The Third Award Ceremony of "Niigata International Food Award"29th October 2014 Hotel Nikko Niigata
Monument of Main Prize Made by Mr. Ryouhei Miyata who is the President of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and a native of Sado Island of Niigata Pref. He is the world famous metal artist and the title of this piece is “Springen” which expressed “Leap(Spring) and Hope to the Future”.
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Niigata City Office Furumachi Annex 6F 
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The ceremony started with the screening report from Dr. Hideaki Karaki who is the chairman of selection committee.
After Chairman Karaki, President Koizumi presented the trophy, award certificate and the symbolic cheque of supplementary prize to the winners.
Other congratulatory address from the Mayor of Niigata City, Mr. Osamu Hashiramoto who is the Chief of International Cooperating Division of Minister’s secretariat of MAFF, Ms. Naoko Takemoto of FAO Liaison Office assistant chief of Japan, Dr. Chadaram Sivaji who is the counsellor of the Embassy of India, Mr. Hiroshi Iwatani who is the deputy manager of Rural Development Department of JICA. At the end of the Ceremony, our vice president and the Chief Chairman, Association of Corporate Executives Mr. Hiromu Ikeda made the address of acknowledgement.