This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Prefecture of Okinawa.

National Cultural Properties As of 1 August 2020, six 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 KingsRyūkyū kokuō Shō-ke kankei shiryō 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 ): a candle-stand, portable brazier, and jar; (f) swords (3 items): sword known as with which, according to the Kyūyō Chronicles, the King of Hokuzan committed suicide in 1416; sword known as which, according to the Kyūyō, Nakasone Toyomiya gave to Shō Shin in 1522; and sword known as Letter from the Ming Dynasty Hongzhi Emperor to Shō ShinMin Kōsō chokuyu (Ryūkyū-koku Chūzan-ō Shō Shin ate) Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) by Photographs by Kamakura Yoshitarō for his Investigation into Ryūkyū ArtRyūkyū geijutsu chōsa shashin (Kamakura Yoshitarō satsuei) Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts) 2,080 items Map of the Ryūkyū Kingdom - Maps of the MagiriRyūkyū-koku no zu・magiri-zu 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 Materials relating to the Ie Udun FamilyIe udun-ke kankei shiryō private 146 items Sketches of the Yaeyama Kuramoto Master Painter (Miyara Ansen's former possession)Yaeyama kuramoto eshi gakō-rui (Miyara Ansen kyūzō) Ishigaki Ishigaki City(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) 90 items

Prefectural Cultural Properties As of 1 May 2019, 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)dōshō zanketsu (kyū Naminōe-gū Chōsen shō) Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) the lengthy inscription dates the bell to 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 for all refs see Ankokuzan Stele of Flowers and TreesAnkokuzan jukaboku kihi Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) now an Important Cultural Property in the ancient documents category Sanpu Ryūmyaku-hiSanpu ryūmyaku hi 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 Materials relating to the Uezu FamilyUezu-ke shiryō Kumejima private(kept at the Kumejima Museum and ) 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 Kuramoto PainterKuramoto eshi no gakō Ishigaki Ishigaki City(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) 114 items Materials relating to the Ie FamilyIe-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

Municipal Cultural Properties As of 1 May 2019, forty-three properties have been designated at a municipal level.

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Maps of the Villages in Nakijin Magiri, Kunigami DistrictKunigami-gun Nakijin magiri kakuson zenzu oyobi aza-zu Nakijin Nakijin Village for all refs see Maps of Heshiki Village in Nakijin MagiriNakijin magiri Heshiki-son ryakuzu oyobi Heshiki-son aza-zu Nakijin Nakijin Village Former Jahana Elementary School Site Hō-an-denkyū Jahana jinjō kōtō shōgakkō ato hōanden Motobu Motobu Town Tōjin Baka TombstoneTōjin baka no bohi Onna Onna Village Onna Village Shirube-ishiOnna-son no shirube ishi Onna Onna Village Kunigami District Onna Magiri: Maps of Each Village, etcKunigami-gun Onna magiri kaku-son zen-zu oyobi aza-zu tō Onna Onna Village Genealogy of the Tan Lineage: Branch LineTan-sei kafu shiryū issatsu Ginoza Ginoza Village Materials from Ginoza Village relating to the Battle of OkinawaOkinawa-sen kanren Ginoza-son shiryō Ginoza Ginoza Village Survey StoneHaru-ishi Okinawa Survey StoneHaru-ishi Okinawa Survey StoneHaru-ishi Okinawa Okinawa City Yomitan Zero MilestoneYomitan-son dōro genpyō Yomitan Yomitan Village Hija Bridge InscriptionHija-bashi hibun Yomitan Yomitan Village Kamuiyaki Excavated from Uchima, NishiharaNishihara-chō Uchima sanpuchi No.1 shutsudo no kamuiyaki Nishihara Nishihara Town Meiji Land Registry MapMeiji tochi daichō fuzoku chizu Ginowan Ginowan City Madan Bridge InscriptionChōshū Madan-bashi hibun Tomigusuku private Meiji Land Registry MapMeiji tochi daichō fuzoku chizu Nanjō Nanjō City Miyagusuku Bridge Restoration SteleShū Miyagusuku-bashi no hi Haebaru Uhwi Bridge SteleUhwi-hashi no hi Haebaru Shirube dote-ishiShirube dote ishi Haebaru Public records of Kumejima Nakazato MagiriKume Nakazato magiri kuji-chō Kumejima Public records of the villages of Kumejima Nakazato MagiriKume Nakazato magiri shoson kuji-chō Kumejima Criminal Recordstoganin kuji-chō Kumejima Anchor Stones from Uegusuku CastleUegusuku-jō ato no ikariishi Kumejima Materials relating to the Nakasone Family of the Chūdō LineageChūdō-uji Nakasone-ke kankei shiryō Miyakojima Miyakojima City Museum Materials relating to the Motomura Family of the Shōei LineageShōei-uji Motomura-ke kankei shiryō Miyakojima private Genealogy of the Main Line of the Ntabaru LineageNatabaru-uji seitō keizu, kafu Tarama private Genealogy of the Branch Line of the Ntabaru LineageNatabaru-uji shiryū keizu, kafu Tarama private Genealogy of the Main Line of the Shōei LineageShōei-uji seitō keizu, kafu Tarama private Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei LineageShōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu Tarama private Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei LineageShōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu Tarama private Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei LineageShōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu Tarama private Genealogy of the Chūdō LineageChūdō-uji keizu, kafu Tarama private Genealogy of the Urato LineageUrato-uji keizu, kafu Tarama private Land Registertochi daichō Tarama Tarama Village Land Tax Registerchiso nayose-chō Tarama Tarama Village Land Registry Mapchiseki-zu Tarama Tarama Village Sample Patternsmiezu 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 Letter of Appreciation to Toyokawa Zensa for the Rescue Operation in the Senkaku IslandsToyokawa Zensa ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō 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 Sonhan for the Rescue Operation in the Senkaku IslandsTamayose Sonhan ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō 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 Tile Documentkawara shōmon Ishigaki private(kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) Tōjin Baka SteleTōjin 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 Tonoshiro Elementary School Hō-an-denkyū-Tonoshiro jinjōkōtō shōgakkō no hōanden Ishigaki Ishigaki City(at )

See also Cultural Properties of Japan List of National Treasures of Japan (historical materials) List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Okinawa) Writing in the Ryukyu Kingdom

References

External links National Treasure: Ryukyu King Sho Family Related Documents Database of Photographs by Kamakura Yoshitarō for his Investigation into Ryūkyū Art Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture