thumb|250px|The Award Ceremony for the Imperial Prize and [[Japan Academy Prize (academics)|Japan Academy Prize (at the Building of Japan Academy on June 17, 2019)]]
The is a prestigious honor conferred to two of the recipients of the Japan Academy Prize.
Overviews
It is awarded in two categories: humanities and natural sciences. The Emperor and Empress visit the awarding ceremony and present a vase to the awardees.
Laureates
thumb|200px|The Imperial Prize winner receives the Gomontsuki Ginkabin.
- 2020 — (110th)
- 2019 — Makoto Fujita (109th)
- 2010 — , Shinya Yamanaka (100th)
- 2009 — , (99th)
- 1999 — , Yoshito Kishi (89th)
- 1989 — , (79th)
- 1979 — Yoshihide Kozai (69th)
- 1969 — Ryogo Kubo (59th)
- 1959 — Isao Imai (49th)
- 1949 — (39th)
- 1939 — , (29th)
- 1929 — (19th)
- 1919 — Jun Ishiwara (9th)
- 1914 — Sunao Tawara (4th)