On Saturday, October 20, 2018, the final results of the "Tayama Junro Award High School Student Fashion Design Drawing Contest 2018" sponsored by Osaka Bunka OSAKA INSTITUTE OF FASHION were announced and an award ceremony was held. ) won the Grand Prix Junro Tayama Award. In addition to the 100,000 yen prize, Mr. Sezaki received the right to become a scholarship student OSAKA INSTITUTE OF FASHION A, and an additional prize from Junro Tayama.

The award ceremony was a great success, with the head judge, Mr. Atsuro Tayama, as well as supporting companies and members of the media in attendance. This year's number of entries was 713, making it one of the largest fashion contests in Japan for high school students. At the award ceremony, one Grand Prix/Junro Tayama Award, two Second Grand Prix awards, eight sponsor company awards, a Gold Award, a Silver Award, and a School Award were announced.

Mr. Tayama's message to the high school students gathered at the venue was, ``In this day and age, a single painting can be instantly communicated to tens of thousands of people.I want you to be confident in your talent and spread your wings.'' It was given to me.

Grand Prix Junro Tayama Award: Rika Sezaki's work

Runner-up Grand Prix: Kana Ishida's work

Second Grand Prix Work by Ai Yasugi

Sponsorship Award: 8 points

Kajikaji Award: Ran Kimura’s work

WWD Japan Award: Toko Uemura's work

Senken Newspaper Award: Works by Kurumi Fukui

KanFA Award: Works by Yoshie Saito

Kansai Collection Award Yuzu Takagi's work

HEP FIVE Award Ayumu Amaike's work

Tamaya Prize Wakana Misaka's work

Pal Ciao Panic Award Works by Hibiki Fujieda

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​Click here for the 12 gold award winning works and 25 silver award winning works.

Congratulations to all the award winners!