List of Living National Treasures of Japan (performing arts)

The List of Living National Treasures of Japan (performing arts) contains all the individuals and groups certified as Living National Treasures by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan in the category of the .

The performing arts are divided into eight categories: Gagaku, Noh, Bunraku, Kabuki, Kumi Odori, Music, Dance, and Drama. The categories are subdivided into a number of subcategories, usually by role or instrument.

Those working in the performing arts are eligible for recognition either individually (Individual Certification) or as part of a group (General Certification).

List of current designated individuals (performing arts)

Noh

Name Born Category Subcategory Year Designated1940NohShite20081948NohShite20141936NohShite20161942NohShite20161957NohKotsuzumi20171941NohŌtsuzumi20021940NohŌtsuzumi2018 1936NohTaiko2014, alias 1930NohKyōgen1997 , alias 1931NohKyōgen20071937NohKyōgen20121947NohKyōgen2023

Bunraku Name Born Category Subcategory Year Designated1944BunrakuTayū20191945BunrakuShamisen20071933BunrakuPuppeteer19941947BunrakuPuppeteer20071953BunrakuPuppeteer2023

Kabuki Name Born Category Subcategory Year Designated1944KabukiTachiyaku20151942KabukiTachiyaku20031938KabukiWakiyaku20161960KabukiTakemoto20191936KabukiNagauta20021950KabukiOnnagata20121946KabukiTachiyaku20221950KabukiTachiyaku2023

Kumi Odori Name Born Category Subcategory Year Designated1938Kumi OdoriTachikata20061933Kumi OdoriUta Sanshin20051940Kumi OdoriUta Sanshin20111952Kumi OdoriTaiko2017

Music Name Born Category Subcategory Year Designated1951MusicBiwa20161932MusicKoto2001Keisuke Zenyōji (善養寺 恵介)1964MusicShakuhachi2025Hōzan Nomura (野村 峰山)1957MusicShakuhachi20221923MusicNagauta (Vocals)19971934MusicNagauta (Vocals)19981935MusicNagauta (Shamisen)20131945MusicNagauta (Shamisen)20191941MusicNagauta (Narimono)20191935MusicGidayūbushi (Vocals)19991933MusicIcchūbushi (Vocals)19991935MusicIcchūbushi (Shamisen)20011946MusicKatōbushi (Shamisen)20091944MusicMiyazonobushi (Vocals)20071938MusicShinnaibushi (Vocals)20011940MusicShinnaibushi (Shamisen)20011927MusicTokiwazubushi (Shamisen)19921935MusicKiyomotobushi (Vocals)20031932MusicKiyomotobushi (Shamisen)20131932MusicRyūkyū's classical music20001946MusicRyūkyū's classical music20191950MusicJiuta2009

Dance Name Born Category Subcategory Year Designated1928DanceKabuki-mai19991956DanceKyō-mai2015

Drama Name Born Category Subcategory Year Designated1942DramaKōdan2019

List of past designated individuals (performing arts)

Noh

Name Born Died Category Subcategory Year Designated18741971NohShite195518901988NohShite196618971983NohShite197018971991NohShite197018991978NohShite197719021984NohShite197819152003NohShite199019312000NohShite199519222006NohShite1996, alias 1930 2015NohShite200119222016NohShite200319161991NohWaki196118991980NohWaki196619081985NohWaki1981, alias 19342016NohWaki199419152008NohFue197119402018NohFue200918921977NohKotsuzumi195518961977NohKotsuzumi197419081997NohKotsuzumi198219252015NohKotsuzumi199819362012NohKotsuzumi200318741961NohŌtsuzumi195518961969NohŌtsuzumi196819071983NohŌtsuzumi197018991997NohŌtsuzumi198419382017NohŌtsuzumi199818931989NohTaiko196819242014NohTaiko199318831965NohKyōgen196418981978NohKyōgen196818961986NohKyōgen197619011990NohKyōgen1979 , alias 19192013NohKyōgen1989

Bunraku Name Born Died Category Subcategory Year Designated18861959BunrakuTayū195518781967BunrakuTayū195519041969BunrakuTayū195518881967BunrakuTayū196219132002BunrakuTayū197119161987BunrakuTayū197319242018BunrakuTayū198919322015BunrakuTayū200719322020BunrakuTayū201518891960BunrakuShamisen195518871974BunrakuShamisen196218911976BunrakuShamisen196219021975BunrakuShamisen197219101976BunrakuShamisen197219142001BunrakuShamisen198519171988BunrakuShamisen198819282018BunrakuShamisen199719001970BunrakuPuppeteer196519192006BunrakuPuppeteer197719201986BunrakuPuppeteer198219282016BunrakuPuppeteer1994

Kabuki Name Born Died Category Subcategory Year Designated18981969KabukiTachiyaku196418861971KabukiTachiyaku196019061975KabukiTachiyaku197319101982KabukiTachiyaku197519021983KabukiTachiyaku196719091988KabukiTachiyaku197519131989KabukiTachiyaku197219031994KabukiTachiyaku197219162001KabukiTachiyaku199019292011KabukiTachiyaku199419151995KabukiOnnagata196819172001KabukiOnnagata196819202012KabukiOnnagata199118871978KabukiFukeonnayaku196818761963KabukiWakiyaku196019142009KabukiWakiyaku199718981980KabukiTakemoto197818941982KabukiNagauta197819011993KabukiNagauta198119202007KabukiNagauta199819071997KabukiHayashi197819342007KabukiHayashi199819282011"Famed Kabuki female impersonator Shikan dies at 83 ." Asahi Shimbun. 11 October 2011.KabukiOnnagata199619312020KabukiTachiyaku199419412021KabukiWakiyaku201919442021KabukiTachiyaku2011, known as after 201219372022KabukiNagauta200719322022KabukiWakiyaku2002

Kumi Odori Name Born Died Category Subcategory Year Designated19202006Kumi OdoriTaiko2003

Music Name Born Died Category Subcategory Year Designated19062006MusicBiwa199518951976MusicShakuhachi196719012001MusicShakuhachi197719331999MusicShakuhachi199219352018MusicShakuhachi199919372014MusicShakuhachi200218871965MusicKoto195619041984MusicKoto196619051991MusicKoto198318941995MusicKoto196619262024MusicKoto2008 19031996MusicKoto197019132005MusicKoto199619122000MusicKoto199018801958MusicJiuta195519132008MusicJiuta196918992001MusicJiuta197919302006MusicJiuta200218761972MusicNagauta (Vocals)195619011973MusicNagauta (Vocals)195619001981MusicNagauta (Vocals)197419071995MusicNagauta (Vocals)197419111997MusicNagauta (Vocals)198718991970MusicNagauta (Shamisen)195518941979MusicNagauta (Shamisen)196419151984MusicNagauta (Shamisen)198419062003MusicNagauta (Shamisen)198719182013MusicNagauta (Shamisen)198919222010MusicNagauta (Narimono)199319352020MusicNagauta (Narimono)199918971992MusicGidayūbushi (Vocals)198219132016MusicGidayūbushi (Shamisen)199818791970MusicIcchūbushi (Vocals)195619261997MusicIcchūbushi (Vocals)199619061991MusicIcchūbushi (Shamisen)198419202018MusicKatōbushi (Vocals)199418911977MusicMiyazonobushi (Vocals)196018991985MusicMiyazonobushi (Shamisen)197219192002MusicMiyazonobushi (Shamisen)199819302014MusicTokiwazubushi (Vocals)199518881960MusicTokiwazubushi (Shamisen)195518971976MusicTokiwazubushi (Shamisen)196618981999MusicKiyomotobushi (Vocals)195619041963MusicKiyomotobushi (Shamisen)195518891966MusicKiyomotobushi (Shamisen)195619272002MusicKiyomotobushi (Shamisen)199619362016MusicKiyomotobushi (Shamisen)200319222018MusicRyūkyū's classical music2000

Dance Name Born Died Category Subcategory Year Designated18821961DanceKabuki-mai195518931970DanceKabuki-mai196019001990DanceKabuki-mai196019071998DanceKabuki-mai198519182007DanceKabuki-mai200219242018DanceKabuki-mai200418961981DanceKamigata-mai197819231998DanceKamigata-mai198619052004DanceKyo-mai1955

Drama Name Born Died Category Subcategory Year Designated19152002DramaClassical Rakugo199519252015DramaClassical Rakugo199619392021DramaClassical Rakugo201419392020DramaKōdan200218711961DramaShinpa Onnagata195518941965DramaShinpa Onnagata1960

List of designated groups (performing arts) Group Name Category Subcategory Year DesignatedGagaku1955Noh1957Bunraku1955Kabuki1965DanceKumi Odori1972DanceRyūkyū-buyō2009MusicGidayūbushi1980MusicTokiwazubushi1981MusicIcchūbushi1993MusicKatōbushi1993MusicMiyazonobushi1993MusicOgiebushi1993 Notes

See also Living National Treasures of Japan List of Living National Treasures of Japan (crafts) List of National Treasures of Japan

References

External links Kodansha, Ministry of Cultural Affairs – Important Intangible Cultural Properties Database '人間国宝、河東節三味線の山彦千子さんら3人認定へ,' Asahi Shimbun, 17 July 2009 '重要無形文化財の保持者の認定について,' Ministry of Cultural Affairs, 15 July 2011