please note that photos posted on your social media account in the past with the #2020jsf hashtag added are not eligible.
• If no response is received within 10 days for any reason, including server problems, the prize will be invalidated.
• Contestants must enter their own photographs for which they hold all copyrights.
• It is the contestant’s responsibility not to infringe on any rights, such as the portrait rights of photography subjects. The sponsors accept no responsibility for any infringement.
• This photo contest is a joint collaboration promo between Japan Shopping Festival 2020’s Instagram and Weibo accounts. Check the Japan Shopping Festival 2020’s official Weibo account to learn how to get in on the action through Weibo.
• Contestants cannot choose their prizes.
• Changes may occur with prizes or the number of winners.