The Osaka Culture Prize (大阪文化賞, Osaka Bunka Shou) is an annual award presented by the Osaka prefectural government to groups or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the arts and the improvement and promotion of Osaka's art culture.[1]

Osaka Culture Prize
CountryJapan
Presented byOsaka Prefecture
First awarded1963
Websitehttps://www.osaka-bunka.jp/index.html

Since 2009, it has been presented to one individual or group each year. Prior to 2008, it was divided into five arts and culture subcategories. No prize was awarded in 2008.[2]

Recipients

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Osaka Culture Prize

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Year Recipient
2019 Masayuki Toyoshima
2018 Makate Asai
2017 Michiyoshi Inoue
2016 Yasumasa Morimura
2015 Yūkichi Matsumoto
2014 Marutaka Akio
2013 Kataoka Ainosuke VI
2012 Kiritake Kanjuro
2011 Hiroshi Ishiguro
2010 Yuta Iyama
2009 Kenji Yanobe
2007 Keiko Nakamura
2006 Nobuaki Kumagai

Osaka Arts Prize

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Year Recipient
2007 Nizaemon Kataoka
2006 Toshizo Namba

Osaka Culture Special Prize

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Year Recipient
2006 Katsura Bunshi VI

Osaka Arts Special Prize

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Year Recipient
2007 Machie Oguri
2006 Eiji Oue

Osaka Cultural Transmission Prize

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Year Recipient
2007 Naomi Fujiyama
2006 Sakata Tōjūrō IV

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