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NHK's international broadcasting service, NHK WORLD, produces souvenir calendars each year featuring thirteen prize-winning photographs from annual photo contest. Beautiful scenes of the seasons are captured by the fresh gaze of amateur cameramen across Japan, and have long been treasured by our audiences.
The photographs of NHK WORLD Calendar can be downloaded as wallpaper.

2013 Calendar

  • COVER

    "A Cold Winter's Morning"
    By Masaru Sugimura

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • January

    "Training in the Heart of Winter"
    By Kazumi Awano

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • February

    "The Children of Kabuki"
    By Yoshiharu Sasaki

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • March

    "Spring Ornaments"
    By Osami Osanai

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • April

    "The Forest in Springtime"
    By Taishiro Kadobayashi

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • May

    "Four Brothers"
    By Kinzo Mori

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • June

    "Forest Fairies"
    By Tomihiro Kusumoto

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • July

    "Dawn in the Cabbage Patch"
    By Koji Matsumoto

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • August

    "Even Lions Like Fireworks"
    By Minoru Yamagiwa

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • September

    "The Beach at Dusk"
    By Kazuhiro Kato

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • October

    "The Fair Ladies Awaken"
    By Genichi Nakamura

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • November

    "Bumper Crop"
    By Kazuo Kikuchi

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

  • December

    "In a Row"
    By Yoshio Taninaka

    • 1024*768 pixels
    • 1600*1200 pixels
    • 1920*1080 pixels

How to use wallpapers

  • *Windows users

    (1) Left click on your desired wallpaper size and a new window opens to display the wallpaper.
    (2) Right click on the image to select “Set as desktop background/wallpaper” from the menu.

    *Mac OSX users

    (1) Click on your desired wallpaper size and a new window opens to show your choice of wallpaper.
    (2) Download the wallpaper and select “Desktop & Screen Saver” on the “System Preferences” menu.
    (3) Click “Choose Folder” in the left panel to select the folder where the downloaded image is saved.
    (4) Click your chosen image to display it as the desktop background.

*Please note that the right to use these calendar photographs expire at the end of 2013, so please don't use them after that.