Kantei

From the Takamatsu to the Heisei grand prize

Prizes

The prizes of the new-sword exhibition up to the mukansa of 1982, the public honours and the 2019 grand prize.

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Prizes and recognition

YearCompetitionPrizeWork
1975新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten), NBTHK高松宮賞 (Takamatsu-no-miya-shō)—
No yearShinsaku MeitōtenTwo Takamatsu-no-miya, one from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, two Mainichi, two from the honorary president and two Kanzan, with no individual years—
1982Shinsaku MeitōtenMukansa (無鑑査, mukansa)Copy of the spear 日本号 (Nihongō)
1983 and 2006Tokyo Metropolitan PoliceSuperintendent General’s prizeTantō
2003Nara prefectureHolder of an intangible cultural property—
2015 or 2016Government of Japan旭日双光章 (Kyokujitsu Sōkōshō), Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays—
2019平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten), NBTHK名工大賞 (Meikō Taishō), grand prizeŌmi-yari spear of 78.8 cm, from 1993
2021–2026現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten), NBTHKExhibits as mukansaKatana, tachi and tantō