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.

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 February 2015, three Important Cultural Properties have been designated (including one *National Treasure), being of national significance.

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	Second Shō Dynasty to Meiji period	Naha	Naha City (kept at the Naha City Museum of History (那覇市歴史博物館))	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 (球陽), 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)	150px		[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)	150px		[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			[3]

This list is complete and up-to-date as of February 2015.

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, six properties have been designated at a prefectural level.

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	150px		for all refs see [4]
Ankokuzan Stele of Flowers and Trees 安国山樹花木記碑 Ankokuzan juka moku kihi	1427	Naha	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the 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	150px
Materials relating to the Ie Family 伊江家資料 Ie-ke shiryō		Naha	private (kept at the Naha City Museum of History (那覇市歴史博物館))	122 items, with 29 associated items comprising 14 letters, 11 calligraphic works, 1 painting, and 3 pieces of lacquerware
Materials relating to the Uezu Family 上江洲家資料 Uezu-ke shiryō		Kumejima	private (kept at the Kumejima Museum (久米島博物館) 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
Sketches by the Painter Kuramoto 蔵元絵師の画稿 Kuramoto eshi no gakō	C18/19	Ishigaki	Ishigaki City (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum (石垣市立八重山博物館))	114 items	150px

This list is complete and up-to-date as of February 2015.

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, thirty-five properties have been designated at a municipal level.

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 jizu		Nakijin	Nakijin Village				for all refs see [5]
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-mura ryakuzu oyobi Heshiki-mura jizu		Nakijin	Nakijin Village
Former Jahana Elementary School Site Hō-an-den 旧謝花尋常高等小学校跡 奉安殿 kyū-Jahana jinjōkōtō shōgakkō ato hōanden	Empire of Japan	Motobu	Motobu Town
Tōjin Baka Tombstone 唐人墓の墓碑 Tōjin baka bohi		Onna	Onna Village
Genealogy of the Branch Line of the Jinsei Family 「湛姓家譜」支流一冊 Jinsei kefu shiryū itsusatsu		Ginoza	Ginoza Village
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
Yomitan Zero Milestone 読谷村道路元標 Yomitan-mura dōro genpyō		Yomitan	Yomitan Village
Hija Bridge Inscription 比謝橋碑文 Hija-bashi hibun		Yomitan	Yomitan Village		150px
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 kamui-yaki		Nishihara	Nishihara Town
Meiji Land Registry Map 明治土地台帳附属地図 Meiji tochi daichō tsuketari zoku chizu		Ginowan	Ginowan City
Madan Bridge Inscription 重修真玉橋碑文 Chōfuku Madan-bashi hibun		Tomigusuku	private		150px
Meiji Land Registry Map 明治土地台帳附属地図 Meiji tochi daichō tsuketari zoku chizu		Nanjō	Nanjō City
Public records of Kumejima Nakazato Magiri 久米仲里間切公事帳 Kume Nakazato magiri kōji-chō		Kumejima	Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会)
Public records of Muro Village, Kumejima Nakazato Magiri 久米仲里間切諸村公事帳 Kume Nakazato magiri Muro-mura kōji-chō		Kumejima	Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会)
Criminal Records 科人公事帳 toganin kōji-chō		Kumejima	Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会)
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)
Materials relating to the Nakasone Chūdō Family 忠導氏仲宗根家関係資料 Chūdō-uji Nakasone-ke kankei shiryō		Miyakojima	Miyakojima City Museum (宮古島市総合博物館)
Materials relating to the Shōei Motomura Family 向裔氏本村家関係資料 Shōei-uji Motomura-ke kankei shiryō		Miyakojima	private
Genealogy of the Main Line of the Tsuchihara Family 土原氏正統系図、家譜 Tsuchihara-uji seitō keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Genealogy of the Branch Line of the Tsuchihara Family 土原氏支流系図、家譜 Tsuchihara-uji shiryū keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Genealogy of the Main Line of the Shōei Family 向裔氏正統系図、家譜 Shōei-uji seitō keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Family 向裔氏支流系図、家譜 Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Family 向裔氏支流系図、家譜 Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Family 向裔氏支流系図、家譜 Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Genealogy of the Chūdō Family 忠導氏系図、家譜 Chūdō-uji keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Genealogy of the Urado Family 浦渡氏系図、家譜 Urado-uji keizu, kefu		Tarama	private
Land Register 土地台帳 tochi daichō		Tarama	Tarama Village
Land Tax Register 地租名寄帳 chiso nayorichō		Tarama	Tarama Village
Land Registry Map 地籍図 chiseki-zu		Tarama	Tarama Village
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	150px
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
Letter of Appreciation to Tamayose Sanban 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 Sanban 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	150px
Tile Document 瓦証文 kawara shōmon		Ishigaki	private (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum)
Tōjin Baka Stele 唐人墓碑 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	150px
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))		150px

This list is complete and up-to-date as of February 2015.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of National Treasures of Japan (historical materials)
• History of the Ryukyu Islands
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Okinawa)

External links

• (English) National Treasure: Ryukyu King Sho Family Related Documents
• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
• (Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture