title: List of Intangible Cultural Properties of Japan (Gifu)
text: # List of Intangible Cultural Properties of Japan (Gifu)
  
  This list is of the Intangible Cultural Properties of Japan in the Prefecture of Gifu.
  
  ## National Cultural Properties
  
  As of 1 July 2015, four Important Intangible Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.
  
  ### Craft Techniques
  
  | Property | Holder | Comments |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hon-Minoshi 本美濃紙 Hon-Minoshi | Hon-Minoshi Preservation Society (本美濃紙保存会) | the handmade paper of Mino is recorded in Engishiki and referenced in the inscription of "Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper" on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity |
  | Shino 志野 Shino | Suzuki Osamu (鈴木藏) | ceramic tradition dating from the Momoyama period |
  | Seto-guro 瀬戸黒 Seto-guro | Katō Kōzō (加藤孝造) | ceramic tradition dating from the Momoyama period; the black wares are removed from the kiln during firing and doused with water |
  | Monsha 紋紗 Monsha | Tsuchiya Yoshinori (土屋順紀) | textile tradition |
  
  ## Prefectural Cultural Properties
  
  As of 2 March 2015, five properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
  
  ### Craft Techniques
  
  | Property | Holder | Comments |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mino Tradition of Japanese Swordsmithing 美濃伝日本刀鍛錬技法 Mino-den nihontō tanren gihō | Mino Japanese Swordsmithing Preservation Society (美濃伝日本刀鍛錬技法保持者会) | |
  | Gujō Indigo Dyeing 郡上本染 Gujō honzome | Watanabe Shōkichi (渡辺庄吉) | |
  | Shino 志野 Shino | Katō Kōzō (加藤孝造), Wakao Toshisada (若尾利貞), Hayashi Shōtarō (林正太郎) | |
  | Ki-Seto 黄瀬戸 ki-Seto | Andō Hidetake (安藤日出武) | yellow Seto |
  | Oribe 織部 Oribe | Tamaki Yasuo (玉置保夫) | |
  
  ## Municipal Cultural Properties
  
  As of 1 May 2014, thirty properties have been designated at a municipal level.
  
  