3 Kyoto Prize winners attend award ceremony

3 Kyoto Prize winners attend award ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Three Kyoto Prize winners (from L) -- Robert Samuel Langer, a biomedical engineer and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Edward Witten, a theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, pose for photographs during an award ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The prize awarded by the Inamori Foundation honors those who have contributed to scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment.

Japanese dyeing artist Shimura wins Kyoto Prize in arts

Japanese dyeing artist Shimura wins Kyoto Prize in arts

KYOTO, Japan - Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, attends the award ceremony for the Kyoto Prize in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. Shimura won this year's Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for her "artistic" creation of tsumugi kimono.

Order of Culture recipients honored at Imperial Palace

Order of Culture recipients honored at Imperial Palace

Recipients of the 2015 Order of Culture pose for a commemorative photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2015, after an awarding ceremony. (From L) neuroscientist Shigetada Nakanishi, optical communications scientist Yasuharu Suematsu, dyeing and weaving artist Fukumi Shimura, legal scholar Hiroshi Shiono, and Satoshi Omura and Takaaki Kajita, winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and Physics, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 Nobel laureates among others receiving Order of Culture award

2 Nobel laureates among others receiving Order of Culture award

Recipients of this year's Order of Culture -- (From L) Neuroscientist Shigetada Nakanishi, optical communications scientist Yasuharu Suematsu, dyeing and weaving expert Fukumi Shimura, legal scholar Hiroshi Shiono, and Satoshi Omura and Takaaki Kajita, winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and physics respectively -- pose for a group photo at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2015, following the award ceremony with Emperor Akihito in attendance. Another recipient, leading actor Tatsuya Nakadai, was absent from the ceremony due to his tight stage schedule. Japan's top award for contributions to the development of culture is given annually on Nov. 3, Japan's Culture Day, a national holiday. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

3 Kyoto Prize winners attend award ceremony

3 Kyoto Prize winners attend award ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Three Kyoto Prize winners (from L) -- Robert Samuel Langer, a biomedical engineer and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Edward Witten, a theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, pose for photographs during an award ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The prize awarded by the Inamori Foundation honors those who have contributed to scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment. (Kyodo)