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A town of 8,000 declared itself the photography town and has run this festival, and its international prize, for forty years.
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The Higashikawa International Photo Festival is Japan's first international photo festival, held every year in Higashikawa, Hokkaido. It is an event started in 1985 by Higashikawa, known as the 'Town of Photography', as part of community building centred on photographic culture.
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Founded / opened：1985 Highlights / collection：Higashikawa Award, Outdoor photo exhibits Genre：Photography
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