Mainichi Publishing Culture Award


is an annual award given to distinguished literary works and activities in the sectors literature and art, humanities and social science, natural science, and encyclopedic work, plus a special award. It was founded in 1947 and is sponsored by the Mainichi Newspapers Co., the publishing house of the Mainichi Shimbun.

Recipients (selected)

;1947
;1948
;1951
;1952
  • Literature and art award for Hiroshi Noma for Shinkū chitai
;1954
;1955
;1958
;1959
;1960
;1961
;1962
;1963
  • Literature and art award for Kazuo Hirotsu for Nengatsu no ahioto
;1964
  • Literature and art award for Morio Kita for Nireke no hitobito
;1965
;1966
;1967
;1968
;1969
  • Literature and art award for Jūkichi Uno for Shingeki tanoshi kanashi
;1972
;1973
  • Literature and art award for Akira Abe for Sennen
;1974
;1976
;1977
;1978
;1994
;1995
  • Literature and art award for Tadao Satō for Nihon eiga-shi
;2001
;2004
;2005
;2007
;2009
;2020
  • Humanities and social science award for Takehiko Kariya for ''Oitsuita Kindai Keita Kindai''