The is an award presented by the for contributions to linguistics. The prize has been awarded since 1982 and is named after Shinmura Izuru, known for his many contributions to Japanese linguistics and lexicography.
List of recipients
1982
The Uralic Society of Japan: for their contributions in their journal Uralica vol. 5 Research Group for Historical Japanese Lexicology (Kokugo goishi kenkyūkai): For contributions in their publication Studies in Historical Japanese Lexicology (Kokugo goishi no kenkyū) Nos. 2 and 3. 1983 Hōbōgirin Research Institute (Hōbōgirin Kenkyūjo): For their contribution in Hōbōgirin, an encyclopedia of Buddhism. 1984 Harumichi Ishizuka: Zushoryō Manuscripts, Nihon Syoki: Research Part (Zushoryōbon Nihon Shoki Kenkyūhen) Junichi Endō: Critical Study on Fables of Aesop I, II (Isopo Monogatari no genten teki kenkyū, Sēhen, Zokuhen) 1985 Yukihiro Yamaguchi: Comprehensive study of a dialect in Arai, Shizuoka, Japan Yoshiki Yamaguchi: On Establishment of Old Japanese Syntax and Morphology (Kodai nihongo bunpō no seiritsu no kenkyū) 1986 Akira Minegishi: Linguistic Study of Records of Heian Period (Heian jidai kokiroku no kokugogaku teki kenkyū) 1987 Yorio Ōtaka: Marie de France : Oeuvres complètes Kazuo Takeuchi: A Turkish-Japanese Dictionary (Torukogo jiten) Studies in Japanese of Kamakura era (Kamakura jidaigo kenkyū): Studies in Language of Kamakura Vol. 1-10 1988 Konshi Fukuda: Dictionary of Literary Manchu (Manshūgo bungo jiten) 1989 Haruo Aoki: For a transliteration and a translation of Nez Perce folklore 1990 Dialectological Circle of Japan (Nihon hōgen kenkyūkai): The course of Study of Japanese Dialects: Festschrift for the centenary of a birth of Misao Tōjō. Study part, bibliography part.