| Applicants | ： | 239 | 20 Counrty & Area |
| Contestants | ： | 40 | 9 Counrty & Area |
| Round1 | ： | 33 | 7 Counrty & Area |
| Round2 | ： | 20 | |
| Round3 | ： | 10 | |
| Final | ： | 5 |
| applicants | Counrty & Area |
|---|---|
| 144 | Japan |
| 20 | China |
| 15 | Russia |
| 12 | Korea |
| 4 | USA, Belarus |
| 7 | Ukraine, Taiwan |
| 5 | Italy |
| 3 | Australia, Canada, Brazil |
| 2 | Israel, Kazakhstan, Germany |
| 1 | Georgia, Spain, Poland, Latvia, Romania |
| 1 | Japan / USA |
ON March 14, 2018 - March 25 total of 7,180
Shuku IWASAKI [ Japan / Pianist ]
Susumu AOYAGI [ Pianist, Japan ]
Shinichiro IKEBE [ Composer, Japan ]
Vincenzo BALZANI [ Pianist, Italy ]
Michiko OKAMOTO (Round 1) [ Pianist, Japan ]
Ikuyo KAMIYA [ Japan / Pianist ]
Daejin KIM (Final) [ Pianist, Korea ]
Klaus HELLWIG [ Pianist, Germany ]
DANG Thai Son [ Pianist, Vietnam ]
Etsuko TERADA(Round 1) [ Pianist, Japan ]
Pascal DEVOYON (Round2～Final) [ Pianist, France ]
Piotor PALECZNY [ Pianist, Poland ]
Mikhail VOSKRESENSKY [ Pianist, Russia ]
The juries' names are listed in alphabetical order without their titles.
Takeshi KAWASHIMA (contemporary artist from Kagawa Prefecture)
| Prize | Special Award | Name | Country and Regions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st prize winner |
Kagawa Governor's Award Takamatsu Mayor's Award Matsudaira Koekikai Foundation Award Best Perforamnce of Commisioned Piece |
Yasuko FURUMI | Japan |
| 2nd prize winner |
Takamatsu Convention and Visitors Bureau Foundation President's Award | Kang Tae KIM | Korea |
| 3rd prize winner |
Yui FUSHIKI | Japan | |
| 4th prize winner |
German KITKIN | Russia | |
| 5th prize winner |
Aurelia VISOVAN | Romania |
