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 for the Prefecture of Okinawa.
National Cultural Properties
As of 1 February 2017, four Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| *Materials relating to the Shō Family of Ryūkyū Kings Ryūkyū kokuō Shō-ke kankei shiryō | Naha | Naha City | 1,251 items, of which 85 are craft works and the remainder writings; the former comprise royal costume : 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; clothing : 42 bingata robes and 15 of orimono, some with banana fibre cloth; metalwork : 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; lacquerware : 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; ceramics : a candle-stand, portable brazier, and jar; swords : sword known as Chiyoganemaru with which, according to the Kyūyō Chronicles, the King of Hokuzan committed suicide in 1416; sword known as Chiganemaru which, according to the Kyūyō, Nakasone Toyomiya gave to Shō Shin in 1522; and sword known as Chatan Nakiri | ||||
| Letter from the Ming Dynasty Hongzhi Emperor to Shō Shin Min Kōsō chokuyu | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | by | ||||
| Photographs by Kamakura Yoshitarō for his Investigation into Ryūkyū Art Ryūkyū geijutsu chōsa shashin | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | 2,080 items | ||||
| Map of the Ryūkyū Kingdom - Maps of the Magiri Ryūkyū kuni-no-zu・magiri-zu | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | 8 items; one scroll of the whole kingdom and seven maps of the magiri |
Prefectural Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2016, six properties have been designated at a prefectural level.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Remains of a Bronze Bell dōshō zanketsu | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | the lengthy inscription dates the bell to Kentoku 3 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 Trees Ankokuzan juka moku kihi | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | |||||
| Sanpu Ryūmyaku-hi Sanpu ryūmyaku hi | Nago | Nago City | the inscription records a proposal to relocate the capital of the three kingdoms from Shuri to Nago | ||||
| Materials relating to the Ie Family Ie-ke shiryō | Naha | private | 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 Uezu-ke shiryō | Kumejima | private | 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 Painter Kuramoto eshi no gakō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | 114 items |
Municipal Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2016, forty 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 Kunigami-gun Nakijin magiri kakuson zenzu oyobi jizu | Nakijin | Nakijin Village | for all refs see | ||||
| Maps of Heshiki Village in Nakijin Magiri Nakijin magiri Heshiki-mura ryakuzu oyobi Heshiki-mura jizu | Nakijin | Nakijin Village | |||||
| Former Jahana Elementary School Site Hō-an-den kyū-Jahana jinjōkōtō shōgakkō ato hōanden | Motobu | Motobu Town | |||||
| Tōjin Baka Tombstone Tōjin baka bohi | Onna | Onna Village | |||||
| Genealogy of the Branch Line of the Jinsei Family Jinsei kefu shiryū itsusatsu | Ginoza | Ginoza Village | |||||
| Materials from Ginoza Village relating to the Battle of Okinawa Okinawa-sen kanren Ginoza-son shiryō | Ginoza | Ginoza Village | |||||
| Survey Stone Haru-ishi | Okinawa | Okinawa Municipal Museum | |||||
| Survey Stone Haru-ishi | Okinawa | Okinawa Municipal Museum | |||||
| Survey Stone Haru-ishi | Okinawa | Okinawa City | |||||
| Yomitan Zero Milestone Yomitan-mura dōro genpyō | Yomitan | Yomitan Village | |||||
| Hija Bridge Inscription Hija-bashi hibun | Yomitan | Yomitan Village | |||||
| Kamuiyaki Excavated from Uchima, Nishihara Nishihara-chō Uchima sanpuchi No.1 shutsudo no kamui-yaki | Nishihara | Nishihara Town | |||||
| Meiji Land Registry Map Meiji tochi daichō tsuketari zoku chizu | Ginowan | Ginowan City | |||||
| Madan Bridge Inscription Chōfuku Madan-bashi hibun | Tomigusuku | private | |||||
| Meiji Land Registry Map Meiji tochi daichō tsuketari zoku chizu | Nanjō | Nanjō City | |||||
| Public records of Kumejima Nakazato Magiri Kume Nakazato magiri kōji-chō | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education | |||||
| Public records of Muro Village, Kumejima Nakazato Magiri Kume Nakazato magiri Muro-mura kōji-chō | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education | |||||
| Criminal Records toganin kōji-chō | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education | |||||
| Anchor Stones from Uegusuku Castle Uegusuku-jō ato no ikariishi | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education | |||||
| Materials relating to the Nakasone Chūdō Family Chūdō-uji Nakasone-ke kankei shiryō | Miyakojima | Miyakojima City Museum | |||||
| Materials relating to the Shōei Motomura Family Shōei-uji Motomura-ke kankei shiryō | Miyakojima | private | |||||
| Genealogy of the Main Line of the Tsuchihara Family Tsuchihara-uji seitō keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Genealogy of the Branch Line of the Tsuchihara Family Tsuchihara-uji shiryū keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Genealogy of the Main Line of the Shōei Family Shōei-uji seitō keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Family Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Family Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Family Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Genealogy of the Chūdō Family Chūdō-uji keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Genealogy of the Urado Family Urado-uji keizu, kefu | Tarama | private | |||||
| Land Register tochi daichō | Tarama | Tarama Village | |||||
| Land Tax Register chiso nayorichō | Tarama | Tarama Village | |||||
| Land Registry Map chiseki-zu | Tarama | Tarama Village | |||||
| Sample Patterns miezu | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | 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 Islands Toyokawa Zensa ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō | Ishigaki | private | 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 | ||||
| :wikisource:Letter of appreciation from the consul of the Republic of China in Nagasaki|Letter of Appreciation to Tamayose Sanban for the Rescue Operation in the Senkaku Islands Tamayose Sanban ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | 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 Document kawara shōmon | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Tōjin Baka Stele Tōjin bohi | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | 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-den kyū-Tonoshiro jinjōkōtō shōgakkō no hōanden | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City |