Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, won the runner-up prize in the video category of the “CJPF Award 2025,” a contest for videos promoting the attractions of Japan to overseas audiences. The award-winning work “Uji has a Story” is a 6-minute 30 second movie produced by Kyoto Animation based on the fact that Uji City is the setting of the last ten chapters of Murasaki Shikibu’s masterpiece “The Tale of Genji”. The judges highly praised the film, saying, “This is a wonderful work by Kyoto Animation, the world’s top studio located in Uji City, depicting the charm, history, and excitement of Uji through animation that will be favorably recognized as Japan by people all over the world. The film was highly acclaimed. Mayor Junko Matsumura commented, “Through this work, we hope to convey the charms of Uji to people of all ages. Check out the award-winning video on YouTube.
The CJPF Award 2025 runner-up winning video, “Uji has a story to tell,” is available athere
The official website for the CJPF Awards 2025 ishere
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