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Japanese National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties - CSV

Japan's National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties are tangible cultural properties designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under the 1950 Cultural Properties Protection Law. Important Cultural Properties refer to buildings and artworks with high historical, artistic, and academic value, from which items of exceptional value and uniqueness from a global cultural perspective are designated as National Treasures. As of January 2026, there are 1,149 National Treasures (233 buildings, 916 artworks) and approximately 13,500 Important Cultural Properties, forming the core of Japan's cultural heritage preservation.

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code,slug,name,description,category,count_items,count_structures,count_artworks_items,count_buildings_items,count_buildings_structures,count_total,count_importantItems,count_importantStructures,count_nationalTreasureItems,count_nationalTreasureStructures,era,count_folkHouses,count_important,count_nationalTreasure
buildings,national-treasure-buildings,National Treasure Buildings,National Treasures designated as buildings of exceptional value from a global cultural perspective.,buildings,233,303,,,,,,,,,,,,
artworks,national-treasure-artworks,National Treasure Artworks and Crafts,"National Treasures designated as artworks and crafts with exceptionally high artistic value, including paintings, sculptures, and crafts.",artworks,916,,,,,,,,,,,,,
important-cultural-properties,important-cultural-properties,Important Cultural Properties,"Cultural properties designated as buildings and artworks with high historical, artistic, and academic value.",important,,,10952,2605,5597,13557,,,,,,,,
buildings-premodern-shrines,premodern-shrine-buildings,Pre-Modern Shrine Buildings,Shrine architecture built before the Meiji era and designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,shrines,,,,,,,78,1290,43,585,pre-modern,,,
buildings-premodern-temples,premodern-temple-buildings,Pre-Modern Temple Buildings,Temple architecture built before the Meiji era and designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,temples,,,,,,,169,1311,158,873,pre-modern,,,
buildings-premodern-castles,premodern-castle-buildings,Pre-Modern Castle Buildings,Castle architecture built before the Meiji era and designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,castles,,,,,,,17,235,9,53,pre-modern,,,
buildings-premodern-residences,premodern-residence-buildings,Pre-Modern Residence Buildings,Residential buildings and folk houses built before the Meiji era and designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,residences,,,,,,,20,160,14,98,pre-modern,362,,
buildings-modern,modern-buildings,Modern Buildings,Buildings constructed after the Meiji era and designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,modern,,,,,,,,,10,771,modern,,,
artworks-paintings,artwork-paintings,Artworks (Paintings),Paintings designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,paintings,,,,,,,,,,,,,2070,167
artworks-sculptures,artwork-sculptures,Artworks (Sculptures),Sculptures designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,sculptures,,,,,,,,,,,,,2743,142
artworks-crafts,artwork-crafts,Artworks (Crafts),Crafts designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,crafts,,,,,,,,,,,,,2486,254
artworks-calligraphy,artwork-calligraphy-books,Artworks (Calligraphy and Books),Calligraphy and books designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,calligraphy,,,,,,,,,,,,,1936,236
artworks-documents,artwork-ancient-documents,Artworks (Ancient Documents),Ancient documents designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,documents,,,,,,,,,,,,,799,63
artworks-archaeological,artwork-archaeological,Artworks (Archaeological Materials),Archaeological materials designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,archaeological,,,,,,,,,,,,,675,51
artworks-historical,artwork-historical,Artworks (Historical Materials),Historical materials designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties.,historical,,,,,,,,,,,,,243,3