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

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 Okinawa.[1]

National Cultural Properties

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As of 1 August 2020, six Important Cultural Properties have been designated (including one *National Treasure), being of national significance.[2][3][4]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
*Materials relating to the Shō Family of Ryūkyū Kings
琉球国王尚家関係資料
Ryūkyū kokuō Shō-ke kankei shiryō
The reigns of the second Shō dynasty to Meiji period Naha Naha City
(kept at the Naha City Museum of History)
1,251 items, of which 85 are craft works and the remainder writings; the former comprise (a) royal costume (8 items): royal crown known as Hibenkan or Tamanchaabui, black silk with 288 gold, silver, crystal, and coral beads and a gold kanzashi engraved with a dragon; two ceremonial costumes of Chinese cloth; two belts - one with twenty previous stones, the other braided; a pair of boots; undergarments; (b) clothing (57 items): 42 bingata robes and 15 of orimono, some with banana fibre cloth; (c) metalwork (5 items): a gold cup, silver rinsing bowl, pair of silver bowls with stands, set of six octagonal silver goblets, and pair of tin bottles covered with glass beads; (d) lacquerware (9 items): of red lacquer - a covered multi-tiered food box, a set of footed trays, a rinsing bowl with stand, and a writing box; of black lacquer - a set of dishes and case, incense box, tray for scrolls, writing-paper box, and inkstone case; (e) ceramics (3 items of Tsuboya Ware (壷屋焼)): a candle-stand, portable brazier, and jar; (f) swords (3 items): sword known as Chiyoganemaru (千代金丸) with which, according to the Kyūyō Chronicles, the King of Hokuzan committed suicide in 1416; sword known as Chiganemaru (治金丸) which, according to the Kyūyō, Nakasone Toyomiya gave to Shō Shin in 1522; and sword known as Chatan Nakiri (北谷菜切)[5][6]    26°12′50″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21378075°N 127.67925408°E / 26.21378075; 127.67925408 (Naha City Museum of History) [1]
Letter from the Ming Dynasty Hongzhi Emperor to Shō Shin
明孝宗勅諭〈琉球国中山王尚真宛/〉
Min Kōsō chokuyu (Ryūkyū-koku Chūzan-ō Shō Shin ate)
1487 Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
47.05 centimetres (18.52 in) by 178.8 centimetres (70.4 in)   26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) [2]
Photographs by Kamakura Yoshitarō for his Investigation into Ryūkyū Art
琉球芸術調査写真<鎌倉芳太郎撮影/>
Ryūkyū geijutsu chōsa shashin (Kamakura Yoshitarō satsuei)
Taishō period Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts)
2,080 items   26°13′10″N 127°43′08″E / 26.21935026°N 127.71890695°E / 26.21935026; 127.71890695 (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts) [3]
Map of the Ryūkyū Kingdom - Maps of the Magiri
琉球国之図・間切図
Ryūkyū-koku no zu・magiri-zu
C18 Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
8 items; one scroll of the whole kingdom and seven maps of the magiri     26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) [4]
Materials relating to the Ie Udun Family
伊江御殿家関係資料
Ie udun-ke kankei shiryō
Second Shō dynasty to Meiji period private 146 items   [5]
Sketches of the Yaeyama Kuramoto Master Painter (Miyara Ansen's former possession)
八重山蔵元絵師画稿類(宮良安宣旧蔵)
Yaeyama kuramoto eshi gakō-rui (Miyara Ansen kyūzō)
Second Shō dynasty to Meiji period Ishigaki Ishigaki City
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
90 items   24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) [6]

Prefectural Cultural Properties

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As of 1 May 2019, six properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][7]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Remains of a Bronze Bell (former Naminoue-gū Korean bell)
銅鐘残欠 (旧波上宮朝鮮鐘)
dōshō zanketsu (kyū Naminōe-gū Chōsen shō)
Goryeo Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
the lengthy inscription dates the bell to Kentoku 3 (顕徳) or 956; the bell, designated a National Treasure in 1907 in accordance with the 1897 Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law, was largely destroyed in 1945[8]   26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) for all refs see [7]
Ankokuzan Stele of Flowers and Trees
安国山樹花木記碑
Ankokuzan jukaboku kihi
1427 Naha Okinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
now an Important Cultural Property in the ancient documents category   26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E / 26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E / 26.2267571; 127.69399418 (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
Sanpu Ryūmyaku-hi
三府龍脈碑
Sanpu ryūmyaku hi
1750 Nago Nago City
(kept at the Nago Museum)
the inscription records a proposal to relocate the capital of the three kingdoms (Hokuzan, Chūzan, and Nanzan) from Shuri to Nago[9]   26°35′11″N 127°59′13″E / 26.586263°N 127.986860°E / 26.586263; 127.986860 (Nago Museum)
Materials relating to the Uezu Family
上江洲家資料
Uezu-ke shiryō
Kumejima private
(kept at the Kumejima Museum and Uezu Family Residence (上江洲家住宅) )
1790 items, comprising 42 calligraphic works, 14 paintings, 109 craftworks, and 1,625 records relating to the early modern and modern period 26°20′30″N 126°45′50″E / 26.341634°N 126.763794°E / 26.341634; 126.763794 (Kumejima Museum)
Sketches by the Kuramoto Painter
蔵元絵師の画稿
Kuramoto eshi no gakō
C18/19 Ishigaki Ishigaki City
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
114 items   24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Materials relating to the Ie Family
伊江家資料
Ie-ke shiryō
Naha private
(kept at the Naha City Museum of History)
122 items, with 29 associated items comprising 14 letters, 11 calligraphic works, 1 painting, and 3 pieces of lacquerware; 113 items have since been designated an Important Cultural Property as Materials relating to the Ieudun Family (see above), leaving 11 items (sic), with the associated items   26°12′50″N 127°40′45″E / 26.21378075°N 127.67925408°E / 26.21378075; 127.67925408 (Naha City Museum of History) [8]

Municipal Cultural Properties

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As of 1 May 2019, forty-three properties have been designated at a municipal level.[4][10]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Maps of the Villages in Nakijin Magiri, Kunigami District
国頭郡今帰仁間切各村全図及び字図
Kunigami-gun Nakijin magiri kakuson zenzu oyobi aza-zu
Nakijin Nakijin Village 26°41′30″N 127°55′38″E / 26.691618°N 127.927315°E / 26.691618; 127.927315 (Nakijin Centre for History and Culture) for all refs see [9]
Maps of Heshiki Village in Nakijin Magiri
今帰仁間切平敷村略図及び平敷村字図
Nakijin magiri Heshiki-son ryakuzu oyobi Heshiki-son aza-zu
Nakijin Nakijin Village 26°41′30″N 127°55′38″E / 26.691618°N 127.927315°E / 26.691618; 127.927315 (Nakijin Centre for History and Culture)
Former Jahana Elementary School Site Hō-an-den
旧謝花尋常高等小学校跡 奉安殿
kyū Jahana jinjō kōtō shōgakkō ato hōanden
Empire of Japan Motobu Motobu Town 26°41′02″N 127°53′50″E / 26.683921°N 127.897215°E / 26.683921; 127.897215 (Jahana, Motobu)
Tōjin Baka Tombstone
唐人墓の墓碑
Tōjin baka no bohi
Onna Onna Village 26°26′17″N 127°48′08″E / 26.438145°N 127.802110°E / 26.438145; 127.802110 (Nakadomari, Onna)
Onna Village Shirube-ishi
恩納村の印部石
Onna-son no shirube ishi
Onna Onna Village 26°26′17″N 127°48′08″E / 26.438145°N 127.802110°E / 26.438145; 127.802110 (Onna)
Kunigami District Onna Magiri: Maps of Each Village, etc
国頭郡恩納間切各村全図及び字図等
Kunigami-gun Onna magiri kaku-son zen-zu oyobi aza-zu tō
Onna Onna Village 26°26′17″N 127°48′08″E / 26.438145°N 127.802110°E / 26.438145; 127.802110 (Onna)
Genealogy of the Tan Lineage: Branch Line
「湛姓家譜」支流一冊
Tan-sei kafu shiryū issatsu
Ginoza Ginoza Village 26°29′17″N 127°59′02″E / 26.488109°N 127.984017°E / 26.488109; 127.984017 (Matsuda, Ginoza)
Materials from Ginoza Village relating to the Battle of Okinawa
沖縄戦関連宜野座村資料
Okinawa-sen kanren Ginoza-son shiryō
Ginoza Ginoza Village 26°28′57″N 127°58′24″E / 26.482558°N 127.973224°E / 26.482558; 127.973224 (Ginoza)
Survey Stone
ハル石(印部石 ミ 赤ひら原)
Haru-ishi
Okinawa Okinawa Municipal Museum (沖縄市立郷土博物館) 26°19′54″N 127°47′42″E / 26.331646°N 127.795119°E / 26.331646; 127.795119 (Okinawa Municipal Museum)
Survey Stone
ハル石(印部石 ア 木の下原)
Haru-ishi
Okinawa Okinawa Municipal Museum (沖縄市立郷土博物館) 26°19′54″N 127°47′42″E / 26.331646°N 127.795119°E / 26.331646; 127.795119 (Okinawa Municipal Museum)
Survey Stone
ハル石(印部石 さ さく原)
Haru-ishi
Okinawa Okinawa City 26°20′45″N 127°48′53″E / 26.345762°N 127.814596°E / 26.345762; 127.814596 (Misato Self-government Association)
Yomitan Zero Milestone
読谷村道路元標
Yomitan-son dōro genpyō
Yomitan Yomitan Village 26°23′57″N 127°45′30″E / 26.399270°N 127.758218°E / 26.399270; 127.758218 (Kina, Yomitan)
Hija Bridge Inscription
比謝橋碑文
Hija-bashi hibun
Yomitan Yomitan Village   26°22′13″N 127°45′23″E / 26.370301°N 127.756255°E / 26.370301; 127.756255 (Hijabashi, Yomitan)
Kamuiyaki Excavated from Uchima, Nishihara
西原町内間散布地No.1出土のカムィ焼
Nishihara-chō Uchima sanpuchi No.1 shutsudo no kamuiyaki
Nishihara Nishihara Town 26°13′16″N 127°45′36″E / 26.221242°N 127.759978°E / 26.221242; 127.759978 (Nishihara Town Library)
Meiji Land Registry Map
明治土地台帳附属地図
Meiji tochi daichō fuzoku chizu
Ginowan Ginowan City 26°17′24″N 127°46′54″E / 26.289952°N 127.781575°E / 26.289952; 127.781575 (Nodake, Ginowan)
Madan Bridge Inscription
重修真玉橋碑文
Chōshū Madan-bashi hibun
Tomigusuku private   26°10′26″N 127°40′27″E / 26.173821°N 127.674297°E / 26.173821; 127.674297 (Tomigusuku City Chūō Library)
Meiji Land Registry Map
明治土地台帳附属地図
Meiji tochi daichō fuzoku chizu
Nanjō Nanjō City 26°10′34″N 127°44′40″E / 26.176035°N 127.744560°E / 26.176035; 127.744560 (Nanjō City Office Ōzato Branch)
Miyagusuku Bridge Restoration Stele
修宮城橋碑
Shū Miyagusuku-bashi no hi
Haebaru 26°11′13″N 127°43′50″E / 26.186846°N 127.730482°E / 26.186846; 127.730482 (Haebaru Municipal Cultural Center)
Uhwi Bridge Stele
宇平橋碑
Uhwi-hashi no hi
Haebaru 26°11′13″N 127°43′50″E / 26.186846°N 127.730482°E / 26.186846; 127.730482 (Haebaru Municipal Cultural Center)
Shirube dote-ishi
印部土手石
Shirube dote ishi
Haebaru 26°11′13″N 127°43′50″E / 26.186846°N 127.730482°E / 26.186846; 127.730482 (Haebaru Municipal Cultural Center)
Public records of Kumejima Nakazato Magiri
久米仲里間切公事帳
Kume Nakazato magiri kuji-chō
Kumejima Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E / 26.340624°N 126.805143°E / 26.340624; 126.805143 (Kumejima Town Board of Education)
Public records of the villages of Kumejima Nakazato Magiri
久米仲里間切諸村公事帳
Kume Nakazato magiri shoson kuji-chō
Kumejima Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E / 26.340624°N 126.805143°E / 26.340624; 126.805143 (Kumejima Town Board of Education)
Criminal Records
科人公事帳
toganin kuji-chō
Kumejima Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E / 26.340624°N 126.805143°E / 26.340624; 126.805143 (Kumejima Town Board of Education)
Anchor Stones from Uegusuku Castle
宇江城城跡の碇石
Uegusuku-jō ato no ikariishi
Kumejima Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E / 26.340624°N 126.805143°E / 26.340624; 126.805143 (Kumejima Town Board of Education)
Materials relating to the Nakasone Family of the Chūdō Lineage
忠導氏仲宗根家関係資料
Chūdō-uji Nakasone-ke kankei shiryō
Miyakojima Miyakojima City Museum 24°47′47″N 125°19′04″E / 24.796475°N 125.317698°E / 24.796475; 125.317698 (Miyakojima City Museum)
Materials relating to the Motomura Family of the Shōei Lineage
向裔氏本村家関係資料
Shōei-uji Motomura-ke kankei shiryō
Miyakojima private 24°48′10″N 125°16′49″E / 24.802669°N 125.280350°E / 24.802669; 125.280350 (Shimozato, Miyakojima)
Genealogy of the Main Line of the Ntabaru Lineage
土原氏正統系図、家譜
Natabaru-uji seitō keizu, kafu
Tarama private 26°09′51″N 127°42′12″E / 26.164259°N 127.703404°E / 26.164259; 127.703404 (Taketomi, Itoman)
Genealogy of the Branch Line of the Ntabaru Lineage
土原氏支流系図、家譜
Natabaru-uji shiryū keizu, kafu
Tarama private 24°40′08″N 124°42′12″E / 24.669014°N 124.703364°E / 24.669014; 124.703364 (Shiokawa, Tarama)
Genealogy of the Main Line of the Shōei Lineage
向裔氏正統系図、家譜
Shōei-uji seitō keizu, kafu
Tarama private 24°40′14″N 124°42′09″E / 24.670506°N 124.702624°E / 24.670506; 124.702624 (Nakasuji, Tarama)
Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Lineage
向裔氏支流系図、家譜
Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu
Tarama private 26°13′02″N 127°41′56″E / 26.217344°N 127.698888°E / 26.217344; 127.698888 (Daidō, Naha)
Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Lineage
向裔氏支流系図、家譜
Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu
Tarama private 26°14′38″N 127°43′38″E / 26.243791°N 127.727287°E / 26.243791; 127.727287 (Nakama, Urasoe)
Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Lineage
向裔氏支流系図、家譜
Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu
Tarama private 26°13′14″N 127°43′09″E / 26.220530°N 127.719101°E / 26.220530; 127.719101 (Shuritonokura-chō, Naha)
Genealogy of the Chūdō Lineage
忠導氏系図、家譜
Chūdō-uji keizu, kafu
Tarama private 24°40′13″N 124°42′12″E / 24.670204°N 124.703257°E / 24.670204; 124.703257 (Nakasuji, Tarama)
Genealogy of the Urato Lineage
浦渡氏系図、家譜
Urato-uji keizu, kafu
Tarama private 24°40′09″N 124°42′11″E / 24.669190°N 124.703150°E / 24.669190; 124.703150 (Nakasuji, Tarama)
Land Register
土地台帳
tochi daichō
Tarama Tarama Village 24°40′10″N 124°42′06″E / 24.669414°N 124.701691°E / 24.669414; 124.701691 (Nakasuji, Tarama)
Land Tax Register
地租名寄帳
chiso nayose-chō
Tarama Tarama Village 24°40′10″N 124°42′06″E / 24.669414°N 124.701691°E / 24.669414; 124.701691 (Nakasuji, Tarama)
Land Registry Map
地籍図
chiseki-zu
Tarama Tarama Village 24°40′10″N 124°42′06″E / 24.669414°N 124.701691°E / 24.669414; 124.701691 (Nakasuji, Tarama)
Sample Patterns
御絵図
miezu
early C18 Ishigaki Ishigaki City
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
46 items; designs for tribute cloth for the Ryūkyū court; also a Municipal Cultural Property - Craftworks[11]   24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Letter of Appreciation to Toyokawa Zensa for the Rescue Operation in the Senkaku Islands
豊川善佐宛尖閣列島遭難救護の感謝状
Toyokawa Zensa ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō
1920 Ishigaki private
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
sent by the Consul of the Republic of China in Nagasaki on 20 May 1920 for the rescue the previous winter by villagers from Ishigaki of 31 Chinese fishermen shipwrecked in the Senkaku Islands[12] 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Letter of Appreciation to Tamayose Sonhan for the Rescue Operation in the Senkaku Islands
玉代勢孫伴宛尖閣列島遭難救護の感謝状
Tamayose Sonhan ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō
1920 Ishigaki Ishigaki City
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
sent by the Consul of the Republic of China in Nagasaki on 20 May 1920 for the rescue the previous winter by villagers from Ishigaki of 31 Chinese fishermen shipwrecked in the Senkaku Islands[12]   24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Tile Document
証文
kawara shōmon
Ishigaki private
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Tōjin Baka Stele
唐人墓
Tōjin bohi
Ishigaki Ishigaki City
(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
commemorates the Chinese coolies who, after suffering indignities such as having their pigtails cut, mutinied aboard the Robert Bowne in 1852 while on their way from Amoy to San Francisco and put ashore in Ishigaki[13][14]   24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E / 24.337977°N 124.159541°E / 24.337977; 124.159541 (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Tonoshiro Elementary School Hō-an-den
旧登野城尋常高等小学校の奉安殿
kyū-Tonoshiro jinjōkōtō shōgakkō no hōanden
Empire of Japan Ishigaki Ishigaki City
(at Tonoshiro Elementary School (登野城小学校))
  24°20′32″N 124°09′49″E / 24.342268°N 124.163607°E / 24.342268; 124.163607 (Tonoshiro Elementary School)

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References

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  1. ^ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  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 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財(美術品)(歴史資料 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "National Treasure: Ryukyu King Sho Family Related Documents". Naha City Museum of History. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ Naha City Museum of History, ed. (2006). 国宝「琉球国王尚家関係資料」のすべて―尚家資料/目録・解説 [National Treasure "Materials relating to the Shō Family of Ryūkyū Kings": Inventory and Commentary] (in Japanese). Okinawa Times. ISBN 4-87127-175-7.
  7. ^ 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 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ Agency for Cultural Affairs, ed. (2003). 戦災等による焼失文化財―20世紀の文化財過去帳 [Cultural properties lost to fire during war etc: a register of former twentieth-century cultural properties] (in Japanese). 戎光祥出版. pp. 160f. ISBN 4-900901-34-2.
  9. ^ Smits, Gregory (1999). Visions of Ryukyu: Identity and Ideology in Early-Modern Thought and Politics. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 128ff. ISBN 0-8248-2037-1.
  10. ^ 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 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  11. ^ 御絵図46点 市文化財に 貢納布を織る図案 [46 Patterns for Tribute Cloth Designated a Municipal Cultural Property]. Yaeyama Nippō (ja) (in Japanese). March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. ^ a b "The Senkaku Islands" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. March 2013. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. ^ 唐人墓 [Tōjin Baka] (in Japanese). Ishigaki City. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  14. ^ Johnson, Robert (1979). Far China Station: The U.S. Navy in Asian Waters, 1800-98. Naval Institute Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-61251-482-6.
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