KIKKOMAN CORPORATION is opening entries for its “Delicious Memories” Photo & Episode Contest from 19 October. Details of the entry requirements, prizes and entry period for photos and episodes have been announced.
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION will open entries for a Photo & Episode Contest themed “Delicious Memories” from 19 October 2026. Entries must consist of a photo and a related episode. The photo must show people eating and food, and the episode should be approximately 50–200 characters.
The prizes comprise a ¥50,000 gift card for 1 grand prize winner, a ¥30,000 gift card for each of 2 excellence prize winners, and KIKKOMAN group product assortments for 20 Delicious Memories prize winners. The entry period runs from Monday, 19 October 2026 through 23:59 on Thursday, 10 December, and membership registration for KIKKOMAN+ is required.
Entries are submitted through the dedicated form on the special website, consisting of a photo in JPG or PNG format of no more than 10MB and an episode. Episodes may be entered as text or submitted as a Word file. The judges are expected to include Yamada Naotake (山田尚武), Yuzawa Noriko (湯澤規子) and Nakano Shozaburo (中野祥三郎), and the results announcement and shipment of prizes are expected to take place on the website and elsewhere in March 2027.
Winning entries may be featured and used on KIKKOMAN CORPORATION’s corporate brand website, “Delicious Memories,” and elsewhere. The press release also includes the URL for the special website, the entry guidelines and contact information.