The 2018 Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony

Date: November 10, 2018
Place: Kyoto International Conference Center

15:00 Opening
Master of Ceremonies: Ryuji Miyamoto

Overture to the Ceremony (Composed by Nobuyoshi Koshibe)
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Naoto Otomo

Celebratory Noh Performance
Arashiyama
Kuroemon Katayama X, The Kanze School of Noh

Opening Address
Hiroo Imura, Chairman of the Inamori Foundation

Felicitations
H.I.H. Princess Takamado, Honorary President of the Inamori Foundation

Introduction
Hiroyuki Sakaki, Chair of the Kyoto Prize Executive Committee

Presentation of the Prizes
1. Advanced Technology
Laureate: Dr. Karl Deisseroth
Citation: Mitsuo Kawato, Chair of the Kyoto Prize Committee in Advanced Technology
2. Basic Sciences
Laureate: Dr. Masaki Kashiwara
Citation: Shigefumi Mori, Chair of the Kyoto Prize Committee in Basic Sciences
3. Arts and Philosophy
Laureate: Ms. Joan Jonas
Citation: Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Chair of the Kyoto Prize Committee in Arts and Philosophy

Congratulatory Messages
The Hon. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
Read by proxy: Mr. Hiroaki Niihara, Director-General, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
The Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America
Read by proxy: Ms. Karen Kelley, Consul General of the United States of America in Osaka-Kobe

Acceptance Speeches by the Laureates

Choral Performance
Yashi no Mi, Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa, and Aoi Chikyu wa Dare no Mono?
(Arranged by Akira Senju)
Kyoto Seibo Gakuin Elementary School Chorus

Finale　
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
(Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Naoto Otomo

16:45 Closing

Organized by Inamori Foundation