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Cycle City Sakai Photo Festa 2026
City of Sakai
June 30, 2026Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Sakai City's Cycle City photo festa — free contest celebrating bicycle culture with jury selection, public voting and city-hall exhibition.
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Sakai City's Cycle City photo festa — free contest celebrating bicycle culture with jury selection, public voting and city-hall exhibition.
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Open photo contest for images taken in Sakai within the past year featuring bicycles. Three themes: Tourism, Nature, Daily Life. Smartphone photos OK; one image per application.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- June 30, 2026
- Programme dates
- Secondary voting August–September 2026; exhibition November 2026
- Costs to the artist
- Free; photos must be taken in Sakai within ~1 year
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Sakai-themed prizes (~¥20,000 total); top 30 works exhibited at city hall
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Free
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