Nagano Prefecture Tourism Insta Award 2023 will be held|From summer to autumn, we are looking for station stories in Nagano Prefecture

From July 28 (Friday) ~ September 30 (Saturday), 2023, the Nagano Prefecture Tourism Organization and seven railway companies in Nagano Prefecture will hold the first "Nagano Prefecture Tourism Insta Awards 2023".

The Instagram Award is based on the theme of "Nagano Station Story Summer" and is open to entries by posting photos of memories of a trip involving stations and railways on Instagram. In Nagano Prefecture, the station buildings and platforms, the scenery around the station and from the train window, and the photo of the train trip and travel destination, "♯ Nagano Station Story Summer" and the shooting location are entered. You can also apply for photos from the past.

One Grand Prize, five Excellence Awards, and eight Special Prizes (2 categories) will be selected from among the works, and the Grand Prize will be presented with an assortment of special products, the Excellence Award will receive a special product worth 10,000 yen, and the Special Prize will receive a special product worth 5,000 yen or 3,000 yen. The results of the judging will be announced on the special Instagram Awards page in mid-October 2023.

The Nagano Prefecture Tourism Promotion Organization urges participation, saying, "The prefecture's official account (@nagano_japan) has about 137,000 followers, and we repost from photos posted with hashtags."