1981 1st Great Buddha (Fudo Myoo) in Fukuoji-temple, Kabe, Hiroshima
1985 Kyoto Governor's Award
1988 fixed 100 sculptures in Guimet Museum, Paris
1991 given "DaiBusshi (Great Buddhist Sculptor)" title
2006 Jun. his Museum open in Kyoto
Sep. introduced in a NHK documentary film
2010 Sep. Fake Chinese-made sculpture was sold on the Yahoo! Japan site. (see the comment below!)
List of his works ~JapaneseOnly
Museum~located west of Kyoto Gosho, Kamikyo-ku,
Open only on limited Saturdays and Sundays. Contact Matsumoto Kobo(075-332-7974) before you visit.