Announcement Regarding the "Aeon Cheers Club Shuri Castle Reconstruction Support Poster Contest 2026"

Our foundation will hold the "Aeon Cheers Club Shuri Castle Reconstruction Support Poster Contest 2026" starting July 1st.

The Aeon Cheers Club Shuri Castle Reconstruction Support Poster Contest 2025 Award Ceremony

This contest has been held since 2021 with the aim of fostering children's interest in the reconstruction of Shuri Castle and promoting a spirit of recovery through creative activities depicting Shuri Castle, which suffered extensive damage in a fire at the end of October 2019. From the powerful posters submitted nationwide, we will select winners for the "Grand Prize," "Okinawa Governor's Award," and other awards, based on comprehensive evaluation of descriptive ability, color expression, and creativity. The top award recipients and their guardians will participate in an award ceremony held in Okinawa Prefecture, as well as facility tours and Okinawan cultural experiences at various locations.

Our foundation has continuously supported the reconstruction of Shuri Castle, including a donation of 510 million yen to Okinawa Prefecture for the restoration of the main hall by fiscal year 2024. We have also held "Shuri Castle Reconstruction Commemorative Exhibitions" at Aeon Malls and airports nationwide, displaying submitted contest entries and providing information on the reconstruction status of Shuri Castle through panels and other means, in preparation for the planned restoration of the main hall this autumn.

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- Theme

Shuri Castle

- Application Deadline

August 31, 2026 (Mon)

- Eligibility

Aeon Cheers Club members

- Awards

Judging will be conducted by external judges, and winners will be notified by their respective clubs.

Grand Prize: 1 person

Okinawa Governor's Award: 1 person

Aeon 1% Club Award: 1 person

Special Judges' Award: 3 people

Excellence Award: 3 people

Encouragement Award: 12 people

- Award Ceremony

Scheduled for November 21, 2026 (Sat) at Shuri Castle Park, Okinawa Prefecture

- Award Tour

November 22 (Sun) and 23 (Mon, holiday), 2026

- Judges (in Japanese alphabetical order)

Akamine, Gaku (Prof., Design Dept., University of the Arts, Okinawa Prefectural University)

Niimura, Norito (Director, Japan Graphic Design Association)

Fukushima, Osamu (Prof. Emeritus, Tokyo Polytechnic University)

Grand Prize: Aeon Cheers Club Tsudanuma (Chiba Prefecture, 3rd year junior high school student) Okinawa Governor's Award: Aeon Cheers Club Welcia Shizuoka (Shizuoka Prefecture, 4th year elementary school student) Aeon 1% Club Award: Aeon Cheers Club Hashimoto (Kanagawa Prefecture, 3rd year elementary school student)

◆Aeon Cheers Club

Aeon Cheers Club serves as a platform for elementary and junior high school students, primarily, to foster their thinking skills and interest in environmental and social contribution activities. Based at Aeon Group stores nationwide, we conduct experiential learning related to "environment and society." In fiscal year 2025, approximately 7,200 members in 507 clubs participated in various experiential activities, including surveys of flora and fauna. For details on joining the Cheers Club, please see the URL or QR code below.

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Aeon 1% Club Foundation

The Aeon 1% Club Foundation was established in 1990 with the aim of putting the Aeon Group's basic philosophy of "pursuing peace starting with customers, respecting people, and contributing to local communities" into concrete action and fulfilling its social responsibilities. For over 35 years, based on an amount equivalent to 1% of profits generated from customer patronage of the Aeon Group, we have been engaged in environmental and social contribution activities with our main areas of focus being "sound development of youth," "friendship with foreign countries," "contribution to the development of local communities," and "support for disaster recovery."

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