【Notice Regarding a Technical Issue with the Adachi UKIYOE Award 2025 Application Form and Extension of the Application Period — December 24, 2025】THE ADACHI CONTEMPORARY UKIYOE AWARD 2025
From around December 22, 2025, a technical issue occurred with the application form for the Adachi UKIYOE Award 2025, which was originally scheduled to accept submissions through December 25, 2025. As a result, multiple cases were confirmed in which applicants were unable to complete their submissions.
Following restoration work, we understand that the issue has been resolved as of December 24, 2025. In light of this situation, the application period has been extended, and the new deadline is December 31, 2025 (JST).
Applicants who were unable to complete their submissions are kindly requested to try submitting their applications again. If you continue to experience difficulties or encounter any other issues, please contact us by email at the address below. We will respond on an individual basis.
adachi@adachi-hanga.com
(Please be sure to include “Adachi UKIYOE Award 2025 Inquiry” in the subject line.)
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The Adachi Contemporary UKIYOE Award 2025 is now calling for 21st-century ukiyo-e artists. Ukiyo-e prints, loved worldwide, are the result of a collaborative effort by three artisans: the ukiyo-e artist, represented by masters like Hokusai and Hiroshige, who draws the original design; the carver, who meticulously carves the design onto woodblocks; and the printer, who transfers the image onto washi paper. The works created by these artists have served as a “mirror of the times,” reflecting the societal and cultural contexts of their era and captivating many people. Since its inception in 2009, the Adachi UKIYOE Award has sought artists to become the next generation of ukiyo-e artists, producing designs that serve as the foundation for modern ukiyo-e. Award winners will have the opportunity to collaborate with contemporary carvers and printers to turn their designs into woodcut prints. Would you like to become a ukiyo-e artist like Hokusai and create works in collaboration with today’s carvers and printers?
1. What to Submit:
*This award seeks artists who specialize in drawing.
Therefore, the works submitted must be hand-drawn on paper (or digitally). We do not accept photographs, prints, or 3D works.
If your work was created using AI, even in part, please be sure to clearly indicate this.
*Each work should be accompanied by the following information:
Title, size, year of production, and medium used.
2. How to Apply:
Please visit the online application form, where you can fill in all the necessary information. You will be able to upload images of your work (please check the available file types) one by one, submitting between 5 to 10 works. Please provide the required details for each work along with the corresponding image.* Application form
* The online application form is provided via Google Forms. However, if you prefer to use a platform other than Google Forms, please let us know by email (adachi@adachi-hanga.com).
* Please note that the application must be submitted in English or Japanese for practical reasons, as winners will need to communicate directly with the director and artisans at the Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints.
3. Application period: 7/31, 2025 – 12/25 12/31, 2025 [JST]
4. Eligibility Requirements:
5. Application Fee: Free
6. Prize:
300,000 yen + your picture will be made as a woodcut print by contemporary artisans and a complete print will be given to you
150,000 yen + your picture will be made as a woodcut print by contemporary artisans and a complete print will be given to you
50,000 yen
7. Application Schedule (Japan Time):
8. Judges:
Tomio Koyama (Gallerist)
Yuji Yamashita (Professor, Meiji Gakuin University)
9. Contact:
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