shared across generations and borders. His work at

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY represents a significant step toward

the creation of a new cultural infrastructure for

Japan. Its impact extends far beyond a single facility or

development project, reaching the unprecedented scale of

supporting culture across an entire district. In doing so,

it presents a new model that meaningfully unites cultural

promotion with urban development. This extraordinary capacity

for vision and execution holds the potential to transform

the way Japanese culture is presented internationally,

while offering an important blueprint for future leaders

in both city-making and cultural initiatives. It is our

sincere hope that this ambitious endeavor to establish a

global platform for cultural exchange will grow into a

vibrant cultural sphere to be inherited by the next generation.

This honor is presented in profound recognition of Teruyuki

Omote’s pioneering commitment to building a new cultural

and artistic infrastructure, and in tribute to the vision and