The Otaka prize (尾高賞 Otaka-shō) is a prize annually awarded since 1953. It is named after the Japanese composer and conductor Hisatada Otaka, the prize is given to Japanese composers, and is awarded by the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Awardees include,

Toshi Ichiyanagi was a Japanese avant-garde composer and pianist. One of the leading composers in Japan during the postwar era, Ichiyanagi worked in a range of genres, composing Western-style operas and orchestral and chamber works, as well as compositions usin ...

, Shinichiro Ikebe,

Toshiro Mayuzumi Toshiro Mayuzumi (黛敏郎 ''Mayuzumi Toshirō'' ; 20 February 1929 – 10 April 1997) was a Japanese composer known for his implementation of avant-garde instrumentation alongside traditional Japanese musical techniques. His works drew i ...

and the first woman awardee, Keiko Fujiie.

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Official website
NHK Visual arts awards Japanese music awards Awards established in 1953 1953 establishments in Japan {{music-award-stub