The Kyoto Prize was developed with the Nobel Foundation and, while it is sometimes thought of as an “Asian Nobel”, it was created as a prestigious award for areas and fields not typically covered by the Nobel. My performance at the Kyoto Prize award ceremony stems from my long involvement in Japanese Traditional music as a shakuhachi player. I am a student of Mori Kozan, a master (daishihan) shakuhachi player in Kasugai, Japan.