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Prizes and recognition
| Year | Competition | Prize | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten), NBTHK | Prize of the honorary president Satō Eisaku (佐藤栄作, Satō Eisaku) | — |
| 1978 | Shinsaku Meitōten | 毎日新聞社賞 (Mainichi Shinbunsha-shō) | — |
| 1979 | Shinsaku Meitōten | 高松宮賞 (Takamatsu-no-miya-shō), the top prize | Tachi, now in the Osaka Museum |
| 1980 and 1981 | Shinsaku Meitōten | 薫山賞 (Kunzanshō), twice | — |
| 1983 | 全日本刀匠会 (Zen Nihon Tōshōkai) | President’s prize | — |
| 1986 | NBTHK | 会長賞 (Kaichōshō), president’s prize | — |
| 1987 | Shinsaku Meitōten | 文化庁長官賞 (Bunkachō Chōkanshō), from the Agency for Cultural Affairs | — |
| 1988 | NBTHK | Mukansa (無鑑査, mukansa) | — |
| 2010 | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | 現代の名工 (Gendai no Meikō), Technical Excellence | — |
| 2014 | Shinsaku Meitōten | 正宗賞 (Masamune-shō), tachi and katana division; the first in eighteen years | Tachi of 77.0 cm |
| 2014 | Government of Japan | 黄綬褒章 (Ōju Hōshō), Medal with Yellow Ribbon | — |
| 2019 | 平成の名刀・名工展 (Heisei no Meitō Meikōten), NBTHK | 名工大賞 (Meikō Taishō), grand prize | The Masamune tachi: 河内守國助國平 (Kawachi-no-kami Kunisuke Kunihira), 2014, 77.0 cm, sori 3.2 cm |
| 2019 | Government of Japan | 旭日双光章 (Kyokujitsu Sōkōshō), Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays | — |
| 2021–2026 | 現代刀職展 (Gendai Tōshokuten), NBTHK | Exhibits as mukansa; jury member in 2023 | A tachi every year |