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Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto receives Japan’s Culture Medal
Japan selected Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto for its 2026 Culture Medal on October 23.
Miyamoto, 73, is known for creating Mario and is recognized in the games field.
He is the first person to receive the medal for games, a new field for the award.
The Culture Medal recognizes achievements in culture, and this year the government selected eight recipients.
Miyamoto’s selection brings games into the medal’s recognized fields alongside areas such as architecture, music and science.
The medal ceremony is scheduled for November 3 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
The ceremony is the next announced step; the government also selected 21 people as cultural contributors, whose recognition ceremony is set for November 4.
Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has been selected to receive Japan’s 2026 Culture Medal.
He is the first recipient in the games field, classified as media arts.
The government announced eight Culture Medal recipients and 21 people selected as Persons of Cultural Merit on October 23.
Miyamoto, 73, is known as the creator of Mario.
The Culture Medal ceremony is scheduled for November 3 at the Imperial Palace.
- Who
- Shigeru Miyamoto, a Nintendo game designer.
- What
- He was selected to receive Japan’s 2026 Culture Medal, the first recipient in the games field.
- When
- The government announced the selections on October 23, 2026. The medal ceremony is scheduled for November 3.
- Where
- Japan; the ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Imperial Palace.
- Why
- Not stated
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The government announced Miyamoto and seven others as recipients of the 2026 Culture Medal.
The medal presentation ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Imperial Palace.
- Recipient
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Award
- 2026 Culture Medal
- Field
- Media arts (games)
- Age
- 73
- Announcement
- October 23, 2026
- Ceremony
- November 3 at the Imperial Palace