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The 2022 Kyoto Prize
The videos of Commemorative Lectures and Performance will be presented online.
Carver Mead
Electronics Engineer and Applied Physicist
Leading Contributions to the Establishment of the Guiding Principles for VLSI Systems Design
Electronics
Bryan T. Grenfell
Population Biologist
Development of an Innovative Methodology for Integrative Analysis of Pathogen Evolution and Epidemics
Biological Sciences（Evolution, Behavior, Ecology, Environment）
Zakir Hussain
Tabla Player
A Highly Innovative and Creative Artist who Opened up the New Musical Possibilities of the Tabla, a Traditional Indian Percussion Instrument
Music
In this series of “Unearthing the Words of Kyoto Prize Laureates,” we will interview the past laureates of the Kyoto Prize and take a closer look at the words that they delivered at their Commemorative Lectures to get to the heart of their unique ideas, thought process, and attitudes as inquirers.
Toyoki Kunitake
You’re Sure to Find a Breakthrough in the Process of
Going Back and Forth Between “Abstraction” and “Materialization”
Takashi Mimura
“Being of Service” Means to be Needed and Appreciated
by the Overwhelming Majority
Takeo Kanade
The Habit of Returning to the Question “Why am I Doing This Research?” Is the Key to Reaching the Essence
Tamasaburo Bando V
It is Only in Our Encounters with Others
that We Can Convey the Ineffable
Graham Farquhar
As Part of an Ecosystem, I Exist as an “Old Tree in a Forest”
Edward Witten
Science Helps Us Understand the World Better
Peter Raymond GrantBarbara Rosemary Grant
Substantial Value in Connections Found Between Disparate Ideas and Facts
Joan Jonas
Artists Translate the World and Communicate in Their Own Language with the Audience
Kyoto Prize since 1984
“A human being has no higher calling than to strive for the greater good of humanity and the world.”
Kazuo Inamori (Founder of Inamori Foundation)
Founded in 1984 by Kazuo Inamori, the Kyoto Prize is an international award of Japanese origin that honors individuals who have made significant contributions in the fields of science and technology, as well as arts and philosophy.
Electronics
Biotechnology and
Medical Technology
Information Science
Materials Science and Engineering
Biological Sciences
(Evolution, Behavior, Ecology, Environment)
Mathematical Sciences
(including Pure Mathematics)
Life Sciences
(Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology)
Earth and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Music
Arts
(Painting, Sculpture, Craft, Architecture, Photography, Design, etc.)
Thought and Ethics
Theater, Cinema
