List of Intangible Cultural Properties of Japan (Okinawa)
National Cultural Properties
As of 1 January 2015, eleven Important Intangible Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.[2][3][4]
Performing Arts
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumi Odori 組踊 Kumi odori | Traditional Kumi Odori Preservation Society (伝統組踊保存会) | inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[5] |  | |
| Ryukyuan Classical Music 琉球古典音楽 Ryūkyū koten ongaku | Shimabukuro Masao (島袋正雄), Terukina Chōichi (照喜名朝一) |  | ||
| Kumi Odori Music - Uta-Sanshin 組踊音楽歌三線 Kumi odori ongaku uta sanshin | Shiroma Tokutarō (城間德太郎), Nishie Kishun (西江喜春) | |||
| Kumi Odori - Tachikata 組踊立方 Kumi odori tachikata | Miyagi Nōhō (宮城能鳳) | |||
| Ryūkyū Dance 琉球舞踊 Ryūkyū buyō | Ryūkyū Dance Preservation Society (琉球舞踊保存会) |  | ||
Craft Techniques
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kijoka Bashōfu 喜如嘉の芭蕉布 Kijoka no bashōfu | Kijoka Bashōfu Preservation Society (喜如嘉の芭蕉布保存会) | |||
| Miyako Jōfu 宮古上布 Miyako jōfu | Miyako Jōfu Preservation Society (宮古上布保持団体) | processes include hand spinning of the ramie, indigo dyeing, weaving, washing, and repairs; the cloth was used for poll tax payments from 1637 | ||
| Bingata 紅型 bingata | Tamanaha Yūkō (玉那覇有公) |  | ||
| Shuri-no-Orimono 首里の織物 Shuri no orimono | Miyahara Hatsuko (宮平初子) | textile technique | ||
| Bashōfu 芭蕉布 bashōfu | Taira Toshiko (平良敏子) | banana fibre textile technique |  | |
| Kumejima Tsumugi 久米島紬 Kumejima tsumugi | Kumejima Tsumugi Preservation Society (久米島紬保持団体) | |||
Prefectural Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2014, fourteen properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][6]
Performing Arts
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okinawan Traditional Dance 沖縄伝統舞踊 Okinawa dentō buyō | Okinawan Traditional Dance Preservation Society (沖縄伝統舞踊保存会) | |||
| Okinawan Traditional Music - Nomura Ryū 沖縄伝統音楽野村流 Okinawa dentō ongaku Nomura-ryū | Okinawan Traditional Music Nomura Ryū Preservation Society (沖縄伝統音楽野村流保存会) | |||
| Okinawan Traditional Music - Afuso Ryū 沖縄伝統音楽安冨祖流 Okinawa dentō ongaku Afuso-ryū | Okinawan Traditional Music Afuso Ryū Preservation Society (沖縄伝統音楽安冨祖流保存会) | |||
| Okinawan Traditional Music - Tansui Ryū 沖縄伝統音楽湛水流 Okinawa dentō ongaku Tansui-ryū | Okinawan Traditional Music Tansui Ryū Preservation Society (沖縄伝統音楽湛水流保存会協議会) | |||
| Okinawan Traditional Music - Sōkyoku 沖縄伝統音楽箏曲 Okinawa dentō ongaku sōkyoku | Okinawan Traditional Music Sōkyoku Preservation Society (沖縄伝統音楽箏曲保存会) | |||
| Yaeyama Classical Min'yō 八重山古典民謡 Yaeyama koten minyō | Yaeyama Classical Min'yō Preservation Society (八重山古典民謡保持者協会) | |||
| Ryūkyū Kageki 琉球歌劇 Ryūkyū kageki | Ryūkyū Kageki Preservation Society (琉球歌劇保存会) | |||
| Yaeyama Traditional Dance 八重山伝統舞踊 Yaeyama dentō buyō | Morita Yoshiko (森田吉子), Yamamori Kiyo (山森キヨ), Motomori Hite (本盛ヒテ), Une Yukiko (宇根雪子) | |||
Craft Techniques
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingata 紅型 bingata | Shiroma Eijun (城間榮順), Tamanaha Michiko (玉那覇道子), Fujimura Reiko (藤村玲子), Kinjō Shōtarō (金城昌太郎), Chinen Sekigen (知念績元), Kiyuna Morizō (喜友名盛蔵), Nishihira Sachiko (西平幸子) |  | ||
| True Shuri-no-Orimono 本場首里の織物 honba Shuri no orimono | Shukumine Kyōko (祝嶺恭子), Tawada Yoshiko (多和田淑子), Le Bars Miyahira Ginko (ルバース・ミヤヒラ・吟子) | |||
| Yomitan Hanaori 読谷山花織 Yomitanzan hanaori or Yuntanza hanaui | Higa Emiko (比嘉恵美子), Shimabukuro Shū (島袋秀), Ikehara Keiko (池原ケイ子) | textile technique; an Important Intangible Cultural Property from 1999 until 2003, when it was removed from the national register upon the death of holder Yonamine Sada (與那嶺貞) | ||
| Yaeyama Jōfu 八重山上布 Yaeyama jōfu | Arakaki Sachiko (新垣幸子), Nakamura Sumiko (中村澄子), Taira Yōko (平良蓉子), Itokazu Emiko (糸数江美子), Matsutake Kimiko (松竹喜生子) | textile technique | ||
| Ryūkyū Lacquerware 琉球漆器 Ryūkyū shikki | Maeda Takayoshi (前田孝允), Kinjō Yuiki (金城唯喜) |  | ||
Karate - Kobujutsu
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okinawan Karate and Kobujutsu 沖縄の空手・古武術 Okinawa no karate・ko-bujutsu | Ishikawa Tadashi (石川精徳), Uehara Takenobu (上原武信), Hichiya Yoshio (比知屋義夫), Nakamoto Masahiro (仲本政博), Higaonna Morio (東恩納盛男) |  | ||
Municipal Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2014, seven properties have been designated at a municipal level.[4][7]
Performing Arts
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinbe and Kamanti ティンベーとカマンティ tinbē to kamanti | Tinbe and Kamanti Preservation Society (ティンベー・カマンティー保存会) | Tinbe is fighting with spear and shield, Kamanti with sickle and staff; performed on the 17th day of 7th month and 15th day of 8th month of the old lunar calendar;[8] Cultural Property of Nanjō | ||
| Amanchu 天人 Amanchu | Tsuhako District (津波古区) | reenactment of legend of a giant who taught the local elder and his grandchild how to grow crops;[8] Cultural Property of Nanjō | ||
| Bōjutsu 棒術 bōjutsu | Tsuhako Old Bōjutsu Preservation Society (津波古棒術保存会) | Cultural Property of Nanjō | ||
| Munjuru Bushi むんじゅる節 munjuru bushi | Aguni Village | Cultural Property of Aguni | ||
Craft Techniques
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuboya Ware 壺屋焼 Tsuboya-yaki | Tsuboya Ware Preservation Society (壷屋焼物保存会) | Cultural Property of Naha |  | |
| Ryūkyū Kasuri and Haebaru Hanaori 琉球絣と南風原花織 Ryūkyū kasuri to Haebaru hanaori | Ryūkyū Kasuri and Haebaru Hanaori Preservation Society (琉球絣と南風原花織保存会) | Cultural Property of Haebaru |  | |
Oral Literature
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folk Tales of Yamamoto Senkō 山本川恒の民話 Yamamoto Senkō no minwa | Yamamoto Senkō (山本川恒) (deceased) | Cultural Property of Nago | ||
Former Cultural Properties
Performing Arts
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumi Odori Music - Taiko 組踊音楽太鼓 Kumi odori ongaku taiko | removed from the national register in 2006 upon the death of holder Shimabukuro Mitsufumi (島袋光史) | |||
Craft Techniques
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryūkyū Pottery 琉球陶器 Ryūkyū tōki | removed from the national register in 2004 upon the death of holder Kinjō Jirō (金城次郎) | |||
Intangible Cultural Properties that need measures such as making records
As of 1 May 2014, there was one Intangible Cultural Property that needs measures such as making records (記録作成等の措置を講ずべき無形文化財).[4]
Craft Techniques
| Property | Holder | Comments | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuboya Arayachi Ware 壷屋の荒焼 Tsuboya no arayachi | Tsuboya ware is generally divided into two: the unglazed arayachi (sometimes given a manganese glaze) and glazed jōyachi (上焼); at the end of the seventeenth century the royal government moved the Chibana kilns from Misato, the Takaraguchi kilns from Shuri, and the Wakuta kilns from Naha to Tsuboya; in 1897 there were forty arayachi kilns, after the war two, and there is now one |  | ||
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See also
References
- "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- 重要無形文化財・民俗文化財等 [Number of Important Intangible Cultural Properties and Folk Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- "Database of National Cultural Properties: 重要無形文化財" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- 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 27 January 2015.
- "Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 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. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- "Intangible Cultural Property". Nanjō City. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
External links
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
- (in Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
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