This article is about the Japanese order. For the Korean order, see Order of Cultural Merit (Korea).
Order of Culture 文化勲章
Neck
order of the award
Awarded by the Emperor of Japan
Type
Order
Awarded for
contributions to Japanese art, literature, or culture
Status
Currently constituted
Sovereign
HM The Emperor
Grades
Member
Precedence
Next (higher)
Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Equivalent
Order of the Rising Sun (Grand Cordon) Order of the Sacred Treasure (Grand Cordon) Order of the Precious Crown (Grand Cordon)
Ribbon of the order
The Order of Culture (文化勲章, Bunka-kunshō) is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature, science, technology, or anything related to culture in general; recipients of the order also receive an annuity for life. The order is conferred by the Emperor of Japan in person on Culture Day (November 3) each year. It is considered equivalent to the highest rank (Grand Cordon) of the Order of the Rising Sun, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and the Order of the Precious Crown. The only orders that Japanese emperors bestow on recipients by their own hands are the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, the Grand Cordon of each order, and the Order of Culture.[1]
The badge of the order, which is in gold with white enamel, is in the form of a Tachibana orange blossom; the central disc bears three crescent-shaped jades (magatama). The badge is suspended on a gold and enamel wreath of mandarin orange leaves and fruit, which is in turn suspended on a purple ribbon worn around the neck.
^Toshio Kurihara. (2011) 勲章 知られざる素顔. Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 978-4004313069
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