Japan on Canvas 2026: 12th National Painting Competition | Official Event Report & Results
Executive Summary
Experience Japan is proud to present the official outcome and event report of the 12th National Painting Competition: Japan On Canvas 2026, conducted nationwide from 1 July to 10 September 2026.
As an official part of the Japan Month Celebration in association with the Embassy of Japan, this edition witnessed overwhelming participation from premier educational institutions across India. Through artistic exploration and cultural research, young Indian minds celebrated the enduring friendship and shared values connecting India and Japan.
About Japan On Canvas & Experience Japan
Founded and registered as a non-profit organization in 2011, Experience Japan has been actively dedicated to building socio-cultural bridges and fostering mutual understanding between India and Japan.
First launched in 2013, Japan On Canvas (JOC) is an annual national initiative conceived to spread awareness among students regarding the uniqueness of Japanese culture, lifestyle, heritage, and the historic Indo-Japan partnership.
Key Highlights of the 12th Edition (JOC 2026)
Duration: 1 July 2026 – 10 September 2026
Participating Schools: 210 institutions nationwide
Total Student Participants: 4,608 entries
Official Recognition: Part of the Japan Month Celebration with the Embassy of Japan
Shortlisted Artworks: 225 entries selected for national honors
Exhibition Selection: Top 33 artworks (Mega Winners & Winners)
Competition Categories & Themes
Participants engaged in in-depth research to bring cultural nuances and diplomatic milestones alive on canvas:
Category 1 (Grades 4 to 6): Japanese Festival
Category 2 (Grades 7 to 9): Two Cultures, One Heart: Similarities in Japanese and Indian Lifestyles
Category 3 (Grades 10 to 12): The Varanasi-Kyoto Partner City Agreement
List of Participant Schools:
Note your school code to view your school results for Japan On Canvas 2026
School Name | School Code |
A K Ghosh Memorial School - Kolkata | JOC26-097 |
Academic Heights Public School - Dhar | JOC26-018 |
Adamas International School - Kolkata | JOC26-070 |
Aksharam School, Faridabad | JOC26-004 |
Amicus International School - Bharuch | JOC26-076 |
Amity International School Vasundhara Sector 6 Ghaziabad | JOC26-055 |
Amity International School, Mayur Vihar - Delhi | JOC26-159 |
Anand Niketan Maninagar Campus - Ahmedabad | JOC26-067 |
Apeejay School, Pitampura | JOC26-031 |
Army Public School Khadki | JOC26-161 |
Army Public School Kota | JOC26-017 |
Ashoka Universal School - Nashik | JOC26-002 |
Bal Bharati Public School SSTPP Khandwa | JOC26-037 |
Bethel Mission School - Kishanganj | JOC26-013 |
Bhavan's R. K. Sarda Vidya Mandir - Raipur | JOC26-191 |
Bhavan'S Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya | JOC26-030 |
Billabong High International School - Vadodara | JOC26-203 |
Billabong High International School, Juhu - Mumbai | JOC26-118 |
Birla Vidya Niketan, Pusph Vihar - Delhi | JOC26-007 |
Bombay International School Association | JOC26-129 |
Bombay Scottish School, Powai - Mumbai | JOC26-003 |
Bright Scholar Sr. Sec. School - Sonipat | JOC26-124 |
BVB Public School (Vidyashram) Jubilee Hills - Hyderabad | JOC26-089 |
Calcutta International School | JOC26-069 |
Cambridge Court World School - Jaipur | JOC26-082 |
Campion School - Mumbai | JOC26-173 |
CECIL Convent School - Ambala Cantt | JOC26-099 |
Chatrabhuj Narsee School, Pune | JOC26-024 |
Chettinad Vidyashram - Chennai | JOC26-111 |
Chitkara International School - Panchkula | JOC26-132 |
Choithram School, Manik Bagh - Indore | JOC26-090 |
Darbari Lal DAV Model School, BN Block, Shalimar Bagh - Delhi | JOC26-115 |
Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Pitampura - Delhi | JOC26-148 |
DAV Police Public School Panipat | JOC26-028 |
Dayawati Dharmavira Public School - Bijnor | JOC26-157 |
Delhi Public School Bangalore East | JOC26-041 |
Delhi Public School Bangalore East - CIE | JOC26-040 |
Delhi Public School Bangalore East - NIOS | JOC26-042 |
Delhi Public School Chandigarh | JOC26-045 |
Delhi Public School Gangtok | JOC26-140 |
Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Vasundhara | JOC26-151 |
Delhi Public School Greater Noida | JOC26-011 |
Delhi Public School Hyderabad | JOC26-051 |
Delhi Public School Megacity - Kolkata | JOC26-142 |
Delhi Public School Newtown - Kolkata | JOC26-005 |
Delhi Public School Noida | JOC26-153 |
Delhi Public School Rourkela | JOC26-039 |
Delhi Public School Rudrapur | JOC26-189 |
Delhi Public School Sector 98, Greater Faridabad | JOC26-047 |
Delhi Public School Surat | JOC26-053 |
Delhi Public School Vasant Vihar - New Delhi | JOC26-138 |
Delhi Public School, Bopal - Ahmedabad | JOC26-136 |
Delhi Public School, Mandla Road - Jabalpur | JOC26-170 |
Delhi Public School, Mohali | JOC26-025 |
Delhi Public School, NTPC, Vidyut Nagar | JOC26-156 |
Delhi Public School, Rewari | JOC26-052 |
Delhi World Public School Vidisha | JOC26-083 |
Don Bosco Sr. Sec. School - Nerul, Navi Mumbai | JOC26-112 |
Doon Public School - Gwalior | JOC26-091 |
Doon Public School Gohana | JOC26-059 |
DPSG Palam Vihar - Gurugram | JOC26-080 |
Dr. Pillai Global Academy, New Panvel | JOC26-120 |
Dr. Radhakrishnan International School - Delhi | JOC26-168 |
Evergreen Public School - Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi | JOC26-125 |
Excellere World School - Gurugram | JOC26-135 |
Father Agnel School - Delhi | JOC26-130 |
Fertilizer Nagar School (English Medium) - Vadodara | JOC26-010 |
Gaurs International School Siddharth Vihar - Ghaziabad | JOC26-012 |
GD Goenka High School, Sohna Road - Gurugram | JOC26-077 |
GD Goenka Public School, Purnea | JOC26-183 |
GD Goenka School - Sec. 9, Rohini, Delhi | JOC26-110 |
Global International Public School - Dabra | JOC26-169 |
Global Mission International School - Ahmedabad | JOC26-176 |
Greater Noida World School | JOC26-001 |
Green Fields School - Delhi | JOC26-046 |
Heritage International Xperiential School - Gurugram | JOC26-181 |
HGS, Bhimtal | JOC26-054 |
Holy Heart Presidency School - Amritsar | JOC26-078 |
Infinity Podar Learn School Malkheda, Bhokaradan | JOC26-063 |
Institute of fine art & Culture - Gurugram | JOC26-133 |
Jain Public School, J.P. Nagar - Bengaluru | JOC26-058 |
K. L. International School - Meerut | JOC26-101 |
K.D.B. Public School - Ghaziabad | JOC26-034 |
K.R. Mangalam World School - Gurugram | JOC26-009 |
K.R. Mangalam World School Indirapuram | JOC26-033 |
Kalasagar Art Academy - Surat | JOC26-021 |
Kavyapta Global School - Jamshedpur | JOC26-114 |
KRM Public School - Chennai | JOC26-088 |
Kundan International School, Sec 46-B, Chandigarh | JOC26-177 |
Lilavatibai Podar High School - Mumbai | JOC26-072 |
Litera Valley School, Patna | JOC26-146 |
M.S.S. Public School - Kishangarh | JOC26-038 |
Mahavir Senior Model School - Delhi | JOC26-207 |
Mahesh Vidyalaya English Medium - Pune | JOC26-107 |
Mayo Collage Girls' School | JOC26-195 |
Mayoor School, Noida | JOC26-036 |
Mayur Public School I.P Extension - New Delhi | JOC26-062 |
Modern English School, Kahilipara, Guwahati | JOC26-093 |
Mount Abu Public School - Rohini, Delhi | JOC26-200 |
Mount Carmel School, Sector- 47-B, Chandigarh | JOC26-155 |
Mount Litera Zee School - Arah | JOC26-205 |
Mount Litera Zee School - Gwalior | JOC26-014 |
Mount Olympus School - Gurugram | JOC26-139 |
Mount Zion School Gangtok | JOC26-050 |
MS Creative School (Charminar Boys) - Hyderabad | JOC26-073 |
N.V. Chinmaya Vidyalaya - Shegaon | JOC26-188 |
National Hill View Public School-Banashankari | JOC26-147 |
National Public School - Rajajinagar, Bangalore | JOC26-167 |
Navrachana International School - Vadodara | JOC26-197 |
New Horizon Scholars School, Kolshet - Thane | JOC26-023 |
New Oxford CBSE School - Bangalore | JOC26-144 |
Noel School - Akola | JOC26-019 |
Northfield International School - Hyderabad | JOC26-209 |
Orchids The International School - Sonipat | JOC26-210 |
Pacific World School - Greater Noida | JOC26-199 |
Pathania Public School - Rohtak | JOC26-043 |
PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, Andrews Ganj - New Delhi | JOC26-057 |
PM Shri KV No-1 BBSR, Odisha | JOC26-149 |
Podar International School Chandrapur | JOC26-096 |
Podar International School, CIE - Thane | JOC26-192 |
Presidency School - R.T. Nagar, Bangalore | JOC26-190 |
Raja Matriculation School | JOC26-186 |
Rashtriya Vidya Bhavan, Kangayam | JOC26-185 |
Rawal Bal Shiksha Kendra, Ballabgarh Faridabad | JOC26-075 |
Redwood High International School - Mumbai | JOC26-060 |
Remal Public School - Delhi | JOC26-122 |
Ridge Valley School - Gurugram | JOC26-104 |
Rishikul Vidyapeeth Sonepat | JOC26-006 |
RMG Maheshwari English School - Surat | JOC26-094 |
RPS International School - Dharuhera | JOC26-074 |
RPS International School - Sec 50, Arcadia Branch, Gurugram | JOC26-079 |
RPS International School - Sotanala, Behror | JOC26-160 |
RPS International School, Rosewood City, Sector 50 - Gurugram | JOC26-087 |
Ruchika Art Academy | JOC26-116 |
Rukmini Devi Public School, Pitampura | JOC26-102 |
Ryan International School - ICSE & ISC (Malad) | JOC26-128 |
Ryan International School - Jagatpura, Jaipur | JOC26-152 |
Ryan International School Greater Noida | JOC26-126 |
Ryan International School Kharghar | JOC26-095 |
Ryan International School Nerul - Navi Mumbai | JOC26-166 |
Ryan International School Sohna Road - Gurugram | JOC26-026 |
Ryan International School, Nirman Nagar - Jaipur | JOC26-105 |
Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj - New Delhi | JOC26-066 |
S.D.Adarsh Vidyalaya Gurugram - Gurugram | JOC26-134 |
S.G.J DAV Sr. Sec. Public School - Haripura | JOC26-208 |
Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Church Park - Chennai | JOC26-131 |
Sacred Heart School - Koderma | JOC26-184 |
Sadya Art | JOC26-182 |
Salwan Public School - Ghaziabad (Tronica City) | JOC26-198 |
Salwan Public School, Sector-15 (Part-II), Gurugram | JOC26-127 |
Samskar School - Hyderabad | JOC26-044 |
Sarvottam International School, Greater Noida West | JOC26-163 |
Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya - Gwalior | JOC26-035 |
Seth Anandram Jaipuria School - Lucknow | JOC26-164 |
Shardayatan School (E.M.) Piplod - Surat | JOC26-022 |
Sheffield School - Roorkee | JOC26-137 |
Shiv Nadar School - Gurugram | JOC26-180 |
Shivalik Public School, Phase-6, Mohali | JOC26-085 |
Shree Krishna International School, Vapi | JOC26-158 |
Shri L.G.Haria School - Jamnagar | JOC26-098 |
Shri Ladharam School (English Medium) - Vadodara | JOC26-174 |
Shri Ram Global School - Greater Noida | JOC26-171 |
Silver Oaks International School (OakBay Campus) - Visakhapatnam | JOC26-196 |
SomerVille International School Noida | JOC26-049 |
Spread Smile Foundation - Sonepat | JOC26-206 |
SPRINGDALES SCHOOL, PUSA ROAD | JOC26-154 |
Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan - New Delhi | JOC26-027 |
Sri Sri Academy, Kolkata | JOC26-092 |
ST ALOYSIUS HIGH SCHOOL & JR. COLLEGE | JOC26-084 |
St. Angel's School - Gurgaon | JOC26-056 |
St. Joan's School - Kolkata | JOC26-121 |
St. Lawrence High School, Kandivali (East) - Mumbai | JOC26-086 |
St. Vivekanand Millennium School - Pinjore | JOC26-113 |
St. Xavier's School - Dhurwa, Ranchi | JOC26-187 |
St. Xaviers High School, Sector 89 - Gurgaon | JOC26-202 |
St. Xaviers World School | JOC26-032 |
Stalwarts World School - Amritsar | JOC26-020 |
Sunbeam School, Lahartara - Varanasi | JOC26-123 |
Suncity School, 37 D - Gurugram | JOC26-193 |
Suncity School, Sec 54-D - Gurugram | JOC26-162 |
Surya Varsani Academy, Bhuj | JOC26-117 |
Sushila Birla Girls' School - Kolkata | JOC26-172 |
SV High School - Arumbakkam, Chennai | JOC26-015 |
SVKM's Mukesh R. Patel School (CBSE), Shirpur Maharashtra | JOC26-100 |
Swarrnim International School - Gandhinagar | JOC26-179 |
Tagore International School - New Delhi | JOC26-150 |
Tagore Public Senior Secondary School, Bichpuri | JOC26-068 |
The Advent School - Haridwar | JOC26-106 |
The Brigade School Mahadevapura - Bangalore | JOC26-071 |
The Brigade School, Malleswaram | JOC26-204 |
The Camford International School - Coimbatore | JOC26-109 |
The Centennial School, Panipat | JOC26-141 |
The Gurukulam School - Gurugram | JOC26-145 |
The Indian Heights School - New Delhi | JOC26-061 |
The Kalyani School - Pune | JOC26-103 |
The Maple Tree School, Dimapur - Nagaland | JOC26-048 |
The Millennium School - Patiala | JOC26-119 |
The Modern School ECNCR | JOC26-029 |
The Presidential School - Visakhapatnam | JOC26-064 |
The Radiant World School - Surat | JOC26-175 |
The Shri Ram Universal School - Pune | JOC26-016 |
Tiny Tots School, Ayodhya | JOC26-201 |
United Public School - Kanpur | JOC26-143 |
Vega School (76 Campus) - Gurugram | JOC26-108 |
Vidya Pratishthan's Nanded City, Pune | JOC26-081 |
Vikash Techno School, Jharsuguda | JOC26-194 |
Vishwabharti Girls International School - Morthana | JOC26-008 |
VSPK International School - Rohini, Delhi | JOC26-178 |
Wisdom World School - Kurukshetra | JOC26-065 |
Yadavindra Public School, Mohali | JOC26-165 |
Jury Evaluation & Results Announcement
With over 4,600 submissions demonstrating extraordinary technique, thematic clarity, and creative storytelling, our esteemed jury faced a formidable challenge in shortlisting the final entries. Every single submission reflected genuine effort, passion, and artistic brilliance.
Out of thousands of entries, 225 artworks have been officially shortlisted for awards.
Japan On Canvas 2026 Results
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Exhibition of Winning Artworks 🎨
The top 33 artworks (comprising Mega Winners and Winners) will be showcased publicly to foster cultural dialogue and celebrate student excellence:
Exhibition 1: 14 November 2026 - 20 November 2026,
Venue: Japan Foundation (A-13, Green Park, Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi 110016)
Exhibition 2: 27 November 2026 - 07 December 2026,
Venue: World University of Design, Plot No. 1, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Rai, Sonipat, Haryana -131021
Star School Award Winners
We are pleased to recognize the following institutions for their exemplary student participation, artistic quality, and institutional engagement:
Adamas International School, Kolkata (JOC26-070)
St. Xavier's High School, Sector 89, Gurgaon (JOC26-202)
Navrachana International School, Vadodara (JOC26-197)
Experience Japan extends its gratitude and highest regards to the respected Principals and dedicated Teacher In-Charges of these institutions for their visionary guidance and exceptional cooperation.
Art Teacher’s Award
The prestigious Art Teacher’s Award will be unveiled during the official Award Ceremony. Detailed scheduling and venue arrangements will be shared in an upcoming announcement.
Important Notes for Award Winners
Ceremony Schedule: All award-winning students and honored guests will be invited to attend the National Award Ceremony scheduled for January 2027.
Dispatch of Certificates & Trophies: For awardees unable to attend the in-person ceremony, all official certificates, medals, and awards will be safely dispatched directly to their respective schools within one month following the ceremony date.
Acknowledgments & Vote of Thanks
Experience Japan conveys its heartfelt congratulations to all our winners and extends best wishes to every participant who took part in this creative voyage.
We express our deepest appreciation to all school Principals, Teacher In-Charges, Art Mentors, and Parents. Your continued faith, encouragement, and logistical support made the 12th edition of Japan On Canvas an outstanding national success.
Together, we continue to nurture global citizens and strengthen the cultural ties between India and Japan.
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