List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Okinawa)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of archaeological materials (考古資料, kōko shiryō) for the Prefecture of Okinawa.^[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 January 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Excavated Artefacts from Sefa-utaki 沖縄県斎場御嶽出土品 Okinawa-ken sēfā utaki shutsudo-hin	1406-1879 !Ryukyu Kingdom	Nanjō	Nanjō City (kept at the Nanjō Office of Administration (南城市役所本庁舎総務課))	562 items, comprising 9 magatama (3 of gold), ten pieces of celadon, 9 gold coins (yoshōsen (厭勝銭), and 534 copper coins (senka (銭貨)); Sefa-utaki is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu^[5]		26°08′40″N 127°46′01″E / 26.14436935°N 127.76706372°E / 26.14436935; 127.76706372 (Nanjō Office of Administration)
Excavated Ceramics from the Site of Shuri Castle 沖縄県首里城京の内跡出土陶磁器 Okinawa-ken Shuri-jō kyō no uchi ato shutsudo tōjiki	1406-1469 !First Shō Dynasty	Nishihara	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター)	518 items; Shuri Castle is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu^[5]		26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E / 26.2434428°N 127.75961935°E / 26.2434428; 127.75961935

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, two properties have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4]^[6]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru Shell Mound 古我地原貝塚出土品 Kogachibaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin	1 !mid to late-Jōmon	Nishihara	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター)	234 items, comprising 30 pieces of earthenware, 101 stone tools, 58 artefacts made of shell, 39 of bone, and 6 of stone; Kogachibaru Shell Mound is in Uruma City^[7]		26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E / 26.2434428°N 127.75961935°E / 26.2434428; 127.75961935
Excavated Artefacts from Shimotabaru Shell Mound 下田原貝塚出土品 Shimotabaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin	2 !c.3800 BP	Nishihara	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター)	209 items, comprising 1 piece of earthernware (and a further 85 fragments), 45 stone tools, 137 artefacts of shell, and 26 of bone; Shimotabaru Shell Mound on Hateruma, Taketomi, is a Prefectural Historic Site^[7]		26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E / 26.2434428°N 127.75961935°E / 26.2434428; 127.75961935

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, one property has been designated at a municipal level.^[4]^[8]

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Kaigen Tsuhō Excavated from Sakieda Akazaki Shell Mound 崎枝赤崎貝塚出土開元通宝 Sakieda Akazaki kaizuka shutsudo kaigen tsūhō	618-907 !Tang dynasty	Ishigaki	Ishigaki City	cast coins		24°20′29″N 124°09′18″E / 24.341320°N 124.154981°E / 24.341320; 124.154981 (Ishigaki City Board of Education)

Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials

Hokkaidō	Hokkaidō

Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima

Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa

Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi

Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama

Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi

Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi

Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima

Okinawa	Okinawa

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Cultural Properties of Japan - Okinawa Prefecture

Tangible Cultural Properties	Structures Paintings Sculptures Crafts Writings Archaeological Materials Historical Materials Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (buildings)

Intangible Cultural Properties	Intangible Cultural Properties Intangible Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records

Folk Cultural Properties	Tangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Registered Tangible Folk Cultural Properties Intangible Folk Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records

Monuments	Historic Sites Places of Scenic Beauty Natural Monuments Registered Monuments (Historic Sites) Registered Monuments (Places of Scenic Beauty)

Cultural Landscapes	N/A

Groups of Traditional Buildings	Tonaki Island Taketomi Island

Conservation Techniques	Ryūkyū indigo dyestuffs production Choma thread twisting Loom building Hairstyling for traditional Okinawan performing arts Kumi Odori tools and costume production and restoration

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References

↑ "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(考古資料沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
1 2 3 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
1 2 "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
1 2 古我地原貝塚・下田原貝塚出土品展 [Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru and Shimotabaru Shell Mounds] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
↑ 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

External links

(Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
(Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture

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