List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

This is a list of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan.

Criteria

1. It must exemplify something original in the Japanese people's everyday life in terms of origin and content, and be typical.
2. It must exemplify the process of evolution of some technique.
3. It must exemplify some local characteristic.

Designated cultural properties

Manners and customs

Manufacture, livelihood

7 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.

Name	Date	Location	Remarks	Preservation	Image	Desig.	Ref.
Spring Hoe Festival of Higoshi Shinmei Shrine 樋越神明宮の春鍬祭 Higoshi Shinmei-gū no Haru Kuwa Matsuri	11 February	Tamamura, Gunma	spring hoe festival; earliest record is to 1798[1]	Association for the Preservation of the Shinmeigu Harukuwa Matsuri (神明宮春鍬祭保存会)		2002
Bonito Fishing Festival of Kōzushima 神津島のかつお釣り行事 Kōzushima no Katsuo Tsuri Gyōji	2 August	Kōzushima, Tokyo	bonito fishing festival	Association for the Preservation of the Monoiminanomikoto Shrine Katsuo Tsuri (物忌奈命神社かつお釣り保存会)		1999
Spiral Rice Planting of Sado 佐渡の車田植 Sado no Kuruma Taue	last third of May	Sado, Niigata	seedlings are planted in a circular fashion by a trio of workers[2]	Association for the Preservation of Sado Kuruma Taue (佐渡の車田植保存会)		1979
ja:奥能登のあえのこと oku noto no ae no koto	December 5 and February 9	Okunoto, Ishikawa				1976
Mibu Flower Rice Planting 壬生の花田植 Mibu no Hana Taue	first Sunday in June	Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima	colourful rice-planting ritual inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[3]	Association for the Preservation of Mibu no Hana Taue (壬生の花田植保存会)		1976
Farming Festival of Aso 阿蘇の農耕祭事 Aso no Nōkō Saiji	13th day of first month and 25th day of 9th month (Aso Shrine); 16th day of first month and 23rd, 24th days of 9th month (Kuninomiyako Shrine) in old lunisolar calendar	Aso, Kumamoto		Association for the Preservation of the Aso Noko Festival (阿蘇の農耕祭事保存会)		1982
Tanegashima Hōman Shrine Rice planting Festival 種子島宝満神社の御田植祭 Tanegashima Hōman Jinja no otaue matsuri	3 April	Minamitane, Kagoshima		Association for the Preservation of the Hōman Shrine Red Rice planting Festival (宝満神社赤米お田植え祭り保存会)		2016

Life rituals

6 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.

Name	Date	Description/Remarks	Location	Image	Designated	Reference
Izumiyama Mountain Worship 泉山の登拝行事 Izumiyama no Tohai Gyōji	25 July	An event in which young children between the age of 7 and 9 from the village of Izumiyama climb Mt. Nakui to worship at mountain shrines	Sannohe, Aomori		1997
Hata Oyamagake 羽田のお山がけ Hata no Oyamagake	15th and 16th day of 8th month*	An event in which 7 year old boys climb nearby Hanedayama to pray for their healthy growth.	Kesennuma, Miyagi		2000
Kohata Banner Festival 木幡の幡祭り Kohata no Hata Matsuri	1 December	An event in which a procession of parishioners carrying colorful banners climb Kohatayama to worship at Okitsushima and Hayama shrines.	Nihonmatsu, Fukushima		2004
Kawamata Coming-of-Age Ceremony 川俣の元服式 Kawamata no Genpuku Shiki	21 January	A traditional coming of age ceremony for 20-year-old males with roots in the late Edo period.	Nikkō, Tochigi		1987
Iwatsuki Traditional Sumo Ring Entrance Ceremony 岩槻の古式土俵入り Iwatsuki no Koshiki Dohyōiri	Around 21 October	A traditional sumo ring entrance ceremony performed by young boys.	Iwatsuki, Saitama		2005
Kasuga Groom Festival 春日の婿押し Kasuga no Muko Oshi	14 January	A series of events held for men and women who became married in the previous year.	Kasuga, Fukuoka		1995

Those dates marked with an * follow the traditional calendar.

Amusements, contests

9 designations

Name	Criteria	Date	Remarks	Location	Image
Kariwano tug of war (刈和野の大綱引き Kariwano no ōtsuna-hiki)[4]	1	15th day of 1st month in old lunisolar calendar		Daisen, Akita	—
Sōma Wild horse racing (相馬野馬追 Sōma Nomaoi)[5]	1	July 23–25		Sōma and Minamisōma Fukushima
Bullfighting (牛の角突きの習俗 Ushi no tsunotsuki no shūzoku)	1	some time between May and November (irregular)		Nagaoka, Ojiya and Uonuma, Niigata	—
Tsuruga Nishimachi tug of war (敦賀西町の綱引き Tsuruga Nishimachi no tsuna-hiki)[6]	1	January 14		Tsuruga, Fukui	—
Tajima Kutani tug of war (但馬久谷の菖蒲綱引き Tajima Kutani shōbu tsuna-hiki)[7]	1	June 5		Shin'onsen, Hyōgo	—
Inaba tug of war (因幡の菖蒲綱引き Inaba no shōbu tsuna-hiki)[8]	1	5th day of 5th month and weekends before and after (Aoya); Sunday closest to the 5th day of the 5th month (Ketaka) (both dates in old lunisolar calendar); Sunday closest to June 5 (Iwami)		Iwami, Tottori (formerly Aoya and Ketaka), Tottori	—
Misasa tug of war (三朝のジンショ Misasa no jinsho)	1	May 3 and 4		Misasa, Tottori	—
namari no momote (生里のモモテ)	1	Sunday closest to 1st day of 2nd month in old lunisolar calendar		Namari, Takuma, Mitoyo, Kagawa	—
Yobuko tug of war (呼子の大綱引き yobuko no ōtsunahiki)	1	first weekend in June		Yobuko, Karatsu, Saga	—

Social life (knowledge of folk customs)

2 designations

Name	Criteria	Date	Remarks	Location	Image
上州白久保のお茶講 (Jōshū-shirakubo no ochakō)[9][10]	1	24 February	Local residents welcome the gods, drinking tea together, reading the tea and predicting the bounty in their lives.	Nakanojō, Gunma	—
粟生のおも講と堂徒式 (Ao no omokō to dōtoshiki)	1	8th day of first month in Japan's old lunisolar calendar	—	Shimizu, Wakayama	—

Annual functions or events

33 designations

Name	Criteria	Type	Date	Remarks	Location	Image
Yoshihama Suneka (吉浜のスネカ Yoshihama no suneka)[11]	1	Visiting kami	15 January	A person called "Suneka", representing a kami and dressed in a strange mask and a straw raincoat, visits each house in a given district to punish lazy or crying children; related to the Namahage tradition of Akita Prefecture; handed down in Yoshihama district, Sanriku, Ōfunato, Iwate	Ōfunato, Iwate	—
Tsukihama Enzu-no-wari (月浜のえんずのわり Tsukihama no Enzu-no-wari)[12]	1	Harvest/fertility	11–16 January	Bird chasing procession (tori-oi) involving children; traditionally a festival to pray for abundant harvest and good health; handed down in Tsukihama district, Miyato, Higashimatsushima, Miyagi	Higashimatsushima, Miyagi	—
Yonekawa Mizukaburi (ablution) (米川の水かぶり Yonekawa no mizukaburi)[13]	1	Protection	12 February	Event to ward off fire; young men and men of a critical age (yakudoshi, 42 years of age) dress in straw raincoats and headdresses their faces painted with soot; after a shrine visit they return to town and throw water on the houses; home owners try to extract from the participants' costumes straws which are then considered charms against fire	Tome, Miyagi	—
Kamigō no koshōgatsu gyōji (上郷の小正月行事)[14]	1		15 January	"Little New Year" (koshōgatsu) event celebrated by children involving the burning of a hut of Sae-no-kami and a bird chasing procession (tori-oi) with singing	Nikaho, Akita	—
Namahage on Oga Peninsula (男鹿のナマハゲ Oga no Namahage)[15][16]	1	Visiting kami	31 December–16 January	Young men dressed in traditional straw garments and wearing large masks representing the Namahage deity visit houses of new community members urging them to work and study hard; after receiving sake and mochi they leave blessing the house	Oga, Akita
Rokugō Kamakura (六郷のカマクラ行事 Rokugō no Kamakura gyōji)	1		11–15 February	snow huts	Misato, Akita
"Little New Year" event of Yuza (遊佐の小正月行事 Yuza no koshōgatsu gyōji)[17]	1	Visiting kami	1, 3 and 6 January[nb 1]	A person called "Amahage", representing a kami dressed in a straw coat and covered with a red or blue ogre mask visits each family distributing mochi; also includes a tori-oi bird chasing event with drums and singing; the straw coats are burned together with kadomatsu and shimenawa in an event known as Honte-yaki (Honte burning)	Yuza, Yamagata	—
Sai-no-kami of Mishima (三島のサイノカミ Mishima no Sai-no-kami)[18]	1		ca. January 15	Fire festival praying for abundant harvest, sound health and escape from evil; an artificial structure (Sai-no-kami) made of a sacred tree and new year's decoration is burned	Mishima, Fukushima	—
108 lights of Inomata (猪俣の百八燈 Inomata no hyakuhattō)[19]	1	Bon Festival	15 August	Construction of 108 mounds[nb 2] and lighting of as many lights; said to originate in a ritual to console the spirits of Inomata Koheirokunoritsuna	Misato, Saitama
Mito floating of sacred boats (三戸のオショロ流し Mito no oshoro nagashi)	1	Bon Festival	16 August		Mito, Hassemachi, Miura, Kanagawa
Ōiso Sagichō (大磯の左義長 ōiso no sagichō)	1		3rd Saturday of January		Ōiso, Kanagawa
ōmi no take no karakai (青海の竹のからかい)	1	New Year Event	15 January		Ōmi, Niigata
Muramachi New Year Deity Send Off (邑町のサイノカミ muramachi no sai no kami)	1	New Year Event	Sunday before January 15 (or January 15 if it is a Sunday)		Nyūzen, Toyama
Noto's Amamehagi (能登のアマメハギ noto no amamehagi)	1	Visiting kami	January 2 (Monzen), January 14 and 20 (Wajima), February 3 (Uchiura)		Noto and Wajima, Ishikawa
Nozawa Onsen Dōsojin Fire Festival (野沢温泉の道祖神祭り nozawa onsen no dōsojin matsuri)	1		15 January		Nozawa Onsen, Nagano
Toba Fire Festival (鳥羽の火祭り toba no hi matsuri)	1		2nd Sunday in February		Nishio, Aichi
shimakamo gogō no bon matsuri gyōji (志摩加茂五郷の盆祭行事)	1		August 14, 15		Mie
ōtsu matsuri no hikiyama gyōji (大津祭の曳山行事)	1				Ōtsu, Shiga
tōkōji no onie (東光寺の鬼会)	1		8 January		Hyōgo
etsutsumi ōnishi no otsuna (江包・大西の御綱)	1		12 February		Nara
dadadō no onihashiri (陀々堂の鬼はしり)	1		14 January		Dadadō, Nenbutsu-ji, Gojō, Nara
sakenotsu no tondō (酒津のトンドウ)[20]	1	Koshōgatsu	weekend closest to January 15		Sakenotsu, Ketaka, Tottori, Tottori
isodake no guro (五十猛のグロ)	1	Koshōgatsu	January 11–15		Isodake, Ōda, Shimane
atsuki no shinmei matsuri (阿月の神明祭)	1	Koshōgatsu, fire festival	11 February		Yamaguchi
suōsō no hashiramatsu gyōji (周防祖生の柱松行事)	1		August 15 (Soo Nakamura), 19 (Soo Yamada), 23 (Soo Ochiai)		Soo, Shūtō, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
jifuku no toitoi (地福のトイトイ)	1	Koshōgatsu	14 January		Jifuku, Atō, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
Oni-yo Fire Festival of Daizenji Tamatare Shrine (大善寺玉垂宮の鬼夜 daizenji tamataregū no oniyo)[21]	1	Koshōgatsu, fire festival	7 January		Daizen-ji, Kurume, Fukuoka
mishima no kasedori (見島のカセドリ)[22]	1	Koshōgatsu	2nd Saturday in February		Hasuike-machi, Saga, Saga
shimozakiyama no hetomato gyōji (下崎山のヘトマト行事)	1		16 January		Shimozakiyama, Gotō, Nagasaki
koshikijima no toshidon (甑島のトシドン)	1	New Year	31 December		Koshikijima Islands, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
agina no arasetsu gyōji (秋名のアラセツ行事)[23]	1		1st day of hei of 8th month in old lunisolar calendar		Agina, Tatsugō, Kagoshima
minami satsuma no jūgoya gyōji (南薩摩の十五夜行事)	1		15th day of 8th month in old lunisolar calendar		Bonotsu, Chiran and Makurazaki; southern part of Satsuma Peninsula, Kagoshima
Miyakojima Paantu Festival (宮古島のパーントゥ miyakojima no pāntō)[24]	1		first 10 days of the 9th month (Shimajiri), last day of the ox in 12th month (Nobara) in old lunisolar calendar		Miyakojima, Okinawa

Religious festivals and beliefs

66 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.

Name	Japanese	Date	Location	Image	Designated
Procession to Mount Iwaki[25]	岩木山の登拝行事	Late July-15 August*	Hirosaki, Aomori		1984
Hirosaki Neputa[26]	弘前のねぷた	1–7 August	Hirosaki, Aomori		1980
Aomori Nebuta[27]	青森のねぶた	2–7 August	Aomori, Aomori		1980
Floats of Hachinohe Sansha Taisai[28]	八戸三社大祭の山車行事	1–3 August	Hachinohe, Aomori		2004
Murone Jinja festival[28][29][30]	室根神社祭のマツリバ行事	17–19 September, following a leap year*	Ichinoseki, Iwate		1985
	Floats of the Hanawa Matsuri (花輪祭の屋台行事 hanawa matsuri no yatai gyōji)	August 19, 20	Hanawa, Kazuno, Akita		2014
Floats of Kakunodate Matsuri[31]	角館祭りのやま行事	7–9 September	Kakunodate, Akita		1991
Akita Kantō[32]	秋田の竿灯	5–7 August	Akita, Akita		1980
Floats of Tsuchizaki Shinmeishasai[33]	土崎神明社祭の曳山行事	20–21 July	Akita, Akita		1997
Tōkoyasaka Jinja tōnin gyōji|[34]	東湖八坂神社のトウニン（統人）行事	7 July Various	Katagami, Akita		1986
	shōreisai no ōtaimatsu gyōji (松例祭の大松明行事)	December 31 and January 1	Dewa Sanzan, Tsuruoka, Yamagata		2014
Floats of Shinjō Matsuri[35]	新庄まつりの山車行事	24–26 August	Shinjō, Yamagata		2009
Kanazawa's Hayama Gomori[36]	金沢の羽山ごもり	16–18 November*	Fukushima, Fukushima		1980
Tajima Gion Festival[37]	田島祇園祭のおとうや行事	18–21 July	Minamiaizu, Fukushima		1981
Hitachi Float Procession[38]	日立風流物	3–5 May	Minamiaizu, Ibaraki		1977
Karasuyama Yamaage[39]	烏山の山あげ行事	25–27 July	Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi		1979
Floats of Kanuma Imamiya Shrine[40]	鹿沼今宮神社祭の屋台行事	2nd weekend of November	Kanuma, Tochigi		2003
	Hokkōji no gōhanshiki (発光路の強飯式)	3 January	Kanuma, Tochigi		1996
Katashina Monkey Chasing Festival[41]	片品の猿追い祭	Mid-September*	Katashina, Gunma		2000
Floats of Kawagoe Hikagawa Shrine[42]	川越氷川祭の山車行事	3rd weekend, October	Kawagoe, Saitama		2005
Music and Floats of the Chichibu Festival[43]	秩父祭の屋台行事と神楽	3, 6 December	Chichibu, Saitama		1979
Floats of Sawara[44]	佐原の山車行事	18–18 November	Katori, Chiba		2004
Shiramazu Grand Festival[45]	白間津のオオマチ（大祭）行事	23–25 July, every 4 years	Minamibōsō, Chiba		1992
Mona Satoimo Festival[46]	茂名の里芋祭	19–21 February	Tateyama, Chiba		2005
	sanpoku no botamochi matsuri (山北のボタモチ祭り)	December 2 (Nakahama and Sugitaira), January 12 (Ganjiki)	Murakami, Niigata		1999
Kibune Shrine Boat Festival[47]	貴船神社の船祭り	27–28 July	Manazuru, Kanagawa		1996
Namerikawa Nebuta Nagashi[48]	滑川のネブタ流し	31 July	Namerikawa, Toyama		1999
Uozu Tatemon Festival[49]	魚津のタテモン行事	7–8 August	Uozu, Toyama		1997
Takaoka Float Procession[50]	高岡御車山祭の御車山行事	1 May	Takaoka, Toyama		1979
Floats of Jōhana Shinmei Shrine[51]	城端神明宮祭の曳山行事	4–5 May	Nanto, Toyama		2002
The Customs of the Keta Uma Festival[52]	気多の鵜祭の習俗	16 December	Hakui, Ishikawa		2000
Wakabata Procession of the Kumakabuto Festival[53]	熊甲二十日祭の枠旗行事	20 September	Nanao, Ishikawa		1981
Floats of the Seihaku Festival[54]	青柏祭の曳山行事	13–15 May	Nanao, Ishikawa		1983
	yoshida no hi matsuri (吉田の火祭)	26–August 26, 27	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi		2012
Kosuge Hashiramatsu Festival[55]	小菅の柱松行事	Weekend following 14 July, every 3 years	Iiyama, Nagano		2011
Floats and Drums of Furukawa Festival[56]	古川祭の起し太鼓・屋台行事	19–20 April	Hida, Gifu		1980
Floats of Takayama Festival[57]	高山祭の屋台行事	14–15 April, 9–10 October	Takayama, Gifu		1979
Ōgaki Festival Yama Floats Procession[58]	大垣祭の軕行事	10 the weekend before May 15	Ōgaki, Gifu		2015
Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka Matsuri[59]	見付天神裸祭	Weekend preceding 10 August*	Iwata, Shizuoka		2000
Boat Procession of Ōe Hachiman Shrine[60]	大江八幡神社の御船行事	15 August	Makinohara, Shizuoka		1999
Floats of Kamezaki Shiohi Festival[61]	亀崎潮干祭の山車行事	3–4 May	Handa, Aichi		2006
Floats of the Inuyama Festival[62]	犬山祭の車山行事	1st weekend of April	Inuyama, Aichi		2006
Sunari Festival[63]	須成祭の車楽船行事と神葭流し	early July to late October, festival eve on first Saturday in August	Tomiyoshitatehaya Shrine, Kanie, Aichi		2012
Boats of the Owari Tsushima Tennō Festival[64]	尾張津島天王祭の車楽舟行事	4th weekend of July	Tsushima, Aichi		1980
Chiryū Festival[65]	知立の山車文楽とからくり	2-3 May	Chiryū, Aichi		1990
The Oni Festival of Toyohashi Shinmei Shrine[66]	豊橋神明社の鬼祭	10–11 February	Toyohashi, Aichi		1980
Floats of the Kuwana Ishidori Festival[67]	桑名石取祭の祭車行事	1st weekend of August	Kuwana, Mie		2007
Danjiri of the Ueno Tenjin Festival[68]	上野天神祭のダンジリ行事	23–25 October	Iga, Mie		2002
Whaling Floats of Toride Shrine[69]	鳥出神社の鯨船行事	14–15 August	Yokkaichi, Mie		1997
Potato Contest of Ōmi Nakayama[70][71]	Ōmi Nakayama no Imo-kurabe Matsuri (近江中山の芋競べ祭り) taro comparison festival or "potato contest"; Association for the Preservation of the Imo Kurabe Festival (芋くらべ祭保存会)	September 1	Hino, Shiga	1991
Mikami Zuiki Festival[72]	三上のずいき祭	Mid-October	Yasu, Shiga		2005
Floats of the Nagahama Hikiyama Festival[73]	長浜曳山祭の曳山行事	13–16 April	Nagahama, Shiga		1979
Yamaboko Floats of the Kyoto Gion Matsuri[74]	京都祇園祭の山鉾行事	July	Kyoto		1979
Miyaza of Wakide Shrine[75]	涌出宮の宮座行事	Various	Kizugawa, Kyoto		1986
Sakoshi boat festival	sakoshi no funa matsuri (坂越の船祭)	second weekend in October	Sakoshi, Akō, Hyōgo		2012
Boats of the Kōchi Festival[76]	河内祭の御舟行事	24–25 July	Kushimoto, Wakayama		1999
Shingū Hayatama Festival Otō Fire Festival[77]	新宮の速玉祭・御燈祭り	6–7 February	Shingū, Wakayama		2016
Nachi Fire Festival[78]	那智の扇祭り	13–14 July	Nachikatsuura, Wakayama		2015
Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival[79]	戸畑祇園大山笠行事	13–15 July	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka		1980
Saidaiji Eyō Nakedness Festival[80]	西大寺の会陽	3rd Saturday of February	Okayama, Okayama		2016
Pine Festival of Tokakuji Temple[81]	等覚寺の松会	3 April	Kanda, Fukuoka		1998
Hakata Gion Yamagasa Festival[82]	博多祇園山笠行事	1–15 July	Fukuoka, Fukuoka		1979
Floats of the Katsura Kunchi Festival[83]	唐津くんちの曳山行事	2–4 November	Karatsu, Saga		1980
Yatsushiro Myoken Shinkō Festival[84]	八代妙見祭の神幸行事	22–23 November	Yatsushiro, Kumamoto		2011
Floats of the Hita Gion Festival[85]	日田祗園の曳山行事	Weekend following 20 July	Hita, Ōita		1996
Shioya Ungami Sea Festival[86]	塩屋湾のウンガミ	First day of gai following Obon*	Ōgimi, Okinawa		1997

Those dates marked with an * follow the traditional calendar.

Folk performing arts

Kagura

Kagura (神楽 kagura) (lit. "god entertainment") are dances associated with Shinto shrines.

There have been 35 designations, all under Criteria 1, unless otherwise indicated.

Name	Japanese	Location	Image	Designated
Noh Dance of Shimokita	下北の能舞	Shimokita District, Aomori		1989
Unotori Dance	鵜鳥神楽	Unotori Shrine, Fudai, Iwate		2015 (criteria 2, 3)
Kuromori Kagura	黒森神楽	Miyako, Iwate		2006
Hayachine Kagura	早池峰神楽	Hanamaki, Iwate		1976
Ogatsuhōin Kagura	雄勝法印神楽	Ishinomaki, Miyagi		1996
Nekko Bangaku	根子番楽	Kita-Akita, Akita		2004
Horōsan no Shimotsuki Kagura	保呂羽山の霜月神楽	Yokote, Akita		1977
Honkai-bangaku Lion dance	本海獅子舞番楽	Akita Prefecture		2011 (criteria 2, 3)
Sugisawa Hiyama	杉沢比山	Yuza, Yamagata		1978
Tamashiki Shrine Kagura	玉敷神社神楽	Kisai, Saitama		2008
Washi no Miya Saibara Kagura	鷲宮催馬楽神楽	Washimiya, Saitama		1976
Edo no Sato Kagura	江戸の里神楽	Tokyo		1994
Tōyama Shimotsuki Matsuri	遠山の霜月祭	Iida, Nagano		1979
Tenryū Shimotsuki Kagura	天竜村の霜月神楽	Tenryū, Nagano		1978
Hana Matsuri	花祭	Kitashitara District, Aichi		1976
Ise Daikagura	伊勢太神楽	Kuwana, Mie		1981
Okashira Shinji	御頭神事	Ise, Mie		1977
Ama Fūryū Odori Kōdori	阿万の風流大踊小踊	Minamiawaji, Hyōgo Prefecture		2011 (criteria 2, 3)
Sada Shin Noh	佐陀神能	Matsue, Shimane		1976
Ōmoto Kagura	大元神楽	Western Shimane		1979
Ōdochi Kagura	大土地神楽	Izumo, Shimane		2005
Bitchu Kagura	備中神楽	Okayama		1979
Hibakōjin Kagura	比婆荒神神楽	Hiba District, Hiroshima		1979
Iwakuni Yukaba no Kanmai	岩国行波の神舞	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi		1979
Mitsukuri Kagura	三作神楽	Shunan, Yamaguchi		2000
Iyo Kagura	伊予神楽	Kihoku, Ehime		1981
Tosa Kagura	土佐の神楽	Kōchi		1980
Iki Kagura	壱岐神楽	Iki, Nagasaki		1987
Hirado Kagura	平戸神楽	Hirado, Nagasaki		1987
Kuma Kagura	球磨神楽	Kumamoto Prefecture		2013 (criteria 2, 3)
Ondake Kagura	御嶽神楽	Bungo-ōno, Ōita		2007
Takaharu Kanme	高原の神舞	Takaharu, Miyazaki		2010
Takachiho Night Kagura	高千穂の夜神楽	Takachiho, Miyazaki		1978
Shiiba Kagura	椎葉神楽	Shiiba, Miyazaki		1991
Mera Kagura	米良神楽	Saito, Miyazaki		1977

Dengaku

Dengaku (田楽 dengaku) (lit. "field music") are musical presentations/dances related to rice planting.

There have been 25 designations, all under Criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated

Name	Japanese	Location	Image	Designated
Hachinohe Emburi	八戸のえんぶり	Hachinohe, Aomori		1979
Yamaya Taue Odori	山屋の田植踊	Shiwa, Iwate		1981
Akiu Taue Odori	秋保の田植踊	Sendai		1976
Gohōden Chigo Dengaku and Customs	御宝殿の稚児田楽・風流	Iwaki, Fukushima		1976
Ishii Shichifukujin and Taue Odori	石井の七福神と田植踊	Nihonmatsu, Fukushima		1995
Tsutsukowake Shrine Otaue	都々古別神社の御田植	Tanagura, Fukushima		2004
Itabashi Taasobi	板橋の田遊び	Itabashi, Tokyo		1976
Mizuumi Dengaku and Nōmai	水海の田楽・能舞	Ikeda, Fukui		1976
Mutsuki Shinji	睦月神事	Fukui, Fukui		1978
Gero Ta-no-Kami Festival	下呂の田の神祭	Gero, Gifu		1981
Nishiure Dengaku	西浦の田楽	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka		1976
Fujimori Taasobi	藤守の田遊び	Yaizu, Shizuoka		1977
Hirugaya Taasobi	蛭ヶ谷の田遊び	Shizuoka Prefecture		2012 (criteria 2, 3)
Mikawa Dengaku	三河の田楽	Shitara, Aichi		1978
Isobe Omita	磯部の御神田	Shima, Mie		1990
Tawara Onda	田原の御田	Nantan, Kyoto		2000
Sumiyoshi Otaue	住吉の御田植	Osaka		1979
Hanazono Ondamai	花園の御田舞	Katsuragi, Wakayama		1981
Suginohara Ondamai	杉野原の御田舞	Aridagawa, Wakayama		1987
Nachi Dengaku	那智の田楽	Nachikatsuura, Wakayama		1976
Oki Dengaku and Niwa no Mai	隠岐の田楽と庭の舞	Nishinoshima, Shimane		1992
Aki Hayashida	安芸のはやし田	Yamagata District, Hiroshima		1997
Shiohara Daisen Kuyō Taue	塩原の大山供養田植	Shōbara, Hiroshima		2002
Kiragawa Onta Matsuri	吉良川の御田祭	Muroto, Kōchi		1977
Shirahige Shrine Dengaku	白鬚神社の田楽	Saga, Saga		2000

Fūryū

Fūryū Odori (風流踊 fūryū odori) (lit. "elegant dances") are traditional folk dances often consisting of large processions of participants typically wearing colorful costumes and accompanied by props. Another form represented below is Nenbutsu Odori (念仏踊 nenbutsu odori) and the syncretic Nenbutsu Fūryū (念仏風流 nenbutsu fūryū). In these dances, dancing is accompanied by Buddhist chanting and hymns.

The most common surviving example of these dances is the Bon Odori.

There have been 35 designations, all designated under Criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated.

Name	Description/Remarks	Location	Image	Designated	Reference
Nagai Great Nenbutsu Sword Dance 永井の大念仏剣舞 Nagai Dainenbutsu Kenbai		Morioka, Iwate		1980
Oni Sword Dance 鬼剣舞 Oni Kenbai	A dance in which a small number of dancers wearing samurai armor and oni masks dance and stomp on the ground. The oni represent local protectors, scaring away evil spirits.	Kitakami, Iwate		1993
Nishimonai Bon Odori 西馬音内の盆踊 Nishimonai no Bon Odori		Ugo, Akita		1981
Kemanai Bon Odori 毛馬内の盆踊 Kemanai no Bon Odori		Kazuno, Akita		1998
Shimohirai Phoenix Dance 下平井の鳳凰の舞 Shimohirai no Hōō no Mai		Hinode, Tokyo		2006
Ogōchi Kashima Dance 小河内の鹿島踊 Ogōchi no Kashima Odori		Okutama, Tokyo		1980
Niijima Great Dance 新島の大踊 Niijima no Ōodori		Niijima, Tokyo		2005
Chakkirako チャッキラコ Chakkirako		Miura, Kanagawa		1976
Yamakita Omine-iri 山北のお峰入り Yamakita no Omine-iri	The term Omine-iri (お峰入り) (lit. "entering the mountains") refers to practitioners of Shugendō setting off on pilgrimages. The Yamakita area was a center of such practitioners in the 19th Century.[87]	Yamakita, Kanagawa		1981
Ayako Dance 綾子舞 Ayakomai		Kashiwazaki, Niigata		1976
Dai no Saka 大の阪 Dai no Saka		Uonuma, Niigata		1998
Mushōno Great Nenbutsu 無生野の大念仏 Mushōno no Dainenbutsu		Uenohara, Yamanashi		1995
Niino Bon Odori 新野の盆踊 Niino no Bon Odori		Anan, Nagano		1998
Atobe Dancing Nenbutsu 跡部の踊り念仏 Atobe no Odori Nenbutsu		Saku, Nagano		2000
Wagō Nenbutsu Odori 和合の念仏踊 Wagō no Nenbutsu Odori		Anan, Nagano		2014 (criteria 2, 3)
Gujō Dance 郡上踊 Gujō Odori		Gujō, Gifu		1996
Tokuyama Bon Odori 徳山の盆踊 Tokuyama no Bon Odori		Kawanehon, Shizuoka		1987
Utōgi Bon Odori 有東木の盆踊 Utōgi no Bon Odori		Shizuoka, Shizuoka		1999
Ayado Night Nenbutsu and Bon Odori 綾渡の夜念仏と盆踊 Ayado Yonenbutsu to Bon Odori		Toyota, Aichi		1997
Yasuraibana やすらい花 Yasuraibana		Kyoto		1987
Kuta Hanagasa Dance 久多の花笠踊 Kuta no Hanagasa Odori		Kyoto		1997
Kyoto Rokusai Nenbutsu 京都の六斎念仏 Kyōto no Rokusai Nenbutsu		Kyoto		1983
Totsukawa Great Dance 十津川の大踊 Totsukawa no Ōodori		Totsukawa, Nara		1989
Tsuwano Yasaka Shrine Sagimai 津和野弥栄神社の鷺舞 Tsuwano Yasaka Jinja no Sagimai		Tsuwano, Shimane		1994
Ōmiya Dance 大宮踊 Ōmiya Odori		Maniwa, Okayama		1997
Shiraishi Dance 白石踊 Shiraishi Odori		Kasaoka, Okayama		1976
Nishiiya God Dance 西祖谷の神代踊 Nishiiya no Jindai Odori		Miyoshi, Tokushima		1976
Ayako Dance 綾子踊 Ayako Odori		Mannō, Kagawa		1976
Takimiya Nenbutsu Dance 滝宮の念仏踊 Takimiya no Nenbutsu Odori		Ayagawa, Kagawa		1977
Takeo Araodori 武雄の荒踊 Takeo no Araodori		Takeo, Saga		1977
Ōmura Three Dances (Suko Odori, Okita Odori, Kuromaru Odori) 大村の郡三踊（寿古踊・沖田踊・黒丸踊） Ōmura no kōri san odori (suko odori, okita odori, kuromaru odori)		Ōmura, Nagasaki		2014 (criteria 2, 3)
Hirado Jankara 平戸のジャンガラ Hirado no Jankara		Hirado, Nagasaki		1997
Yoshihirogaku 吉弘楽 Yoshihirogaku		Kunisaki, Ōita		1996
Gokase Araodori 五ヶ瀬の荒踊 Gokase no Araodori		Gokase, Miyazaki		1987
Ichiki Tanabata Dance 市来の七夕踊 Ichiki no Tanabata Odori		Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima		1981

Storytelling

5 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.

Name	Japanese	Location	Image	Designated
Echizen Manzai	越前萬歳	Echizen, Fukui		1995
Mikawa Manzai	三河万歳	Aichi Prefecture		1995
Owari Manzai	尾張万歳	Chita, Aichi		1996
Daimokutate	題目立	Nara, Nara		1976
Kōwakamai	幸若舞	Miyama, Fukuoka		1976

Ennen and Okonai

Ennen (延年 ennen) (lit. "extend the years") are Buddhist temple entertainments performed at the end of Buddhist services and believed to extend the listeners' lifespans.^[88] Okonai (おこない okonai) (lit. "deeds") are Buddhist New Year celebrations in which the evils of the past year are driven away.

There have been 7 designations, all under Criteria 1.

Name	Japanese	Location	Image	Designated
Mōtsūji Ennen	毛越寺の延年	Hiraizumi, Iwate		1977
Obasama Ennen	小迫の延年	Kurihara, Miyagi		1979
Kotaki Choukrairo Dance	小滝のチョウクライロ舞	Nikaho, Akita		2004
Nechiyamadera Ennen	根知山寺の延年	Itoigawa, Niigata		1980
Nagataki Ennen	長滝の延年	Gujō, Gifu		1977
Tōtōmi Hiyondori and Okunai	遠江のひよんどりとおくない	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka		1994
Oki Kokubunji Lotus Dance	隠岐国分寺蓮華会舞	Okinoshima, Shimane		1977

Entertainment from Abroad and Performance Arts

36 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.

Name	Japanese	Location	Image	Designated
Dainichidō Bugaku	大日堂舞楽	Kazuno, Akita		1976
Kurokawa Noh	黒川能	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		1976
Hayashike Bugaku	林家舞楽	Kahoku, Yamagata		1981
Tsunabi	綱火	Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki		1976
Annaka Nakajuku Tōrō Ningyō	安中中宿の燈篭人形	Annaka, Gunma		1977
Kiraigō	鬼来迎	Yokoshibahikari, Chiba		1976
Sagami Ningyō Shibai	相模人形芝居	Odawara and Atsugi, Kanagawa		1980
Sado Ningyō Shibai	佐渡の人形芝居（文弥人形、説経人形、のろま人形）	Sado, Niigata		1977
Itoigawa Bugaku	糸魚川・能生の舞楽	Itoigawa, Niigata		1980
Yahiko Shrine Lantern Carrying and Buraku	弥彦神社燈篭おしと舞楽	Yahiko, Niigata		1978
Etchū Chigomai	越中の稚児舞	Toyama		1982
Oguchi Dekumawashi	尾口のでくまわし	Hakusan, Ishikawa		1977
Itozaki Buddha Dance	糸崎の仏舞	Fukui, Fukui		2004
Tenzushi Mai Dance	天津司舞	Kōfu, Yamanashi		1976
Makuwa Ningyō Jōruri	真桑人形浄瑠璃	Motosu, Gifu		1984
Nōgō Noh and Kyōgen	能郷の能・狂言	Motosu, Gifu		1976
Tōtōmi Mori Bugaku	遠江森町の舞楽	Mori, Shizuoka		1982
Chiryū Float Bunraku and Karakuri	知立の山車文楽とからくり	Chiryū, Aichi		1990
Anori Ningyō Shibai	安乗の人形芝居	Shima, Mie		1980
Saeki Tōrō	佐伯灯籠	Kameoka, Kyoto		2009
Saga Dainenbutsu Kyōgen	嵯峨大念仏狂言	Kyoto		1986
Matsunōdera Buddha Dance	松尾寺の仏舞	Maizuru, Kyoto		2004
Mibu Kyōgen	壬生狂言	Kyoto		1976
Jōryōue Bugaku	聖霊会の舞楽	Osaka		1976
Kuruma Ōtoshi Shrine Fan Dance	車大歳神社の翁舞	Kobe		2000
Awaji Ningyō Jōruri	淡路人形浄瑠璃	Minamiawaji, Hyōgo		1976
Nara Subiko Shrine Fan Dance	奈良豆比古神社の翁舞	Nara, Nara		2000
Awa Ningyō Jōruri	阿波人形浄瑠璃	Tokushima Prefecture		1999
Yame Fukushima Tōrō Ningyō	八女福島の燈篭人形	Yame, Fukuoka		1977
Hachiman Kohyō Shrine Kugutsu Dance and Sumo	八幡古表神社の傀儡子の舞と相撲	Yoshitomi, Fukuoka		1983
Kikuchi Matsubayashi	菊池の松囃子	Kikuchi, Kumamoto		1998
Koyō Shrine Kugutsu Dance and Sumo	古要神社の傀儡子の舞と相撲	Nakatsu, Ōita		1983
Yamanokuchi Bunya Ningyō	山之口の文弥人形	Miyakonojō, Miyazaki		1995
Shodon Shibaya	諸鈍芝居	Setouchi, Kagoshima		1976
Tōgō Bunyabushi Ningyō Jōruri	東郷文弥節人形浄瑠璃	Satsumasendai, Kagoshima		2008
Yoron Jūgoya Odori	与論の十五夜踊	Yoron, Kagoshima		1993

Other

16 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.

Name	Japanese	Location	Image	Designated
Ainu Ancient Dances	アイヌ古式舞踊	Hokkaido		1984
Ame no Miya Shrine Shinji Arts	雨宮の神事芸能	Chikuma, Nagano		1981
Snow Festival	雪祭	Anan, Nagano		1977
Nangū Shrine Shinji Arts	南宮の神事芸能	Tarui, Gifu		1979
Kamikamogawa Sumiyoshi Shrine Shinji Dance	上鴨川住吉神社神事舞	Katō, Hyōgo		1977
Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri Shinji Arts	春日若宮おん祭の神事芸能	Nara, Nara		1979
Takezaki Kanzeonji Temple's Shujōe Oni Festival	竹崎観世音寺修正会鬼祭	Tara, Saga		1985
Nagasaki Kunchi Hono-Odori	長崎くんちの奉納踊	Nagasaki, Nagasaki		1979
Shujō Oni Festival	修正鬼会	Bungotakada, Ōita		1977
Ada Shinugu Festival	安田のシヌグ	Kunigami, Okinawa		1978
Iejima Folk Dance	伊江島の村踊	Ie, Okinawa		1998
Kohamajima Bon, Kitsugan, and Taneduri Festivals	小浜島の盆、結願祭、種子取祭の芸能	Kohamajima, Okinawa		2007
Iriomote Shichi Festival	西表島の節祭	Iriomote, Okinawa		1991
Tarama Hōnensai Festival	多良間の豊年祭	Tarama, Okinawa		1976
Taketomi Taneduri Festival	竹富島の種子取	Taketomi, Okinawa		1977
Yonaguni Festival Arts	与那国島の祭事の芸能	Yonaguni, Okinawa		1985

Folk Techniques

Manufacturing and Production

11 designations.

Name	Criteria	Remarks	Location	Image
Manufacture technology of Japanese-style ships in the Tsugaru Strait and surrounding area (津軽海峡及び周辺地域における和船製作技術 Tsugaru kaikyō oyobi shūhen chiiki ni okeru wasen seisaku gijutsu)	2, 3		Tsugaru Strait, Aomori	—
Manufacture technology of Itaya baskets in Akita (秋田のイタヤ箕製作技術 Akita no itaya-mi seisaku gijutsu)	3		Taiheikurosawa, Akita and Kumoshikari, Kakunodate, Semboku; Akita	—
Manufacture technology of Kōnosu Akamono (red things for good luck) (鴻巣の赤物製作技術 kōnosu no akamono seisaku gijutsu)	3		Kōnosu, Saitama	—
Excavation technology of Kazusa (上総掘りの技術 kazusa bori no gijutsu)	3		Kazusa, Chiba	—
Manufacture technology of wisteria baskets in Kizumi (木積の藤箕製作技術 Kizumi no fujimi seisaku gijutsu)	3		Kizumi, Sōsa, Chiba	—
Manufacture technology of Tarai Bune tub boats in Ogi (小木のたらい舟製作技術 ogi no taraibune seisaku gijutsu)	3		Ogi, Sado, Niigata	—
ronden kumanashi no fujimi seisaku gijutsu (論田・熊無の藤箕製作技術)	3		Kumanashi, Himi, Toyama	—
Salt-making technology of the agehamashiki method on the Noto Peninsula (能登の揚浜式製塩の技術 Noto no agehamashiki seien no gijutsu)	2, 3		Shimizu, Suzu, Ishikawa	—
Nagara River Cormorant fishing craft (長良川の鵜飼漁の技術 nagaragawa no ukairyō no gijutsu)	2, 3		Gifu, Gifu Prefecture	—
Manufacture technology of Yoshino barrel-staves (吉野の樽丸製作技術 Yoshino no tarumaru seisaku gijutsu)	3		Nara	—
Manufacture technology of hot-springs mineral deposits of Myōban Onsen in Beppu (別府明礬温泉の湯の花製造技術 Beppu Myōban onsen no yu no hana seizō gijutsu)	3		Myōban, Beppu, Ōita

Necessities of life

2 designations.

Name	Criteria	Remarks	Location	Image
Manufacture techniques of Etchū Fukuoka sedge-woven hats (越中福岡の菅笠製作技術 Etchū Fukuoka no sugegasa seisaku gijutsu)	3		Fukuoka, Takaoka, Toyama
Manufacture techniques of Enako Bandori (straw raincoats) (江名子バンドリの製作技術 enako bandori noseisaku gijutsu)	3		Enako-chō, Takayama, Gifu

Notes

1. Each day in another district of the town
2. Mounds are constructed every year which is special for 108 lights festivals

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