Person of Cultural Merit
Morimura was nominated for the Hugo Boss Prize in 1996. He was nominated for the Kyoto Cultural Merit Award in 2006. Morimura was also nominated for the Minister of Education for Fine Arts in 2007. In 2011, he was nominated for 52nd Mainichi Art Award, Photographic Society of Japan, the 24th kyoto Artistic Culture and he received the Medal with Purple Ribbon. In 2013, he was selected as Person of Cultural Merit by Kyoto City.