
We are launching the “Let’s Connect on Social Media: Two Bay Area Summer Special Photo Contests—Yokohama & Tokyo Bay Ariake” as a new initiative to connect the Bay Areas. Two winning entries will be selected from each hotel and displayed in the hotel lobbies for one month. As a bonus prize, winners will receive a complimentary overnight stay at the other hotel—the one where their work is not on display. We look forward to your enthusiastic participation.
Event Overview
- Application Period: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 – Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Call for Entries: “Summer in Yokohama” for the “ Yokohama Sakuragicho Washington Hotel” Exhibition
- Tokyo bay Ariake Washington Hotel (Tokyo)Exhibited Works: “Summer in the Tokyo Bay Area (Odaiba, Ariake, Toyosu)”
- Exhibition Dates: September 1 (Tue), 2026 – September 30 (Wed), 2026
- Exhibition Location: Yokohama Sakuragicho Washington Hotel , 5th Floor Lobby, 2 works
- Tokyo bay Ariake Washington Hotel (Tokyo) Inside the Hotel: 2 Works
How to apply
- Follow both hotel accounts: @yokohamawashingtonhotel @tokyobayariakewh_official
- Post photos related to the contest theme along with the designated hashtag: “#Let’sConnectYokohamaAriake”
- If you mention both accounts in a photo or in the body of your post, it will be easier for us to find it.
Winners and Special Prizes
- We will contact the selected entrants via direct message on Instagramwithin one week after the submission deadline at News.
- We will select two works from each hotel, for a total of four works.
- The works will be displayed in a 2:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio.
- As a supplementary prize, we will present a pair of complimentary overnight stays (including breakfast) at a hotel other than the one where the winning entries will be exhibited.
Example: We will provide an invitation to “ Tokyo bay Ariake Washington Hotel (Tokyo)” to those exhibiting at Yokohama Sakuragicho Washington Hotel. We will provide an invitation to “ Yokohama Sakuragicho Washington Hotel” to those exhibiting at Tokyo bay Ariake Washington Hotel (Tokyo).

Important Notes
- To be eligible to enter, you must reside in Japan; prize shipments are limited to addresses within Japan.
- There is no limit on the number of entries.
- There are no restrictions on the type of camera equipment used to take the submitted photos. Additionally, there are no restrictions on whether the photos have been edited.
- Please refrain from combining these free assets.
- Submitted works must be original creations for which the entrant holds all rights (including copyright).
- After the submission period ends, we will send a direct message to the selected entrants. After that, please send us your photo files.
- Please be wary of fake accounts. The hotel will never ask for your credit card number.
