As part of the Landslide Prevention Month event held every June, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and each prefecture solicits paintings and essays on landslide prevention from elementary and junior high school students. This year, Tokyo received a total of 66 paintings and essays.
Among the works, paintings and essays that won the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Construction Director’s Award were recommended for a central review conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the following works were awarded the Grand Prize (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award) and the Excellence Prize (Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award).
You can see more about the work here.

Grand Prize (Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award) winning work

Essay (junior high school students)

Title: “Connecting to the Future”

Katsushika Ward Shinjuku Junior High School
Aoi Sugawara, third-year student

Excellence Award (Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award) winning work

Painting (Elementary School Students)

Title: “Prepare for disasters with Karuta”

Koto Ward Toyosu Elementary School
Matsumoto Kirika, 4th grade

Essay (Elementary School Students)

Title: “Landslide disasters that felt close to home”

Meguro Ward Fudo Elementary School
Kaede Toyooka, 3rd grade

Nationwide application status

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