List of Cultural Properties of Japan – historical materials (Kumamoto)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of historical materials (歴史資料, rekishi shiryō) for the Prefecture of Kumamoto.[1]

National Cultural Properties

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As of 1 February 2015, one Important Cultural Property has been designated, being of national significance.[2][3]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Materials relating to Amakusa Shirō Tokisada
天草四郎時貞関係資料
Amakusa Shirō Tokisada kankei shiryō
early Edo period Amakusa Amakusa Christian Museum 4 items, including a banner (pictured) used in the Shimabara Rebellion   32°27′36″N 130°11′03″E / 32.459886°N 130.184201°E / 32.459886; 130.184201 (Amakusa Christian Museum) [1]

Prefectural Cultural Properties

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Properties designated at a prefectural level include:

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Ryōnai Meishō Zukan
領内名勝図巻
ryōnai meishō zukan
1793 Kumamoto Eisei Bunko
(kept at Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art)
14 scrolls, depicting the domain's meisho; 396.7 metres (1,302 ft) by 59.2 centimetres (23.3 in)   32°48′27″N 130°42′02″E / 32.80749015°N 130.7005379°E / 32.80749015; 130.7005379 (Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art) [2]

Municipal Cultural Properties

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Properties designated at a municipal level include:

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Rosary and Jar
ロザリオと壺
rozario to tsubo
Edo period Amakusa Amakusa Christian Museum discovered during construction work by the coast in 1965, the seventeenth-century Chinese porcelain jar had inside it a necklace made from antlers, below which was a cross and a miniature image of Mary 32°27′36″N 130°11′03″E / 32.459886°N 130.184201°E / 32.459886; 130.184201 (Amakusa Christian Museum) [3]
Official Bulletin Board Prohibiting Assembly
徒党禁止高札
totō kinshi kōsatsu
1770 Amakusa Amakusa Christian Museum the notice prohibits farmers from assembling and promises rewards for informers 32°27′36″N 130°11′03″E / 32.459886°N 130.184201°E / 32.459886; 130.184201 (Amakusa Christian Museum) [4]
Oato Jizō Records, Nishinomiya Records, Ebisu Festival Records
尾跡地蔵講帳・西之宮講帳・恵美須祭礼帳
Oato Jizō kōchō・Nishinomiya kōchō・Ebisu saireichō
1810-1955 Kumamoto Oato Community Centre (尾跡公民館) 32°50′08″N 130°35′22″E / 32.835444°N 130.589547°E / 32.835444; 130.589547 (Oato Community Centre) [5]
Documents from Kawachimachi Town Hall
河内町役場文書
Kawachimachi yakuba monsho
1764 to Shōwa period Kumamoto 32°49′50″N 130°35′17″E / 32.830630°N 130.588088°E / 32.830630; 130.588088 (Kawachimachi Funatsu, Kumamoto) [6]
Tsunami Memorial
津波供養塔
tsunami kuyō tō
1793 Kumamoto hōkyōintō erected in April 1793 after the tsunami of 1 April 1792 that resulted from a landslide on Mount Unzen 32°49′50″N 130°35′17″E / 32.830630°N 130.588088°E / 32.830630; 130.588088 (Kawachimachi Funatsu, Kumamoto) [7]
Tsunami Memorial Stele
津波供養碑
tsunami kuyō hi
1795 Kumamoto 32°49′50″N 130°35′17″E / 32.830630°N 130.588088°E / 32.830630; 130.588088 (Kawachimachi Funatsu, Kumamoto) [8]
Tsunami Memorial Stele
津波供養碑 (蓮光寺)
tsunami kuyō hi (Renkōji)
Kumamoto Renkō-ji (蓮光寺) commemorates 765 people from four villages who died in the tsunami 32°49′53″N 130°35′19″E / 32.831423°N 130.588474°E / 32.831423; 130.588474 (Renkōji) [9]
Tsunami Memorial Inscription
津波供養碑
tsunami kuyō hi
Kumamoto inscribed boulder commemorating the 1792 tsunami 32°49′50″N 130°35′17″E / 32.830630°N 130.588088°E / 32.830630; 130.588088 (Kawachimachi Funatsu, Kumamoto) [10]
Kumamoto Castle Exit and Entry Permit
熊本城出入鑑札附延享二年覚書
Kumamoto-jō shutsunyū kansatsu tsuketari Enkyō ninen oboegaki
Kumamoto Kumamoto Castle designation includes a note dated Enkyō 2 (1745) 32°48′22″N 130°42′21″E / 32.806142°N 130.705805°E / 32.806142; 130.705805 (Kumamoto Castle) [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財(美術品)(歴史資料 熊本県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.