The Japan Best Knit Selection 2013 Awards Ceremony was held on December 11th, the final day of the exhibition, at the Tokyo International Forum in Yurakucho, Tokyo, where Sato Seni won the Grand Prix. This was the sixth Japan Best Knit Selection, but the awards were held for the first time, aiming to further raise the level and quality of the exhibition. The awards were recognized for incorporating creativity and design into original spun yarns to create products that actually sell. President Masaki Sato said, "Rather than following the market or trends, we have leveraged our company's unique strengths to propose what we can do now. We want to continue creating products that can be shared with the world and introduce a new fashion culture to the Japanese market. We want to continue evolving our manufacturing so that we can be selected as the Grand Prix again next time." The Design Award went to Burns Factory for its highly refined design, which made full use of advanced sewing techniques, and the Technology Award went to Daiichi Knit Marketing, which was recognized for its outstanding technology that combined high-gauge, molding, and sewing techniques. The runner-up for the Design Award was Nakahashi Mokko, and the runner-up for the Technology Award was Maruwa Knit. Burns Factory emphasized, "We want to bring the knitwear industry back to Japan and work hard to make a profit," while Daiichi Knit Marketing emphasized, "We don't want to be praised and lose money; we want to turn this award into profit."

Chairman of the Award Judging Committee, Cool Japan Fund President Nobuyuki Ota, said, "The Cool Japan Fund wants to support companies that sell high-quality Japanese products at high prices and inspire Japanese production areas to continue their manufacturing. The level of the Japan Best Knit Selection is also improving every year. I hope that you will continue to promote the quality of Japanese knitwear."

The Japan Best Knit Selection is an exhibition specializing in domestically produced knitwear and textiles. In fiscal 2011, the import penetration rate for knitwear products exceeded 96% on a volume basis, and the country is being dominated by imported products from China and other Asian countries. The award was launched in 2009 to connect Japanese knitwear culture and craftsmanship to business, with companies in the production areas proposing original products that make use of their technology, sensibility and production systems. The award is selected from exhibiting companies by a panel of six judges, including Ota, and is scheduled to continue for the next year.