Key Facts
• August 8, 2025: Award ceremony held at Iwaki Chamber of Commerce, Fukushima.
• Watabe Watch Shop won the grand prize for Tanabata decorations.
• Sakae Kindergarten received the top award in the Children’s Bamboo Decoration Contest.
• Approximately 100 Tanabata decorations were created by businesses, schools, and kindergartens.
• Other winners include:
– Gold Prize: Fukutaya, Sakamoto Paper Shop
– Silver Prize: Himawari Credit Union, Sekihara
– Encouragement Awards: Iwaki Washington Hotel, FARO (Yamato), Meiji Yasuda Life
• Children’s Bamboo Decoration Contest winners:
– Gold Prize: Takatsuki Nursery
– Silver Prize: Dream School
– Encouragement Awards: 12 institutions, including Hirai First Elementary School After-School Club and Hotaru Nursery.
Summary
The Iwaki Tanabata Decoration Contest concluded with Watabe Watch Shop winning the grand prize for its outstanding Tanabata decoration. Sakae Kindergarten was awarded the top honor in the Children’s Bamboo Decoration Contest. The award ceremony took place on August 8, 2025, at the Iwaki Chamber of Commerce in Fukushima. This year, around 100 decorations were created by local businesses, schools, and kindergartens. Other notable winners included Fukutaya and Sakamoto Paper Shop, who received gold prizes, and Himawari Credit Union and Sekihara, who earned silver prizes. The Children’s Bamboo Decoration Contest also recognized Takatsuki Nursery with a gold prize and Dream School with a silver prize, alongside 12 other institutions receiving encouragement awards. The event highlighted the community’s creativity and dedication to the Tanabata tradition.
