49th All-Japan Junior High School Water Essay Contest 2027 (全日本中学生水の作文コンクール)

Theme: 'Thinking about water' (any title, any water-related content). Essays are screened at prefectural level and then by a central jury. In 2026 there were 9,082 entries; awards included the Prime Minister's Award (1), nine Excellence Awards such as the MLIT, MAFF, METI and Environment Ministers' Awards, and 30 selected works. Grand Prize and Excellence winners are invited to the 'Water Day' event in Tokyo and, as a supplementary prize, experience being chief of a dam management office for a day; every entrant receives a clear-file participation gift.