On this page Prizes and recognition All HD Documented factAT AttributionII InterpretationPC Yet to be checked Prizes and recognition YearCompetitionPrizeWork19405th exhibition of new swords (新作日本刀展, Shinsaku Nihontō-ten)総裁名誉賞 (sōsai meiyoshō), honorary president’s prize—1955–1959 or 19601st to 5th 作刀技術発表会 (Sakutō Gijutsu Happyōkai), NBTHK特賞 (tokushō), special prize, five times in a row; Kotobank takes the run to 1960 and other sources to 1959—1956Shinano Mainichi newspaperShinano Mainichi culture prize—1960NBTHKMukansa (無鑑査, mukansa), according to Markus Sesko’s list—1962Town of SakakiHonorary citizen’s medal—1963Agency for Cultural AffairsLiving National Treasure (重要無形文化財保持者, jūyō mukei bunkazai hojisha), the first from Nagano—