COOL JAPAN AWARD 2017
"The World Character Summit in Hanyu" will be held on November 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.). The award ceremony of 2017 Cool Japan Award will be on the 25th and the booth exhibit, on the 25th and 26th.
| Date and time | November 25 (Sat) and 26 (Sun) in 2017 ※ The awards ceremony is 25th, the exhibition is on 25th and 26th (award ceremony 10: 00-11: 30) |
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| Venue | Hanyu Suido Park |
| CEREMONY | The World Character Summit in Hanyu |
| Hanyu Exhibition | The World Character Summit in Hanyu |
| NY Exhibition | COOL JAPAN NY Brooklyn K's Gallery, NY Brooklyn |
| Taiwan Exhibition | Taipei City |
| ORGANIZER | Cool Japan Association, general incorporated association URL:http://www.cooljapan.info/en/ |
| SUPPORTER |  |
| OPERATION | Cool Japan Award Secretariat |
※Held in Hanyu City, Saitama Prefecture in November every year, "the World Character Summit in Hanyu", is an event that brings together local characters who are actively engaged in "city revival" to disseminate the appeal of the region. At the first Cool Japan Award given in 2015, we commended those whom Cool Japan Association considered to be worthy of Cool Japan.
http://gotouchi-chara.jp/hanyu2017/index.html
2017 Award List
Ball Stone Wall and Old Japanese-style House Café, Nakanogo
Award Recipient: Hachijojima Town and Kominka Café Nakanogo
Japan in Architecture Exhibition: Genealogies of Its Transformation
Award Recipient: Mori Art Museum
Japanese sparklers “Tsutsui tokimasa Hana-hana”
Award Recipient: Tsutsui Tokimasa Fireworks Co., Ltd.
2017 Award List
| Object | Target | Prefectures | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back Country Tour | MARUZEN KANKO Co.,Ltd.,RISHIRI TOWN a nd RISHIRIFUJI TOWN, Hokkaido | Hokkaido Prefectures | Rishiri town and Rishirifuji town |
| HOROKANAI SOBA Festival | KITASORACHI Agricultural Cooperatives,HOROKANAI TOWN | Hokkaido Prefectures | Horokanai town |
| Private Rocket | Interstellar Technologies Inc. | Hokkaido Prefectures | Taiki town |
| OYA HISTORY MUSEUM | OYA HISTORY MUSEUM | Tochigi Prefectures | Oya town |
| “Fugaku 360” Japanese Paper Fujisan | Fujisan World Heritage Center | Ymanashi Prefectures | Fujikawaguchiko town |
| World Character Summit in Hanyu | World Character Summit in Hanyu | Saitama Prefectures | Hanyu City |
| Ishikawa wood & Hitotsubo Tea House | THE SAKAMOTO CO.,LTD., Hanno City | Saitama Prefectures | Hanno city |
| Ball Stone Wall and Old Japanese-style House Cafe “Nakanogo” in Hachijyo Island | Jade ishigaki in Oosato Area and old house cafe in Nakanogo. | Tokyo Prefectures | Hachijojhima town |
| Ootonbu Observatory | Aogashima village, Tokyo | Tokyo Prefectures | Aogashima village |
| Japan in Architecture Exhibition:Genealogies of Its Transformation | Mori Art Museum | Tokyo Prefectures | Minato city |
| Figure Souvenir | Kenelephant Co.,ltd. | Tokyo Prefectures | Chiyoda city |
| LIMEX | TBM Co., Ltd. | Tokyo Prefectures | Chuo city |
| Snow Monkey | Jigokudani-yaenkoen co-ltd. | Nagano Prefectures | Yamanouchi town |
| Farmers Homestay | Minami Shinshu Tourism Bureau | Nagano Prefectures | Iida city |
| Tour du Lac Biwa | BSC International co.ltd | Shiga Prefectures | Otsu city |
| ANAORI CARBON KITCHENWARE | ANAORI CARBON Co.ltd | Osaka Prefectures | Takatsuki city |
| SEKISUI TATAMI MIGUSA | Sekisui Seikei, Ltd. | Osaka Prefectures | Osaka city |
| LOW-STYLE Massage Chair H | FUJIIRYOKI | Osaka Prefectures | Osaka city |
| Kounotori Rice | JA tajima | Hyogo Prefectures | Toyooka city |
| guntú | SETOUCHI HOLDINGS, INC | Hiroshima Prefectures | Onomichi city |
| Seaweed Shochu“Wadatumi No Sei” | OKI SHUZO kk. | Shimane Prefectures | Okijima town |
| Indigo dyed cedar | Dairi Lumber Co., Ltd. | Tokusima Prefectures | Tokushima city |
| Japanese sparklers “Tsutsui tokimasa Hana-hana” | Tsutsui Tokimasa Fireworks co.,ltd | Fukuoka Prefectures | Miyama city |
| Old Japanese-style House Stay in Ojika Island | Ojika Island Tourism | Nagasaki Prefectures | Ojika town |
| Coral Stone Wall, Sagaribana Path and Hanmya Island | Setuchichou | Kagoshima Prefectures | Setouchi town |
| Refurbishment of Old Japanese-style House | Japan Kominka Association | - | - |
COOL JAPAN AWARD 2017 REPORT (in Japanese)