<Recruitment> "Niseko Town Green Season Tourism Video Contest 2025 with Minikestra" will be held again this year ♪

~We are looking for collaboration videos featuring music performed by the small professional orchestra "Minichestra" under the theme of "We want to share more of Niseko Town 's summer charms with everyone!"~


Minichestra, a small professional orchestra team operated by Minichestra Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Dai Odawara), has teamed up with Niseko Resort Tourism Association Co., Ltd. (Niseko Town, Abuta District, Hokkaido; President and CEO: Shinichi Shimoda) again this year to hold the "Niseko Town Green Season Tourism Video Contest 2025 with Minichestra" from August 1 to December 31, 2025, following on from 2024.

A tourism video contest that conveys the charm of Niseko Town, Hokkaido's green season through "video x music" is being held in collaboration with the Niseko Resort Tourism Association and Minikestra Co., Ltd.!
Submit a video of your "special Niseko Town that you want to share with someone" captured from your perspective, such as lush nature, scenery, activities, or a moment from your daily life, accompanied by music by Minichestra.

[Three points about this contest]
1.  The theme is "I want to tell everyone more about the charm of summer in Niseko Town!"
└ Use your imagination to create footage of Niseko Town in the green season that moves you, from the magnificent nature and activities to your favorite cafe menu, interactions with locals, and even casual moments in your daily life. We also welcome videos taken on past trips.

2. Enhance your footage with professional orchestral music
└A major attraction of this contest is that you can use original music, including music specially produced by Minichestra, who are active both in Japan and overseas, as background music for your work. Professional sound will add deep emotion and story to your video.
* It is also possible to use royalty-free sound sources.

3.  Applications are open to anything from short videos for social media to short films.
└You can freely choose the length to suit your style of expression, from short 30-second clips that fit vertical videos to 3-minute pieces that tell a story in detail.


For details on the specified audio source and application conditions, please check the dedicated website below.

*One of the designated songs, "Links," can be viewed on Minichestra's official YouTube channel.

In addition, on Minikestra's YouTube channel you can watch nine videos produced in collaboration with Links and Niseko Town.

Prize Money
<Student Division>
Grand Prize (1 work) - 50,000 yen
Excellence Award (1 work) - Prize money: 30,000 yen

<General Category>
Grand Prize (1 work) - 100,000 yen
Excellence Award (1 work) - 50,000 yen
Special Award (several works) - 20,000 yen

For more information on Niseko Town and Minichestra's past initiatives, please see the following page.