# Fukuoka Prize

The Fukuoka Prize (福岡アジア文化賞, Fukuoka Ajia Bunkashō) is an award established by the city of Fukuoka and the Fukuoka City International Foundation (formerly The Yokatopia Foundation) to honor the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in preserving or creating Asian culture. There are three prize categories: Grand Prize, Academic Prize, and Arts and Culture Prize.
In 1989, Fukuoka held the Asia-Pacific Exposition (referred to as "Yokatopia") with the concept of interaction between the Asia-Pacific region. The prize program was inaugurated in the following year to carry on the spirit of the Expo, and ever since then, the prizes have been given annually and the related official events including the award ceremony and the public forums by the prize winners have been held in every September, also known as "Asian Party" in Fukuoka. In 1999, the school visits were added into the program to give a special lecture to children by the prize winners.

## Prize categories
### Grand Prize

To be presented to an individual or an organization in either the field of academics or arts and culture. The laureate must have made outstanding contributions to the preservation and creation of Asian culture and have exhibited the significance of Asian culture to the world. The prize is endowed with 5 million yen.

### Academic Prize

To be presented to one or two individuals or organizations that have made outstanding achievements in the field of Asian studies, such as social and human sciences, contributing to the world’s understanding of Asia. The prize is endowed with 3 million yen.

### Arts and Culture Prize

To be presented to one or two individuals or organizations who have made outstanding contributions in the diverse arts and culture of Asia. The category includes a wide range of fields such as the fine arts, literature, music, drama, dance, film, architecture, and so forth. The prize is endowed with 3 million yen.

## Geographical focus

It is limited to East, South, and Southeast Asia.

## List of recipients

| Year | Category | Name | Nationality | Occupation |
| 1990 | Special | Ba Jin | China | Writer |
| 1990 | Special | Akira Kurosawa | Japan | Film director |
| 1990 | Special | Joseph Needham | UK | Scholar of Chinese science history |
| 1990 | Special | Kukrit Pramoj | Thailand | Writer, statesman |
| 1991 | Grand | Ravi Shankar | India | Sitar player |
| 1991 | Academic | Taufik Abudullah | Indonesia | Historian, social scientist |
| 1991 | Academic | Chie Nakane | Japan | Social anthropologist |
| 1991 | Arts & Culture | Donald Keene | USA | Scholar of Japanese literature & culture |
| 1992 | Grand | Kim Won-yong | South Korea | Archaeologist |
| 1992 | Academic | Clifford Geertz | USA | Anthropologist |
| 1992 | Academic | Minoru Takeuchi | Japan | Anthropologist |
| 1992 | Arts & Culture | Leandro V. Locsin | Philippines | Architect |
| 1993 | Grand | Fei Xiaotong | China | Sociologist, Anthropologist |
| 1993 | Academic | Ungku Abdul Aziz | Malaysia | Economist |
| 1993 | Academic | Jiro Kawakita | Japan | Scholar of ethnogeography |
| 1993 | Arts & Culture | Namjilyn Norovbanzad | Mongolia | Vocalist |
| 1994 | Grand | Manna Dey | India | Musician |
| 1994 | Academic | Wang Gungwu | Australia | Historian |
| 1994 | Academic | Yoneo Ishii | Japan | Scholar of Southeast Asian studies |
| 1994 | Arts & Culture | Padma Subrahmanyam | India | Traditional dancer |
| 1995 | Grand | Koentjaraningrat | Indonesia | Anthropologist |
| 1995 | Academic | Hahn Kiun | South Korea | Scholar of education |
| 1995 | Academic | Noboru Karashima | Japan | Historian |
| 1995 | Arts & Culture | Nam June Paik | USA | Video artist |
| 1996 | Grand | Wang Zhongshu | China | Archaeologist |
| 1996 | Academic | Phan Huy Lê | Vietnam | Historian |
| 1996 | Academic | Shinkichi Eto | Japan | Scholar of relations |
| 1996 | Arts & Culture | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Pakistan | Qawwali singer |
| 1997 | Grand | Chheng Phon | Cambodia | Dramatist, artist |
| 1997 | Academic | Romila Thapar | India | Historian |
| 1997 | Academic | Takayasu Higuchi [fr] | Japan | Archaeologist |
| 1997 | Arts & Culture | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea | Film director |
| 1998 | Grand | Lee Ki-moon | South Korea | Linguist |
| 1998 | Academic | Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah | USA | Anthropologist |
| 1998 | Academic | Masaaki Ueda | Japan | Historian |
| 1998 | Arts & Culture | R. M. Soedarsono | Indonesia | Dancer, scholar of dance |
| 1999 | Grand | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan | Film director |
| 1999 | Academic | Taryo Obayashi | Japan | Ethnologist |
| 1999 | Academic | Nidhi Eoseewong | Thailand | Historian |
| 1999 | Arts & Culture | Tang Da Wu | Singapore | Visual artist |
| 2000 | Grand | Pramoedya Ananta Toer | Indonesia | Writer |
| 2000 | Academic | Than Tun | Myanmar | Historian |
| 2000 | Academic | Benedict Anderson | Ireland | Scholar of politics |
| 2000 | Arts & Culture | Hamzah Awang Amat | Malaysia | Shadow play master |
| 2001 | Grand | Muhammad Yunus | Bangladesh | Economist |
| 2001 | Academic | Yujiro Hayami | Japan | Economist |
| 2001 | Arts & Culture | Thawan Duchanee | Thailand | Painter |
| 2001 | Arts & Culture | Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Philippines | Film director |
| 2002 | Grand | Zhang Yimou | China | Film director |
| 2002 | Academic | Kingsley Muthumuni De Silva | Sri Lanka | Historian |
| 2002 | Academic | Anthony Reid | Australia | Historian |
| 2002 | Arts & Culture | Lat | Malaysia | Cartoonist |
| 2003 | Grand | Shuzen Hokama | Japan | Scholar of Okinawan studies |
| 2003 | Academic | Reynaldo C. Ileto | Philippines | Historian |
| 2003 | Arts & Culture | Xu Bing | China | Artist |
| 2003 | Arts & Culture | Dick Lee | Singapore | Singer-songwriter |
| 2004 | Grand | Amjad Ali Khan | India | Sarod Maestro |
| 2004 | Academic | Li Yining | China | Economist |
| 2004 | Academic | Ram Dayal Rakesh | Nepal | Scholar of folk culture studies |
| 2004 | Arts & Culture | Sembukuttiarachilage Roland Silva | Sri Lanka | Conservator |
| 2005 | Grand | Im Dongkwon | South Korea | Folklorist |
| 2005 | Academic | Thaw Kaung | Myanmar | Librarian |
| 2005 | Arts & Culture | Douangdeuane Bounyavong | Laos | Textile researcher |
| 2005 | Arts & Culture | Tashi Norbu | Bhutan | Traditional Musician |
| 2006 | Grand | Mo Yan | China | Writer |
| 2006 | Academic | Shagdaryn Bira | Mongolia | Historian |
| 2006 | Academic | Takeshi Hamahita | Japan | Historian |
| 2006 | Arts & Culture | Uxi Mufti | Pakistan | Culture expert |
| 2007 | Grand | Ashis Nandy | India | Social and cultural critic |
| 2007 | Academic | Srisakra Vallibhotama (Thai: ศรีศักร วัลลิโภดม) | Thailand | Anthropologist, archaeologist |
| 2007 | Arts & Culture | Ju Ming | Taiwan | Sculptor |
| 2007 | Arts & Culture | Kim Duk-soo | South Korea | Traditional performing artist |
| 2008 | Grand | Ann Hui | Hong Kong | Film |
| 2008 | Academic | Savitri Goonesekere | Sri Lanka | Law |
| 2008 | Academic | Shamsul Amri Baharuddin | Malaysia | Social anthropology |
| 2008 | Arts & Culture | Farida Parveen | Bangladesh | Music |
| 2009 | Grand | Augustin Berque | France | Cultural geography |
| 2009 | Academic | Partha Chatterjee | India | Political science, history |
| 2009 | Arts & Culture | Minoru Miki | Japan | Music composition |
| 2009 | Arts & Culture | Cai Guo-Qiang | China | Contemporary art |
| 2010 | Grand | Hwang Byungki | South Korea | Music |
| 2010 | Academic | James C. Scott | USA | Political science, anthropology |
| 2010 | Academic | Kazuko Mori | Japan | Area studies (contemporary China) |
| 2010 | Arts & Culture | Ong Keng Sen | Singapore | Contemporary performance |
| 2011 | Grand | Ang Choulean | Cambodia | Ethnology |
| 2011 | Academic | Cho Dong-il | South Korea | Literature |
| 2011 | Arts & Culture | Niels Gutschow | Germany | Architecture |
| 2012 | Grand | Vandana Shiva | India | Environmental philosophy |
| 2012 | Academic | Charnvit Kasetsiri | Thailand | History, politics |
| 2012 | Arts & Culture | Kidlat Tahimik | Philippines | Film |
| 2012 | Arts & Culture | G.R.Ay. Koes Moertiyah Paku Buwono | Indonesia | Dance |
| 2013 | Grand | Tetsu Nakamura | Japan | Cross-cultural understanding, international and grassroots cooperation |
| 2013 | Academic | Tessa Morris-Suzuki | Australia | Asian studies |
| 2013 | Arts & Culture | Nalini Malani | India | Contemporary art |
| 2013 | Arts & Culture | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand | Film, visual arts |
| 2014 | Grand | Ezra F. Vogel | USA | Sociology |
| 2014 | Academic | Azyumardi Azra | Indonesia | History |
| 2014 | Arts & Culture | Danny Yung | Hong Kong | Theater |
| 2015 | Grand | Thant Myint-U | Myanmar | History |
| 2015 | Academic | Ramachandra Guha | India | History, Sociology |
| 2015 | Arts & Culture | Đặng Thị Minh Hạnh | Vietnam | Fashion |
| 2016 | Grand | A. R. Rahman | India | Music |
| 2016 | Academic | Ambeth R. Ocampo | Philippines | History |
| 2016 | Arts & Culture | Yasmeen Lari | Pakistan | Architecture |
| 2017 | Grand | Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker | Thailand and UK | Economics and History |
| 2017 | Academic | Wang Ming | China | Public Management |
| 2017 | Arts & Culture | Kong Nay | Cambodia | Music |
| 2018 | Grand | Jia Zhangke | China | Film |
| 2018 | Academic | Akira Suehiro | Japan | Economics, Area Studies (Thailand) |
| 2018 | Arts & Culture | Teejan Bai | India | Music |
| 2019 | Grand | Randy David | Philippines | Sociology |
| 2019 | Academic | Leonard Blussé | Netherlands | Asian-European Relations since Early Modern time |
| 2019 | Arts & Culture | Makoto Satō | Japan | Theater |
| 2021 | Grand | Palagummi Sainath | India | Journalism |
| 2021 | Academic | Kishimoto Mio | Japan | History |
| 2021 | Arts & Culture | Prabda Yoon | Thailand | Creative Arts |
| 2022 | Grand | Hayashi Eitetsu | Japan | Music |
| 2022 | Academic | Timon Screech | UK | Art History |
| 2022 | Arts & Culture | Shahzia Sikander | USA | Art |
| 2023 | Grand | Thongchai WINICHAKUL | Thailand | History |
| 2023 | Academic | Khatharya UM | U.S.A. | Political Science |
| 2023 | Arts & Culture | ZHANG Lu | China | Film |
| 2024 | Grand | MANABE Daito | Japan | Media Art |
| 2024 | Academic | Sunil AMRITH | U.S.A. | History |
| 2024 | Arts & Culture | Kimsooja | South Korea | Art |
| Source:Fukuoka Prize Website |||||