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Mystery Writers of Japan Award

にほんすいりさっかきょうかいしょう

A literary award presented by the Mystery Writers of Japan to the most outstanding mystery novel published that year.

Mystery novel
Established
1948
Organizer
Mystery Writers of Japan
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Recommendation
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Announcement Period
around May
Status
Active

Description

A literary award given by the Mystery Writers of Japan to the best mystery novel published that year, considered the most prestigious award in the mystery world.

Related Awards

  • Mystery novel awards
  • The Best Mysteries Mystery Novel Almanac
  • Hon Mystery Grand Prize

Official Resources

http://www.mystery.or.jp/index.html

Past Winners

Edition 78 (2025)
Kajuu Koizumi novel and linked short stories category
Mikihiko Hisanaga short story category
Matsukoi Sugie criticism and research category
Stephen Edwin King translation category
Rō Shiraishi translation category
Edition 77 (2024)
Yugo Aosaki novel and linked short stories category
Akira Ogido novel and linked short stories category
Sakazaki Kaoru short story category
Yusuke Miyauchi short story category
川出正樹 criticism and research category
Shosaku Naka criticism and research category
ジョセフ・ノックス translation category
Makiko Ikeda translation category
Edition 76 (2023)
You Ashizawa novel and linked short stories category
Satoshi Ogawa novel and linked short stories category
Yasuhiko Nishizawa short story category
Masamichi Higurashi criticism and research category
ニクラス・ナット・オ・ダーグ translation category
Herenharume Miho translation category
Edition 75 (2022)
Ashibe Taku novel and linked short stories category
Yu Itsuki short story category
Seiichiro Oyama short story category
Osamu Komori criticism and research category
Edition 74 (2021)
Izumi Sakagami novel and linked short stories category
Tomoya Sakurada novel and linked short stories category
Shinichiro Yuki short story category
真田啓介 criticism and research category
Edition 73 (2020)
Go Katsuhiro novel and linked short stories category
Yagi Jun short story category
金承哲 criticism and research category
Edition 72 (2019)
Akira Hamanaka novel and linked short stories category
Ichi Sawamura short story category
Yasuo Nagayama criticism and research category
Edition 71 (2018)
Seiji Kodokoro novel and linked short stories category
Ten Furuta short story category
Noboru Miyata criticism and research category
Edition 70 (2017)
Usami Makoto うさみ まこと award
Gaku Yakumaru やくまる がく award
Edition 69 (2016)
Yuko Yuzuki ゆづき ゆうこ award
Naoki Oishi おおいし なおき award
Emi Nagashima ながしま えみ award
Yoshinobu Kadoi かどい よしのぶ award
Edition 68 (2015)
Ryôe Tsukimura つきむら りょうえ award
Kazuma Hayami はやみ かずま award
Masahiko Kikuni きくに まさひこ award
霜月蒼 しもつき あお award
Edition 67 (2014)
Kotarō Tsunekawa つねかわ こうたろう award
Kiyoshi Shimizu しみず きよし award
Motoi Taniguchi たにぐち もとし award
Edition 66 (2013)
Muneki Yamada やまだ そうき award
Nanami Wakatake わかたけ ななみ award
Koichi Suwabe すわべ こういち award
Edition 65 (2012)
Kazuaki Takano たかの かずあき award
Minato Kanae みなと かなえ award
Junya Yokota よこた じゅんや award
Edition 64 (2011)
Maya Yutaka まや ゆうたか award
Honobu Yonezawa よねざわ ほのぶ award
Reiichiro Fukami ふかみ れいいちろう award
Masao Higashi あずま まさお award
Edition 63 (2010)
Ko Amemura あめむら こう award
Tokuro Nukui ぬくい とくろう award
Yoshiaki Ando あんどう よしあき award
Kentarō Komori こもり けんたろう award
Edition 62 (2009)
Shusuke Michio みちお しゅうすけ award
Koji Yanagi やなぎ こうじ award
Keisuke Sone そね けいすけ award
Hirofumi Tanaka たなか ひろふみ award
Endo Toshiaki えんどう つしあき award
Yuichiro Kurihara くりはら ゆういちろう award
Edition 61 (2008)
Konno Bin こんの びん award
Hiroki Nagaoka ながおか ひろき award
Hazuki Saisho さいそう はづき award
Jun'ichiro Kida きだ じゅんいちろう award
Edition 60 (2007)
Kazuki Sakuraba さくらば かずき award
Edition 59 (2006)
Riku Onda おんだ りく award
Edition 58 (2005)
Yusuke Kishi きし ゆうすけ award
Atsunori Tomatsu とまつ あつのり award
Edition 57 (2004)
Ryosuke Kakine かきね りょうすけ award
Shogo Utano うたの しょうご award
Edition 56 (2003)
Mitsufumi Asagure あさぐも さんぶん award
Arisugawa Arisu ありすがわ ありす award
Edition 55 (2002)
Masanori Yamada やまだ まさのり award
Hideo Furukawa ふるかわ ひでお award
Edition 54 (2001)
Naomi Azuma あずま なおき award
Hiroe Suga すが ひろえ award
Edition 53 (2000)
Arata Tendo てんどう あらた award
Harutoshi Fukui ふくい はるとし award
Edition 52 (1999)
Keigo Higashino ひがしの けいご award
かのう りょういち award
Edition 51 (1998)
Natsuo Kirino きりの なつお award
Seishu Hase はせ せいしゅう award
Edition 50 (1997)
Yuichi Shinpo しんぽ ゆういち award
Kyodo News きょうどうつうしんしゃ しゃかいぶ award
Edition 49 (1996)
Kyogoku Natsuhiko きょうごく なつひこ award
Katsufumi Umehara うめはら かつふみ award
Hiroyuki Kurokawa くろかわ ひろゆき award
Edition 48 (1995)
Hajime Orihara おりはら はじめ award
Yoshinaga Fujita ふじた よしなが award
Tomoko Kano かのう ともこ award
Masaya Yamaguchi やまぐち まさや award
Saburo Kakami かがみ さぶろう award
Edition 47 (1994)
Ramo Nakajima なかじま らも award
Jun Saito さいとう じゅん award
Kiichiro Suzuki すずき きいちろう award
Jiro Kitakami きたかみ じろう award
Edition 46 (1993)
Kaoru Takamura たかむら かおる award
Shinji Hata はた しんじ award
Fumichika Hasebe はせべ ふみちか award
Edition 45 (1992)
Ayatsuji Yukito あやつじ ゆきと award
Miyuki Miyabe みやべ みゆき award
Rokusuke Nozaki のざき ろくすけ award
Edition 44 (1991)
Arimasa Osawa おおさわ ありまさ award
Kaoru Kitamura きたむら かおる award
Rō Takenaka たけなか ろう award
Takuo Tokuoka とくおか たかお award
Edition 43 (1990)
Jō Sasaki ささき ゆずる award
Shunsuke Tsurumi つるみ しゅんすけ award
Edition 42 (1989)
Waku Shunzo わく しゅんぞう award
Yoichi Funado ふなと よいち award
Mariko Koike こいけ まりこ award
Akira Naoi なおい あきら award
Edition 41 (1988)
Kenji Kosugi こすぎ けんじ award
Edition 40 (1987)
Go Osaka おうさか ごう novel category
Katsuhiko Takahashi たかはし かつひこ novel category
Hideo Ito いとう ひでお criticism and others category
Edition 39 (1986)
Okajima Ninin おかじま ににん novel category
Tatsuo Shimizu しみず たつお novel category
Yoshio Matsumura まつむら よしお criticism and others category
Edition 38 (1985)
Kenzo Kitakata きたかた けんぞう novel category
Hiroko Minagawa みながわ ひろこ novel category
Minoru Sase させ みのる criticism and others category
Iwao Matsuyama まつやま がん criticism and others category
Edition 37 (1984)
加納一朗 かのう いちろう novel category
Ro Tomono ばんの ろう short story and linked short stories category
Edition 36 (1983)
Koji Kurumizawa くるみざわ こうじ novel category
Edition 35 (1982)
Masaki Tsuji つじ まさき novel prize
Keisuke Kusaka くさか けいすけ short story prize
Edition 34 (1981)
Kyotaro Nishimura にしむら きょうたろう novel prize
Etsuko Niki にき えつこ short story prize
Mikihiko Renjo れんじょう みきひこ short story prize
Eisuke Nakazono なかぞの えいすけ criticism and others category award
Edition 33 (1980)
No winner
Edition 32 (1979)
Makoto Tendo てんとう まこと novel prize
Yoshiaki Hiyama ひやま よしあき novel prize
Takashi Atoda あとだ たかし short story prize
Jinichi Uekusa うえくさ じんいち criticism and others category award
Edition 31 (1978)
Tsumao Awasaka あわさか つまお novel prize
Chūya Nakahara おおおか しょうへい novel prize
Amehiko Aoki あおき あまひこ criticism and others category award
Kyoji Ishikawa いしかわ きょうじ criticism and others category award
Edition 30 (1977)
Eitaro Ishizawa いしざわ えいたろう award
Masao Yamamura やまむら まさお award
Edition 29 (1976)
Yasuji Toita といた こうじ award
Manji Gonda ごんだ まんじ award
Edition 28 (1975)
Ikkou Shimizu しみず いっこう award
Edition 27 (1974)
Sakyo Komatsu こまつ さきょう award
Edition 26 (1973)
Shizuko Natsuki なつき しずこ award
Seiichi Morimura もりむら せいいち award
Edition 25 (1972)
No winner
Edition 24 (1971)
No winner
Edition 23 (1970)
Chin Shunshin ちん しゅんしん award
Edition 22 (1969)
No winner
Edition 21 (1968)
Shinichi Hoshi ほし しんいち award
Edition 20 (1967)
Tooru Miyoshi みよし とおる award
Edition 19 (1966)
Kawataro Nakajima なかじま かわたろう award
Edition 18 (1965)
Sano Hiroshi さの ひろし award
Edition 17 (1964)
Shoji Yuuki ゆうき しょうじ award
Norio Kono こうの のりお award
Edition 16 (1963)
Takao Tsuchiya つちや たかお award
Edition 15 (1962)
Takashi Asuka あすか たかし award
Edition 14 (1961)
Tsutomu Mizukami みずかみ つとむ award
Saho Sasazawa ささざわ さほ award
Edition 13 (1960)
Tetsuya Ayukawa あゆかわ てつや award
Edition 12 (1959)
Yorichika Arima ありま よりよし award
Edition 11 (1958)
Kikuo Tsunoda つのだ きくお award
Edition 10 (1957)
Seichō Matsumoto まつもと せいちょう award
Edition 9 (1956)
Jokichi Hikage ひかげ じょうきち award
Edition 8 (1955)
永瀬三吾 ながせ さんご award
Edition 7 (1954)
Jojiro Okami おかみ じょうじろう encouragement award
Hikawa Rou ひかわ ろう encouragement award
Saburo Washio わしお さぶろう encouragement award
Edition 6 (1953)
No winner
Edition 5 (1952)
Jun Mizutani みずたに じゅん award
Edogawa Rampo えどがわ らんぽ criticism and others
Edition 4 (1951)
Udaru Ooshita おおした うだじ novel prize
Kazuo Shimada しまだ かずお short story prize
Edition 3 (1950)
Akimitsu Takagi たかぎ あきみつ novel prize
Sunao Otsubo おおつぼ すなお short story prize
Edition 2 (1949)
Ango Sakaguchi さかぐち あんご novel prize
Futaro Yamada やまだ ふうたろう short story prize
Edition 1 (1948)
Seishi Yokomizo よこみぞ せいし novel prize
Kigi Kotarou きぎ こうたろう short story prize
Shigeru Kayama かやま しげる newcomer award