Awards received by Shinkichi Tajiri

1953 First prize International Exhibition of Wallpaper, Darmstadt Germany

1955 'Lion d'Or' in Cannes, France for the film 'The Vipers'

1959 Grant for sculpture from the Wm and Noma Copley foundation, New York, USA

1960 Grant from the John Hay Whitney Foundation, New York, USA

1963 Mainichi Shinbum prize for sculpture, Tokyo Biennial

1963 Gold medal, Biennial of San Marino

1970 Grand Prix for the film 'Bodil Joensen' 1st Wet Dream Film Festival, Amsterdam

1980 Key of the city of Los Angeles, USA

1991 Knighted as Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau, Holland

1994 Citoyen d'honneur, Bruyeres, France

2002 Royal academy of Belgium

2005 Ereburgerschap/Honorary citizen, Baarlo, Holland