2026

AMD Lifetime Achievement Award

Association of Media in Digital·

BEST FACULTY MEMBER 2025

University of Tsukuba·
2025

Japan Spatial Design Award 2025 Silver

Japan Spatial Design Award

Kukan Design Award 2025 Silver Prize

MEXT Minister's Award for Science and Technology - Science and Technology Prize (Public Understanding)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Minister of Education Science & Technology Award (Understanding Promotion Division)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology

Pen Creator Award 2025

Pen

Taipei Design Award 2025 Grand Prix

Taipei Design Award

WIRED Innovation Award 2025

WIRED
2024

ASIAGRAPH Master Award

AsiaGraph

ASIAGRAPH Takumi Award

ASIAGRAPH

CES Innovation Award 2024

CES
2023

Buzzword of the Year - 'Generative AI'

U-Can / Jiyukokuminsha

Buzzwords-of-the-year

jiyu_kokuminsha·

CES Innovation Award 2023

CES

MEXT Minister's Award for Science and Technology - Young Scientists' Prize

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2022

Young Global Leader 2022

World Economic Forum
2021

40 Under 40 Art and Tech

Apollo Magazine

Good Design Award

Japan Institute of Design Promotion

Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020

MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Japan

MIT Technology Review

PMI Future 50

Project Management Institute
2020

Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival - Jury Selection (Entertainment)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Digital Content EXPO (DCAJ Chairman Award)

Digital Content Association of Japan

Digital Content EXPO Innovative Technologies 2020

DCEXPO

Ibaraki Tech Plan Grand Prix (Company Award)

Ibaraki Prefecture
2019

72nd Dentsu Advertising Award - Innovative Approach Grand Prize & Special Prize

Dentsu

Augmented Human 2019 1ST BEST PAPER AWARD

Augmented Human 2019 Best Paper Award

Augmented Human Conference

Augmented Human 2019 HONORABLE MENTION

Best Poster Award of the HCII 2019 Conference

Best Poster Award, HCII 2019

Human-Computer Interaction International

Cannes Lions Bronze (Music) / SDGs Shortlist

Cannes Lions

SXSW Creative Experience ARROW Awards - Best Immersive Experience

SXSW

University Venture Award - Early Edge Prize

METI / JST
2018

Starts Prize Nominated

Ars Electronica / European Commission
2017

Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival - Jury Selection (Art & Entertainment)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Asia Digital Art Award (Entertainment, Grand Prize)

Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA

Augmented Human 2017 BEST LONG PAPER AWARD 1ST PLACE

Augmented Human 2017 Best Long Paper (First Place)

Augmented Human Conference

BEST FACULTY MEMBER 2017

University of Tsukuba

CHI 2017 Asian Symposium Best Poster/Demo (Second Prize)

CHI Conference

CHI2017 Asian CHI Symposium Best Poster/Demo Award Second Prize

Laval Virtual Award (Transport & Mobility)

Laval Virtual

Laval Virtual Award 2017 TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

Spikes Asia Bronze

St. Gallen Symposium 40 Knowledge Pool

St. Gallen Symposium Leaders of Tomorrow

2016

Innovative Technologies 2016

Laval Virtual Award - Interface & Multipurpose Equipment

Laval Virtual

Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention

Starts Prize

EU·

World Omosiroi Award

2015

1st World OMOSIROI Award

Knowledge Capital

Asia Digital Art Award, Excellence Prize

Asia Digital Art Award

Laval Virtual Award (Interface & Multipurpose Equipment)

WIRED CREATIVE HACK AWARD GRAND PRIX

World Technology Award

World Technology Network
2014

Laval Virtual Award - Grand Prix du Jury & Interface & Multipurpose Equipment

Laval Virtual
2013

Manifesto Award, Special Jury Prize

Manifesto Award Executive Committee

Springer Diamond Award for best research

2012

MMM Jury Prize

MMM
2011

University President's Award

University of Tsukuba
2010

ACM UIST Student Innovation Contest 2nd Prize

ACM UIST

Super Creator / Genius Programmer

IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency)