Inamori Salon
Inamori Center has been contributed by Founder, Dr. Kazuo INAMORI of the Inamori Foundation for the centenary anniversary of Kyushu University in 2011.
In the building, we added the exhibition institution the Kyoto Prize Library to introduce the activity of this foundation aimed at contributing to peace and prosperity of the human and the Kyoto Prize widely to a researcher, a cultured person visiting Kyushu University and a citizen.
The Library was closed in 2021, and in this place, the Inamori Salon which is utilized along with the Inamori hall was opened.
Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony
The Kyoto Prize is an international award of Japanese origin, presented to individuals who have made significant contributions in the fields of science and technology, as well as the arts and philosophy.
The Kyoto Prize is presented in the three categories of Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, and Arts and Philosophy, each of which comprises four fields, making a total of 12 fields. Every year, one Prize is awarded in each of the three categories.
Each laureate is presented with a diploma, a Kyoto Prize medal, and prize money.
One of the distinctive features of the Kyoto Prize is that it is presented in both “science” and “arts and philosophy” fields. This is because of Inamori’s conviction that the future of humanity can be assured only when there is a balance between scientific development and the enrichment of the human spirit.
The Kyoto Prize Diploma
The Kyoto Prize Medal
The medal presented to the laureates in honor of their achievements was designed
by Yoshiyuki Chosa (1915-2002), a metalsmith artisan and recipient of Japan's
Order of Culture award. The design embodies the fusion of eternal nature and
science as the foundation of human happiness. The center of the medal features
a relief image of a camphor tree, an object of reverence since ancient times,
symbolizing eternity. The medal is made of 20-karat gold, and adorned with
four recrystallized emeralds and rubies called Inamori Stones. A calligraphic
inscription on the Kyoto Prize Diploma is written each year by the president
of the Myoshin-ji Temple School of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.
Inamori Foundation was established on April 12th, 1984 by Dr.Kazuo
INAMORI who
is a current honorary chairman of KYOCERA Corporation and started the business
in 1985.
For further information, please access to the website of Inamori Foundation.
