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Japan On Canvas 2025 (11th National Painting Competition) - Report & Result

About the Event

Launched in 2013, Japan On Canvas has grown into a prestigious annual national-level painting competition organized by Experience Japan. The event encourages students to explore and express their understanding of Japan and India through art. Over the years, it has become a platform for young artists to research, learn, and creatively present their insights on diverse cultural themes.


The 11th edition, Japan On Canvas 2025, was held from 1st July to 30th August 2025, as part of the ‘Japan Month’ celebration by the Embassy of Japan. This year, the competition was open to students from Grade 4 to Grade 10, divided into three categories with unique themes:

  • Category 1 (Grade 4 – Grade 6): Mt. Fuji and Cherry Blossom

  • Category 2 (Grade 7 – Grade 9): Japanese Art-forms

  • Category 3 (Grade 10 – Grade 12): Japanese Architecture


Participation and Recognition

We are delighted to share that 4876 entries were received from 206 schools across India. After a rigorous evaluation process, 225 artworks were shortlisted for awards.


Japan On Canvas 2025 - 11th National Painting Competition by Experience Japan
Japan On Canvas 2025 - 11th National Painting Competition by Experience Japan

Award Categories

  • Mega Winner (1 per category)

  • Winners (10 per category)

  • Consolation (4 per category)

  • Outstanding Performance Award (20 per category)

  • Extra-ordinary Performance Award (40 per category)


S.N.

School Name

School Code

1

A. C. Global School - Banur

JOC25-175

2

A.K Ghosh Memorial School - Kolkata

JOC25-156

3

Amity International School Vasundhara Sec 6 - Ghaziabad 

JOC25-088

4

Amity International School, Mayur Vihar - Delhi

JOC25-122

5

Apeejay School, Pitampura - Delhi

JOC25-074

6

Apeejay School, Saket - Delhi 

JOC25-130

7

Arasan Model School (CBSE), Sivakasi

JOC25-153

8

Army Public School, Meerut Cantt

JOC25-163

9

Arwachin International School - Delhi

JOC25-048

10

Ashoka Universal School - Nashik

JOC25-154

11

Bal Bharati Public School - Manesar

JOC25-105

12

Bal Bharati Public School Rohini - Delhi 

JOC25-071

13

Bal Bharati Public School, Nishatpura CRWS, Bhopal

JOC25-157

14

Bhavan's Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya - Hyderabad

JOC25-019

15

Billabong High International School - Mumbai

JOC25-058

16

Billabong High International School - Vadodara

JOC25-199

17

Birla Opens Mind International School - Indore 

JOC25-144

18

Birla Vidya Niketan, Pushp Vihar - Delhi

JOC25-008

19

Bombay International School - Mumbai

JOC25-173

20

Bright Scholar Senior Secondary School - Sonipat

JOC25-181

21

Cambridge Court World School - Jaipur

JOC25-161

22

Campion School - Mumbai

JOC25-121

23

Chettinad - Sarvalokaa Education International School - Chennai

JOC25-086

24

Chettinad Vidyashram - Chennai

JOC25-152

25

Church Park School of Excellence, Church Park - Chennai

JOC25-039

26

Creative Hub Institute - Gurugram

JOC25-057

27

Daly College - Indore

JOC25-018

28

Darbari Lal DAV Model School Pitampura 

JOC25-180

29

Darshan Academy Devlali - Nashik

JOC25-185

30

DAV Police Public School Panipat

JOC25-056

31

Delhi Fine Art Academy

JOC25-139

32

Delhi Public School Bopal Ahmedabad

JOC25-041

33

Delhi Public School Ghaziabad

JOC25-104

34

Delhi Public School Greater Noida 

JOC25-106

35

Delhi Public School Megacity - Kolkata

JOC25-047

36

Delhi Public School Panipat City

JOC25-149

37

Delhi Public School Rewari 

JOC25-111

38

Delhi Public School Rudrapur 

JOC25-176

39

Delhi Public School Surat

JOC25-162

40

Delhi Public School Vasant Vihar - New Delhi

JOC25-170

41

Delhi Public School, Gangtok

JOC25-147

42

Delhi Public School, Gautam Buddh Nagar

JOC25-052

43

Delhi Public School, Khajaguda - Hyderabad

JOC25-081

44

Delhi Public School, Newtown - Kolkata 

JOC25-206

45

Delhi Public School, NTPC, Vidyut Nagar

JOC25-093

46

Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram - New Delhi

JOC25-196

47

Delhi World Public School Vidisha 

JOC25-082

48

DLF QEC Innovative School Ridge Valley - Gurugram

JOC25-097

49

Don Bosco Sr. Sec. School, Nerul - Navi Mumbai

JOC25-099

50

Doon Public School - Gwalior

JOC25-194

51

Doon Public School Gohana

JOC25-148

52

Dr. Pillai global Academy, New Panvel (New Mumbai)

JOC25-020

53

Dr. Radhakrishnan International School - Delhi

JOC25-143

54

Excellere World School - Gurugram

JOC25-160

55

Father Agnel School - New Delhi

JOC25-076

56

Fine Art Cultural Elocution (FACE) - Bhilai

JOC25-205

57

G.D. Goenka Public School, Sec -9, Rohini - Delhi

JOC25-033

58

G.D.Goenka International School - Nainital

JOC25-158

59

Gargi Girls School - Meerut

JOC25-204

60

Gaurs International School, Siddharth Vihar - Ghaziabad

JOC25-017

61

Gillco International School - Mohali

JOC25-098

62

Global Mission International School - Ahmedabad

JOC25-155

63

GMA International School - Chennai

JOC25-021

64

Golden Jubilee School - Jalna

JOC25-138

65

Gurukul Academy - Lucknow

JOC25-094

66

Gyaananda School - Gurugram

JOC25-055

67

Hermann Gmeiner School, Bhimtal

JOC25-067

68

Hills High School - Surat

JOC25-096

69

Indorama Public School - Amethi

JOC25-201

70

Jagat Taran Golden Jubilee School - Prayagraj

JOC25-134

71

Jagran Public School Noida 

JOC25-165

72

Jain Public School - Bengaluru

JOC25-078

73

Jain Public School - Chennai

JOC25-186

74

Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali - Ranchi

JOC25-090

75

JBCN International School Mulund

JOC25-080

76

K.R.Mangalam World School - Gurgaon

JOC25-128

77

Kaintal School Sr. - Patiala

JOC25-177

78

Kalasagar Art Classes - Surat

JOC25-022

79

Khel Gaon Public School - Prayagraj

JOC25-091

80

KRM Public School - Chennai

JOC25-068

81

Kundan International School Chandigarh 

JOC25-115

82

L. P. Savani Riverside School - Surat

JOC25-027

83

Lilavatibai Podar High School ISC - Mumbai

JOC25-107

84

Lodha Oakwood School - Mumbai

JOC25-036

85

Lovely Heritage School, Mayur Vihar,Phase 2 - Delhi

JOC25-053

86

Lovely Public Senior Secondary School, New Layal Pur - Delhi

JOC25-103

87

M.S.S. Public School - Kishangarh

JOC25-092

88

Mahatma Montessori Mat. Hr. Sec. School, KK Nagar, Madurai

JOC25-133

89

Mahavir Senior Model School - Delhi

JOC25-151

90

Mahesh Vidyalaya English Medium - Pune

JOC25-042

91

Mayo College Girls' School - Ajmer

JOC25-116

92

Mayoor School - Noida

JOC25-054

93

Mayur Public School - Delhi

JOC25-061

94

Montessori Elite EM School - Anantapur

JOC25-137

95

Mount Abu Public School - Delhi

JOC25-184

96

Mount Carmel School - Chandigarh

JOC25-126

97

Mount Litera Zee School - Motihari

JOC25-202

98

Mount Litera Zee School, Gwalior

JOC25-129

99

Mount Zion School - Gangtok

JOC25-118

100

National Hill View Public School - Banashankari

JOC25-016

101

National Public School, Rajajinagar - Bangalore

JOC25-045

102

Navy Children School - Sri Vijaya Puram (Andamans)

JOC25-125

103

Niraj Public School - Hyderabad

JOC25-005

104

Noel School Akola

JOC25-024

105

Orchids The International School - Sonipat

JOC25-200

106

P. S. Senior Secondary School, CBSE - Chennai

JOC25-007

107

Pacific World School - Greater Noida

JOC25-135

108

Pathania Public School - Rohtak

JOC25-050

109

Pathfinder Global School - Pataudi

JOC25-011

110

Pathway World School - Gurgaon

JOC25-131

111

PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - Angul

JOC25-136

112

Podar International School, Cambridge Thane

JOC25-191

113

Pratap Public School - Karnal

JOC25-072

114

Presidium School Rohtak 

JOC25-051

115

R.A.N. Public School - Bilaspur

JOC25-112

116

R.A.N. Public School - Rudrapur

JOC25-028

117

Rajkumar College - Raipur 

JOC25-034

118

Rangrekha Art Class - Bengaluru

JOC25-146

119

Remal Public School - Delhi

JOC25-108

120

Ridge School - Kurnool

JOC25-032

121

Rockwoods International School - Udaipur

JOC25-100

122

RPS International School - Behror

JOC25-195

123

RPS International School - Rewari

JOC25-063

124

RPS international School, Sec 50 - Gurugram

JOC25-026

125

RPS International School, Sec 89 - Gurugram

JOC25-059

126

Rukmini Devi Public School Pitampura - Delhi 

JOC25-049

127

Ryan International School - ICSE & ISC - Mumbai

JOC25-002

128

Ryan International School - Kandivli East, Mumbai

JOC25-113

129

Ryan International School - Mansarovar, Jaipur

JOC25-110

130

Ryan International School Amritsar

JOC25-168

131

Ryan International School Jagatpura- Jaipur

JOC25-141

132

Ryan International School Kharghar - Navi Mumbai

JOC25-009

133

Ryan International School, Nirman Nagar - Jaipur

JOC25-127

134

Ryan International School, Sec. 40 - Gurugram

JOC25-010

135

Ryan International School, Sector-25, Rohini 

JOC25-066

136

Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj - Delhi 

JOC25-167

137

S.D.Adarsh Public School - Gurugram

JOC25-193

138

S.D.Adarsh Vidyalaya - Gurugram

JOC25-035

139

Sacred Heart Mat Hr Sec School, Church Park - Chennai

JOC25-040

140

Sacred Heart School - Jhumri Telaiya

JOC25-087

141

Saini International School Howrah 

JOC25-095

142

Salwan Public School, Tronica City - Ghaziabad

JOC25-187

143

Samskar The Life School - Hyderabad

JOC25-012

144

Sanskaar International School - Prayagraj

JOC25-062

145

Sapphire International School, Crossings Republik - Ghaziabad

JOC25-150

146

Sardar Doon Public School - Jodhpur 

JOC25-120

147

Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya - Gwalior 

JOC25-044

148

Shaheed Bishan Singh Memorial Sr. Sec. School- New Delhi

JOC25-109

149

Shambhu Dayal Global School - Ghaziabad

JOC25-172

150

Shree Krishna International School - Kalwada, Valsad

JOC25-178

151

Shree Krishna International School, Vapi 

JOC25-171

152

Shree Niketan Patasala-Vengambakkam, Chennai

JOC25-174

153

Shri L.G.Haria School - Jamnagar

JOC25-070

154

Shri Ladharam School (English Medium) - Vadodra

JOC25-023

155

Shri Ram Global School - Greater Noida

JOC25-001

156

Somerville International School - Noida

JOC25-085

157

Sophia Girls' School - Meerut

JOC25-192

158

Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan - Delhi

JOC25-043

159

Springdales School, Pusa Road - Delhi

JOC25-102

160

St. Aloysius High School & Junior College - Nallasopara

JOC25-084

161

St. Augustine High School Nerul - Navi Mumbai

JOC25-197

162

St. Edmund's Higher Sec. School - Shillong

JOC25-014

163

St. Joan's School - Kolkata

JOC25-142

164

St. Kabir School - Ahmedabad

JOC25-003

165

St. Lawrence High School - Kandivali East, Mumbai

JOC25-083

166

St. Soldier International Convent School - Mohali

JOC25-164

167

St. Thomas Public School - Nagpur

JOC25-123

168

St. Xavier's High School - Durg 

JOC25-145

169

St.Xavier's High School, Sec 89 - Gurugram 

JOC25-182

170

Star Public School - Shillong 

JOC25-075

171

Sunbeam School Lahartara - Varanasi

JOC25-046

172

Suncity School - Gurgaon

JOC25-079

173

Sunflower Vedic School - Hyderabad

JOC25-203

174

Surya Varsani Academy - Bhuj

JOC25-101

175

SV High School - Chennai

JOC25-006

176

Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar - Delhi

JOC25-069

177

Tagore Public School - Gurugram 

JOC25-037

178

The Advent School, Jagjeetpur - Haridwar

JOC25-029

179

The Ardee School - New Delhi

JOC25-117

180

The Assam Valley School 

JOC25-189

181

The Brigade School, Mahadevapura - Bengaluru

JOC25-140

182

The Brigade School, Malleswaram - Bangalore

JOC25-159

183

The Green School International - Guwahati

JOC25-073

184

The Indian Heights School - Delhi

JOC25-077

185

The Kalyani School - Pune

JOC25-124

186

The Knowledge Habitat - Pune

JOC25-013

187

The Mann School, Delhi 

JOC25-183

188

The Maple Tree School - Dimapur

JOC25-031

189

The Millennium School, Patiala

JOC25-179

190

The Modern School, ECNCR

JOC25-198

191

The Sanskaar Valley School - Bhopal

JOC25-119

192

The School of The Good Shepherd - Thiruvananthapuram

JOC25-060

193

The Scindia School Fort - Gwalior 

JOC25-114

194

The Shri Ram Universal School - Pune

JOC25-065

195

Tiny Tot Sr. Sec. School - Ayodhya

JOC25-030

196

Tiny Tots School - Faizabad, Ayodhya

JOC25-025

197

TVIS Velammal Vidyalaya CBSE School, Ponneri

JOC25-169

198

United Public School - Kanpur

JOC25-089

199

Upgraded +2 High School Nawagarh

JOC25-015

200

Vedanta International School Chandpur - Una

JOC25-188

201

VIBGYOR High, Surat

JOC25-038

202

Vikash Techno School - Jharsuguda

JOC25-132

203

Vivekananda Mission School, Joka - Kolkata

JOC25-166

204

Wisdom World School - Kurukshetra

JOC25-064

205

Wockhardt Global School - Aurangabad

JOC25-004

206

Yadavindra Public School - Mohali

JOC25-190

RESULT PAGE

⭐🌟Star School Award Winners 🌟⭐

  1. National Public School, Rajajinagar - Bangalore (JOC25-045)

  2. St.Xavier's High School, Sec 89 - Gurugram (JOC25-182)

  3. Suncity School - Gurgaon (JOC25-079)

  4. KRM Public School - Chennai (JOC25-068)

Painting Exhibitions 🎨

The top 33 paintings (Mega Winners and Winners) will be exhibited in the various places in India.


Exhibition 1

  • Dates: 1st – 7th November 2025 (Closed on Sundays and public holidays)

  • Venue: The Japan Foundation, A-13, Green Park, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi - 110016


Exhibition 2

  • Dates: 14th – 25th November 2025 (Closed on Sundays and public holidays)

  • Venue: World University of Design, Plot No. 1, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, NH-1, Sonipat (Haryana)

Award Ceremony

The Award Ceremony date and venue will be announced soon.

🏆 The Teacher’s Award will also be declared during the ceremony.



Note: In case any school is unable to attend, all certificates and awards will be dispatched via courier after the event.

Acknowledgements

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to all the participants for their incredible efforts and creativity. Special thanks to the Teacher In-charges and Principals for their unwavering support in making this event a grand success.

Contact Us

For any queries, feel free to WhatsApp us at:📱 +91-8199989876, +91-9896879722🌐 Visit us at: www.e-j.org.in


With warm regards

Team Experience Japan



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