1967 The Grand Prize at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava TARO AND THE BAMBOO SHOOT by Masako Matsuno illustrated by Yasuo Segawa 1969 The Golden Plaque at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava PUNKHU MAINCHA, The STORY OF DHON CHOLECHA retold by Yuzo Otsuka illustrated by Isamu Akino 1977 The Golden Apple at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava ANNO'S A-I-U-E-O by Mitsumasa Anno 1979 The Golden Apple at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava ANNO'S JOURNEY by Mitsumasa Anno 1980 Hans Christian Andersen Awards for Illustration ROKUJIZO AND THE HATS retold by Teiji Seta illustrated by Suekichi Akaba 1981 Zilveren Griffel ANNO'S MEDIEVAL WORLD by Mitsumasa Anno 1981 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year THE CRANE WIFE retold by Sumiko Yagawa illustrated by Suekichi Akaba 1984 Hans Christian Andersen Awards for Illustration STRANGE STRANGE PICTURES by Mitsumasa Anno 1986 Zilveren Griffel MAY WE SLEEP HERE TONIGHT? by Tan Koide illustrated by Yasuko Koide 1997 The Golden Apple at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava LET'S PLAY TOGETHER - A BOOK OF JAPANESE NURSERY SONGS by Nobuko Kondo illustrated by Toshio Kajiyama 1999 The Grand Prize at Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava IN THE NIGHT KINDERGARTEN by Shuntaro Tanikawa illustrated by Etsuko Nakatsuji photographs by Etsuko Nakatsuji 2000 The Grand Prize for Fiction at Bologna Children's Book Fair A MAN IN BLACK COAT by Saiji Kanamori illustrated by Saiji Kanamori