Order of Cultural Merit
| Department (at the time of NU faculty member) | Name | Specialty | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate School of Engineering | Hiroshi Amano |
Electrical and Electronical Materials Engineering | November, 2014 |
| School of Engineering | Isamu Akasaki |
Semiconductor Electronics | November, 2011 |
| School of Science | Sumio Iijima |
Materials Science | November, 2009 |
| School of Science | Toshihide Maskawa |
Elementary Particle Physics | November, 2008 |
| School of Science | Osamu Shimomura |
Marine Biology | November, 2008 |
| Graduate School of Science | Makoto Kobayashi |
Elementary Particle Physics | November, 2008 |
| School of Science | Kiyoshi Ito |
Mathematics | November, 2008 |
| School of Science | Koji Nakanishi |
Organic Chemistry | November, 2007 |
| Graduate School of Science | Ryoji Noyori |
Organic Reaction Chemistry | November, 2000 |
| School of Medicine | Shinji Takahashi |
Radiology | November, 1984 |
| School of Medicine | Yasu Kuno |
Physiology | November, 1963 |
| School of Medicine, NU President | Seizo Katsunuma |
Hematology / Aviation Medicine | November, 1954 |
Persons of Cultural Merit
| Department (at the time of NU faculty member) | Name | Specialty | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Gene Research | Kazuo Shinozaki |
Plant Molecular Biology | November, 2016 |
| School of Science | Tsuneko Okazaki |
Molecular Biology | November, 2015 |
| Graduate School of Engineering | Hiroshi Amano |
Electrical and Electronical Materials Engineering | November, 2014 |
| School of Economics | Kazuo Koike |
Labor Economics | November, 2014 |
| School of Science | Yasuo Tanaka |
X-ray Astronomy / Promotion of Science | November, 2010 |
| Center for Gene Research | Masahiro Sugiura |
Plant Molecular Biology / Plant Genome Sciences | November, 2009 |
| School of Science | Osamu Shimomura |
Marine Biology | November, 2008 |
| Graduate School of Science | Masatoshi Takeichi |
Developmental Biology | November, 2004 |
| Graduate School of Engineering | Isamu Akasaki |
Semiconductor Electronics | November, 2004 |
| School of Science | Kiyoshi Ito |
Mathematics | November, 2003 |
| School of Economics | Yuichi Shionoya |
Philosophy of Economics | November, 2002 |
| School of Science | Toshihide Maskawa |
Elementary Particle Physics | November, 2001 |
| Graduate School of Science | Makoto Kobayashi |
Elementary Particle Physics | November, 2001 |
| School of Agricultural Sciences | Yoshito Kishi |
Natural Organic Chemistry | November, 2001 |
| School of Science | Koji Nakanishi |
Organic Chemistry | November, 1999 |
| Graduate School of Science | Ryoji Noyori |
Organic Chemistry | November, 1998 |
| School of Science | Shigefumi Mori |
Mathematics | November, 1990 |
| School of Science | Yoshimasa Hirata |
Natural Products Chemistry | November, 1990 |
| School of Medicine | Shinji Takahashi |
Radiology | November, 1979 |
| School of Medicine | Yasu Kuno |
Physiology | November, 1963 |
| School of Science | Yuji Shibata |
Inorganic Chemistry | November, 1962 |
| School of Engineering | Motoji Shibusawa |
Electrical Engineering | November, 1955 |
| School of Medicine, President | Seizo Katsunuma |
Hematology / Aviation Medicine | November, 1954 |