3 contributors (1 from Philippines, 1 from USA and 1 from Italy) participated the Shinto Essay Competition 2010.  Their essays were carefully read and evaluated by 5 jurors of different nationalities from Congo, Germany, Japan, New Zealand who are distinguished scholars in Japanese cultural studies. We are pleased to announce the result of their judgments as follows. In accordance with the judgment points we have decided to honor the essays by 2nd prize, 3rd prize, and encouraging award. All the essays belong to and the awarded ones will be published by the International Shinto Foundation, Inc. in due time.

Following are 2010 essay topics：
  1. Kami and Hotoke in Japanese Popular Culture
  2. Shinto and Literature
  3. Shinto as “story” and/or Shinto as “doctrine”

Prize Winners
Second Prize  (US$500):
Paolo Balmas (Italy):“Kami and Hotoke in Popular Japanese Culture”
Third Prize  (US$300):
Russell Ottalini (USA) : “Shinto as “Story”: Shinto’s Formation Alongside the Development of Early Japan”
Encouraging Award  (US$100):
John Paul Sipin De Guzman (Philippines): “Shinto as “story”: The two stories of Shinto”

Congratulations to the prize winners!  We wish all the entrants will strive to more deepen their study in Shinto as an essence of the Japanese cultural values.

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