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Totsuka Ward Citizen's Honor Award, Encouragement Award and Special Award

Totsuka Ward presents the Totsuka Ward Citizen's Honor Award, Encouragement Award, and Special Award to honor those who have made outstanding achievements in enhancing the name of Totsuka Ward.

Last Updated January 10, 2025

Totsuka Ward Honor Award

The Totsuka Ward Honor Award was established in May 2009 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Tozuka constituency system.
The honor is given to those who have made outstanding achievements in sports, arts, culture, and other fields, giving bright hope and pride to the residents of the city and those who have made outstanding achievements in raising the name of Totsuka Ward.

List of Residents' Honor Award Winners
Year of commendation Name (title omitted) Fields Achievements
January, 2025 Wataru Endo Sports He started playing soccer in the first year of elementary school and belongs to the Yokohama City Minami Tozuka Junior High School soccer club. He has been active internationally as a soccer player, including playing an active role as the captain of the Japan National Soccer World Cup.
January, 2024 No applicable person
January, 2023 Shunsuke Nakamura Sports He emerged at a soccer club in Totsuka Ward, established various records in professional leagues in Japan and overseas, and won various awards. He won the J-League MVP in 2000 and 2013. Japan's soccer World Cup.
January, 2022 No applicable person
January, 2021 No applicable person
January, 2020 No applicable person
January, 2019 Hyakka Chiba Music

1st place in the 71st All Japan Student Music Competition Junior High School Student Club National Tournament held on December 2, 2017
The 18th Chopin International Competition in Asia Junior High School Students won the Asian Games Gold Award in January 2017
1st place in the Imola PianoAward 2017B category, 15th Chopin International Competition in Asia Elementary School 5th and 6th grade Asian Games Gold Award, etc.

January, 2018 Yasuhiko Okudera Sports

The first Japanese player to play in Bundesliga, Germany, was selected as the Bundesliga Legend.
Received the 64th Yokohama Cultural Award in 2015

Department of Science, Maioka Junior High School Science

He received the Minister of the Environment Award and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award for his research on territorial behavior and related to sewerage under the theme of "Hagro Dragonfly".
This is the first in Japan to receive two Ministers' Prizes on one theme.

January, 2017 No applicable person
January, 2016 Erika Matsuda Sports National selection junior tennis championship women under 12 years old
The 33rd Dai-ichi Life National Elementary School Tennis Championships Women's Singles Champion
All Japan Junior Tennis Championship '15 Women's Singles under 12 years old
Masaya Koishi Sports IPC Certified 2015 Japan Para Swimming Competition 100m breaststroke Gold Award, 50m butterfly Bronze Award
January, 2015 No applicable person
January, 2014 Maiko Tani Culture Winning the 37th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Cup National High School Go Championship Women's Individual Match held at Nihon Ki-in
January, 2013 Kazuki Watanabe Sports 6th place in the 200m London Olympics Men's Backstroke 2012
January, 2012 Maiko Tani Culture

The 35th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Cup National High School Go Championship held in July 2011
3rd place in individual races

Atsushi Fujita Sports Participated as a member of the 4th American Football World Championships held in Austria in July 2011 and ranked 3rd.
January, 2011 Tomoyuki Matsuda Sports The 50th World Shooting Championships held in Germany in 2010 won the men's 50m pistol and men's 10m air pistol.
The 65th National Athletic Meet Adult Men's Air Pistol Champion 5th consecutive national championship held in 2010
January, 2010 No applicable person
May, 2009 Yukari Kinga Sports Participated as a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Soccer Women's Japan National Team and finished 4th.
Nao Morooka Sports The 36th Japan Karate Championships Adult Women's Club Championship held in 2008
The 63rd National Athletic Meet Adult Women's Bills Club Championship 2nd consecutive national championship held in 2008
Yuu Sasano Sports 2006 and 2007, ranked first in the elementary and junior high school national karate championship form section for two consecutive years.
In 2008, 2nd place in the shape section and 3rd place in the Kumite section.

Totsuka Ward Honor Encouragement Award and Totsuka Ward Honor Special Award

It was founded in 2019 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Tozuka Ward System.
・Totsuka Ward Invitation Award
  (The award is given to those who are recognized for their achievements equivalent to the Totsuka Ward Ward Honor Award and are expected to play an active role in the future.)
・Totsuka Ward Residents' Honor Award
  (Appended to those who have contributed to the promotion of sports, arts, culture, etc. or contributed to raising awareness)

Winners of the Totsuka Ward Honor Encouragement Award

List of Encouragement Prize Winners
Year of commendation Name (title omitted) Fields Achievements, etc.
January, 2025

Yumie Sakaki

Art

Tokyo Ballet Solist
He is expected to play a leading role in the performance of the Tokyo Ballet Company's "Swan Lake" with a history of 60 years, and is expected to be further active in the future.

January, 2024 No applicable person
January, 2023 No applicable person
January, 2022 Ocean Yokohama Young Sports

Young League 2020 Grand hosted by the All Japan Youth Baseball Federation
Championship Champion
The 15th All Japan Junior High School Baseball Championship Kanagawa Prefecture Representative

January, 2021 No applicable person
January, 2020 Kurai Bisuke Culture

The 17th "This mystery is amazing!" Received the Grand Prize at the Grand Prize
He made his debut as a writer in the award-winning work "Monster Woodman", and is expected to be further active as a mystery writer in the future.

Dainori Matsumoto Sports

Won the 10m Air Rifle (60 shots) competition boys' section at the 73rd National Athletic Meet
In the 74th tournament, further activities are expected, such as advanceing to the finals in the adult section.

January, 2019

Yoshihiko Endo Sports In "Ann Petit Soccer" played by athletes with upper limb or lower limb amputation, he was elected to Japan National Team at the "Ann Petit Soccer World Cup" held in Mexico in October 2018, contributing to the top 10th place ever

Totsuka Ward Residents' Honor Award Winners

List of winners of the Special Prize
Year of commendation Name (title omitted) Fields Achievements
January, 2025 Seiji Sakamoto Sports

First All Japan Squash Champion
Set a record of 149 consecutive victories in the All Japan Squash Championship for nine consecutive years and undefeated for nine years in the domestic tournament. He serves as a permanent director of the Japan Squash Association and supervises the national team, contributing to the spread and promotion of squash competitions, including the establishment of tournament rules and ranking systems.

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Totsuka Ward General Affairs Department Regional Promotion Division

Telephone: 045-866-8415

Telephone: 045-866-8415

Fax: 045-864-1933

Email address: to-chishin@city.yokohama.jp

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