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World Tea Utensil Contest
Application
Dates
February ~ August, 2010
Contents
Based on the theme, "Fashionable and Easy-to-use Tea Utensils", the contest was introducedfor the first time as one of the programs in the World O-CHA (Tea) Festival. A total of 133 items (111from Japan, 22 from abroad) were submitted.
Screening
Date
October 1
Place
The Tea Museum Ochanosato (Kanayafujimi-cho, Shimada City)
Contents
5 jury members judged entries, and out of 133, they selected the winners of the Grand Gold
Prize, the Gold Prize, the Design Prize, NPO Nihon-Cha Instructor Association Director’s Prize, the Promotion and Progress Prize, and the Encouragement Prize.
Result
| Name of Prize | Number of Entries | Japan | Abroad | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Prefecture | China | Korea | Taiwan | Sweden | ||||
| Grand Gold Prize | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Gold Prize | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Design Prize | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| NPO Nihon-Cha Instructor Association Director’s Prize | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| The Promotion and Progress Prize | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Encouragement Prize | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 36 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Exhibition / Awards Ceremony
Dates
October 28 ~ 31
Place
6F Exhibition Gallery, Granship: 16 prize winning items
1F Medium Hall Lobby, Granship: 117 Encouragement Award winning items and other items
Contents
All of the 133 entries were exhibited, drawing the attention of many visitors. The awards ceremony was held at the closing ceremony.
