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Japanese Cultural Property Classification - YAML

The Japanese Cultural Property Classification is a systematic categorization of cultural heritage established under the Act on Protection of Cultural Properties (enacted in 1950). It comprises six basic categories: Tangible Cultural Properties, Intangible Cultural Properties, Folk Cultural Properties, Monuments, Cultural Landscapes, and Groups of Traditional Buildings. Each category has designation, selection, and registration systems. Through systems such as National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties, and Living National Treasures (holders of Important Intangible Cultural Properties), Japan aims to protect and preserve cultural heritage of historical, artistic, and academic value.

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- code: "01"
  slug: "tangible-cultural-property"
  name: "Tangible Cultural Properties"
  description: "Tangible cultural products such as buildings, paintings, sculptures, and crafts."
  category: "Designated Cultural Properties"
  subcategories:
    - "Buildings"
    - "Art and Crafts"
  designations:
    - "National Treasure"
    - "Important Cultural Property"
    - "Registered Tangible Cultural Property"
- code: "02"
  slug: "intangible-cultural-property"
  name: "Intangible Cultural Properties"
  description: "Intangible cultural products such as theater, music, and craft techniques."
  category: "Designated Cultural Properties"
  subcategories:
    - "Performing Arts"
    - "Craft Techniques"
  designations:
    - "Important Intangible Cultural Property"
    - "Registered Intangible Cultural Property"
- code: "03"
  slug: "folk-cultural-property"
  name: "Folk Cultural Properties"
  description: "Customs related to daily life and annual events, folk performing arts, and folk techniques."
  category: "Designated Cultural Properties"
  subcategories:
    - "Tangible Folk Cultural Properties"
    - "Intangible Folk Cultural Properties"
  designations:
    - "Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property"
    - "Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property"
    - "Registered Tangible Folk Cultural Property"
    - "Registered Intangible Folk Cultural Property"
- code: "04"
  slug: "monument"
  name: "Monuments"
  description: "Monuments comprising three types: Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty, and Natural Monuments."
  category: "Designated Cultural Properties"
  subcategories:
    - "Historic Sites"
    - "Places of Scenic Beauty"
    - "Natural Monuments"
  designations:
    - "Special Historic Site"
    - "Special Place of Scenic Beauty"
    - "Special Natural Monument"
    - "Historic Site"
    - "Place of Scenic Beauty"
    - "Natural Monument"
    - "Registered Monument"
- code: "05"
  slug: "cultural-landscape"
  name: "Cultural Landscapes"
  description: "Landscapes formed by peoples lives and livelihoods in harmony with the local climate."
  category: "Selected Cultural Properties"
  subcategories:
    - "Landscapes related to agriculture"
    - "Landscapes related to mining"
    - "Landscapes related to distribution"
    - "Landscapes related to residence"
  designations:
    - "Important Cultural Landscape"
- code: "06"
  slug: "traditional-building-groups"
  name: "Groups of Traditional Buildings"
  description: "Groups of traditional buildings that form historic townscapes."
  category: "Selected Cultural Properties"
  subcategories:
    - "Castle towns"
    - "Post towns"
    - "Temple towns"
    - "Port towns"
    - "Agricultural villages"
  designations:
    - "Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings"
- code: "07"
  slug: "buried-cultural-property"
  name: "Buried Cultural Properties"
  description: "Cultural properties buried in the ground."
  category: "Other Protected Items"
  subcategories:
    - "Archaeological sites"
    - "Artifacts"
    - "Archaeological features"
  designations:
    - "Known buried cultural property sites"
- code: "08"
  slug: "conservation-techniques"
  name: "Selected Conservation Techniques"
  description: "Traditional techniques necessary for preserving cultural properties."
  category: "Other Protected Items"
  subcategories:
    - "Building-related techniques"
    - "Art-related techniques"
  designations:
    - "Selected Conservation Technique"