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Year by year
| Year | Competition | Prize | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 5th 作刀技術発表会 (Sakutō Gijutsu Happyōkai) | Selected (入選, nyūsen), the first time he submits work | — |
| 1965 | 1st 新作名刀展 (Shinsaku Meitōten), NBTHK | 努力賞 (Doryokushō) | — |
| After 1965, without years | Shinsaku Meitōten, NBTHK | One 毎日新聞社賞 (Mainichi Shinbunsha-shō), two 優秀賞 (Yūshūshō), twelve 奨励賞 (Shōreishō) and seven 努力賞 (Doryokushō) | — |
| 2000 | Nagano Prefecture | Recognition from the governor for his merits in art and culture (芸術文化功労賞, geijutsu bunka kōrōshō) | — |
| 1962 and 1985 | Ise shrine (伊勢神宮, Ise Jingū) | Commission of sacred swords, cited as an honour | Sacred swords |
How to read it
The town’s count and Tony Thomas’s agree and are the ones followed here.
He is not on record as a mukansa or as a Living National Treasure.