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Tenkai Prize
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
The Tenkai Prize was created in 1968 in honor of the Japanese magician Tenkai (1889-1972).[1]
It is awarded to a Japanese national who is a remarkable creator of magic by a committee represented by very many Japanese Magic clubs. The original committee included Tenkai himself.
The Tenkai Prize can be awarded on a yearly basis but only if there is a worthy recipient. The work of the recipient is published in a book which is released soon afterward.[2]
Awardees
- Hakumin Hayashi 1968
- Masao Atsukawa 1969
- Yoichi Akamatsu 1971
- Yasuo Kiga 1972
- Hiroshi Sawa 1973
- Haruo Shimada 1975
- Shigeru Sugawara 1976
- Michihiro Matsuda 1978
- Ton Onosaka 1980
- Toyozane Sanada 1982
- Shigeo Futagawa 1983,
- Hiroshi Kondo 1986,
- Phil Goldstein 1988
References
- ↑ Who's Who in Magic: An International Biographical Guide From Past to Present by Bart Whaley (1990)
- ↑ http://funstuffonly.com/tenyo/tenyo/tenyo-inventors/