title: List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Okinawa)
text: # 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 (歴史資料, rekishi shiryō) 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 | Coordinates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | *Materials relating to the Shō Family of Ryūkyū Kings 琉球国王尚家関係資料 Ryūkyū kokuō Shō-ke kankei shiryō | The reigns of the second Shō dynasty to Meiji period | 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 Tsuboya Ware (壷屋焼)): a candle-stand, portable brazier, and jar; (f) swords (3 items): sword known as Chiyoganemaru (千代金丸) with which, according to the Kyūyō Chronicles, the King of Hokuzan committed suicide in 1416; sword known as Chiganemaru (治金丸) which, according to the Kyūyō, Nakasone Toyomiya gave to Shō Shin in 1522; and sword known as Chatan Nakiri (北谷菜切) | 26°12′50″N 127°40′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.21378075°N 127.67925408°E﻿ / 26.21378075; 127.67925408﻿ (Naha City Museum of History) |
  | Letter from the Ming Dynasty Hongzhi Emperor to Shō Shin 明孝宗勅諭〈琉球国中山王尚真宛／〉 Min Kōsō chokuyu (Ryūkyū-koku Chūzan-ō Shō Shin ate) | 1487 | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | 47.05 centimetres (18.52 in) by 178.8 centimetres (70.4 in) | 26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E﻿ / 26.2267571; 127.69399418﻿ (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) |
  | Photographs by Kamakura Yoshitarō for his Investigation into Ryūkyū Art 琉球芸術調査写真<鎌倉芳太郎撮影／> Ryūkyū geijutsu chōsa shashin (Kamakura Yoshitarō satsuei) | Taishō period | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts) | 2,080 items | 26°13′10″N 127°43′08″E﻿ / ﻿26.21935026°N 127.71890695°E﻿ / 26.21935026; 127.71890695﻿ (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts) |
  | Map of the Ryūkyū Kingdom - Maps of the Magiri 琉球国之図・間切図 Ryūkyū-koku no zu・magiri-zu | C18 | 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 | 26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E﻿ / 26.2267571; 127.69399418﻿ (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) |
  | Materials relating to the Ie Udun Family 伊江御殿家関係資料 Ie udun-ke kankei shiryō | Second Shō dynasty to Meiji period | | private | 146 items | |
  | Sketches of the Yaeyama Kuramoto Master Painter (Miyara Ansen's former possession) 八重山蔵元絵師画稿類（宮良安宣旧蔵） Yaeyama kuramoto eshi gakō-rui (Miyara Ansen kyūzō) | Second Shō dynasty to Meiji period | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | 90 items | 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.337977°N 124.159541°E﻿ / 24.337977; 124.159541﻿ (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) |
  
  ## Prefectural Cultural Properties
  
  As of 1 May 2019, six properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
  
  | Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Coordinates | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Remains of a Bronze Bell (former Naminoue-gū Korean bell) 銅鐘残欠 (旧波上宮朝鮮鐘) dōshō zanketsu (kyū Naminōe-gū Chōsen shō) | Goryeo | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | the lengthy inscription dates the bell to Kentoku 3 (顕徳) 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 | 26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E﻿ / 26.2267571; 127.69399418﻿ (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | for all refs see |
  | Ankokuzan Stele of Flowers and Trees 安国山樹花木記碑 Ankokuzan jukaboku kihi | 1427 | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | now an Important Cultural Property in the ancient documents category | 26°13′36″N 127°41′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.2267571°N 127.69399418°E﻿ / 26.2267571; 127.69399418﻿ (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) | |
  | Sanpu Ryūmyaku-hi 三府龍脈碑 Sanpu ryūmyaku hi | 1750 | 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 | 26°35′11″N 127°59′13″E﻿ / ﻿26.586263°N 127.986860°E﻿ / 26.586263; 127.986860﻿ (Nago Museum) | |
  | Materials relating to the Uezu Family 上江洲家資料 Uezu-ke shiryō | | Kumejima | private (kept at the Kumejima Museum and Uezu Family Residence (上江洲家住宅) ) | 1790 items, comprising 42 calligraphic works, 14 paintings, 109 craftworks, and 1,625 records relating to the early modern and modern period | 26°20′30″N 126°45′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.341634°N 126.763794°E﻿ / 26.341634; 126.763794﻿ (Kumejima Museum) | |
  | Sketches by the Kuramoto Painter 蔵元絵師の画稿 Kuramoto eshi no gakō | C18/19 | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | 114 items | 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.337977°N 124.159541°E﻿ / 24.337977; 124.159541﻿ (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | |
  | Materials relating to the Ie Family 伊江家資料 Ie-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 | 26°12′50″N 127°40′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.21378075°N 127.67925408°E﻿ / 26.21378075; 127.67925408﻿ (Naha City Museum of History) | |
  
  ## Municipal Cultural Properties
  
  As of 1 May 2019, forty-three properties have been designated at a municipal level.
  
  | Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Coordinates | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Maps of the Villages in Nakijin Magiri, Kunigami District 国頭郡今帰仁間切各村全図及び字図 Kunigami-gun Nakijin magiri kakuson zenzu oyobi aza-zu | | Nakijin | Nakijin Village | | 26°41′30″N 127°55′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.691618°N 127.927315°E﻿ / 26.691618; 127.927315﻿ (Nakijin Centre for History and Culture) | for all refs see |
  | Maps of Heshiki Village in Nakijin Magiri 今帰仁間切平敷村略図及び平敷村字図 Nakijin magiri Heshiki-son ryakuzu oyobi Heshiki-son aza-zu | | Nakijin | Nakijin Village | | 26°41′30″N 127°55′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.691618°N 127.927315°E﻿ / 26.691618; 127.927315﻿ (Nakijin Centre for History and Culture) | |
  | Former Jahana Elementary School Site Hō-an-den 旧謝花尋常高等小学校跡 奉安殿 kyū Jahana jinjō kōtō shōgakkō ato hōanden | Empire of Japan | Motobu | Motobu Town | | 26°41′02″N 127°53′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.683921°N 127.897215°E﻿ / 26.683921; 127.897215﻿ (Jahana, Motobu) | |
  | Tōjin Baka Tombstone 唐人墓の墓碑 Tōjin baka no bohi | | Onna | Onna Village | | 26°26′17″N 127°48′08″E﻿ / ﻿26.438145°N 127.802110°E﻿ / 26.438145; 127.802110﻿ (Nakadomari, Onna) | |
  | Onna Village Shirube-ishi 恩納村の印部石 Onna-son no shirube ishi | | Onna | Onna Village | | 26°26′17″N 127°48′08″E﻿ / ﻿26.438145°N 127.802110°E﻿ / 26.438145; 127.802110﻿ (Onna) | |
  | Kunigami District Onna Magiri: Maps of Each Village, etc 国頭郡恩納間切各村全図及び字図等 Kunigami-gun Onna magiri kaku-son zen-zu oyobi aza-zu tō | | Onna | Onna Village | | 26°26′17″N 127°48′08″E﻿ / ﻿26.438145°N 127.802110°E﻿ / 26.438145; 127.802110﻿ (Onna) | |
  | Genealogy of the Tan Lineage: Branch Line 「湛姓家譜」支流一冊 Tan-sei kafu shiryū issatsu | | Ginoza | Ginoza Village | | 26°29′17″N 127°59′02″E﻿ / ﻿26.488109°N 127.984017°E﻿ / 26.488109; 127.984017﻿ (Matsuda, Ginoza) | |
  | Materials from Ginoza Village relating to the Battle of Okinawa 沖縄戦関連宜野座村資料 Okinawa-sen kanren Ginoza-son shiryō | | Ginoza | Ginoza Village | | 26°28′57″N 127°58′24″E﻿ / ﻿26.482558°N 127.973224°E﻿ / 26.482558; 127.973224﻿ (Ginoza) | |
  | Survey Stone ハル石(印部石 ミ 赤ひら原) Haru-ishi | | Okinawa | Okinawa Municipal Museum (沖縄市立郷土博物館) | | 26°19′54″N 127°47′42″E﻿ / ﻿26.331646°N 127.795119°E﻿ / 26.331646; 127.795119﻿ (Okinawa Municipal Museum) | |
  | Survey Stone ハル石(印部石 ア 木の下原) Haru-ishi | | Okinawa | Okinawa Municipal Museum (沖縄市立郷土博物館) | | 26°19′54″N 127°47′42″E﻿ / ﻿26.331646°N 127.795119°E﻿ / 26.331646; 127.795119﻿ (Okinawa Municipal Museum) | |
  | Survey Stone ハル石(印部石 さ さく原) Haru-ishi | | Okinawa | Okinawa City | | 26°20′45″N 127°48′53″E﻿ / ﻿26.345762°N 127.814596°E﻿ / 26.345762; 127.814596﻿ (Misato Self-government Association) | |
  | Yomitan Zero Milestone 読谷村道路元標 Yomitan-son dōro genpyō | | Yomitan | Yomitan Village | | 26°23′57″N 127°45′30″E﻿ / ﻿26.399270°N 127.758218°E﻿ / 26.399270; 127.758218﻿ (Kina, Yomitan) | |
  | Hija Bridge Inscription 比謝橋碑文 Hija-bashi hibun | | Yomitan | Yomitan Village | | 26°22′13″N 127°45′23″E﻿ / ﻿26.370301°N 127.756255°E﻿ / 26.370301; 127.756255﻿ (Hijabashi, Yomitan) | |
  | Kamuiyaki Excavated from Uchima, Nishihara 西原町内間散布地No.1出土のカムィ焼 Nishihara-chō Uchima sanpuchi No.1 shutsudo no kamuiyaki | | Nishihara | Nishihara Town | | 26°13′16″N 127°45′36″E﻿ / ﻿26.221242°N 127.759978°E﻿ / 26.221242; 127.759978﻿ (Nishihara Town Library) | |
  | Meiji Land Registry Map 明治土地台帳附属地図 Meiji tochi daichō fuzoku chizu | | Ginowan | Ginowan City | | 26°17′24″N 127°46′54″E﻿ / ﻿26.289952°N 127.781575°E﻿ / 26.289952; 127.781575﻿ (Nodake, Ginowan) | |
  | Madan Bridge Inscription 重修真玉橋碑文 Chōshū Madan-bashi hibun | | Tomigusuku | private | | 26°10′26″N 127°40′27″E﻿ / ﻿26.173821°N 127.674297°E﻿ / 26.173821; 127.674297﻿ (Tomigusuku City Chūō Library) | |
  | Meiji Land Registry Map 明治土地台帳附属地図 Meiji tochi daichō fuzoku chizu | | Nanjō | Nanjō City | | 26°10′34″N 127°44′40″E﻿ / ﻿26.176035°N 127.744560°E﻿ / 26.176035; 127.744560﻿ (Nanjō City Office Ōzato Branch) | |
  | Miyagusuku Bridge Restoration Stele 修宮城橋碑 Shū Miyagusuku-bashi no hi | | Haebaru | | | 26°11′13″N 127°43′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.186846°N 127.730482°E﻿ / 26.186846; 127.730482﻿ (Haebaru Municipal Cultural Center) | |
  | Uhwi Bridge Stele 宇平橋碑 Uhwi-hashi no hi | | Haebaru | | | 26°11′13″N 127°43′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.186846°N 127.730482°E﻿ / 26.186846; 127.730482﻿ (Haebaru Municipal Cultural Center) | |
  | Shirube dote-ishi 印部土手石 Shirube dote ishi | | Haebaru | | | 26°11′13″N 127°43′50″E﻿ / ﻿26.186846°N 127.730482°E﻿ / 26.186846; 127.730482﻿ (Haebaru Municipal Cultural Center) | |
  | Public records of Kumejima Nakazato Magiri 久米仲里間切公事帳 Kume Nakazato magiri kuji-chō | | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) | | 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E﻿ / ﻿26.340624°N 126.805143°E﻿ / 26.340624; 126.805143﻿ (Kumejima Town Board of Education) | |
  | Public records of the villages of Kumejima Nakazato Magiri 久米仲里間切諸村公事帳 Kume Nakazato magiri shoson kuji-chō | | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) | | 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E﻿ / ﻿26.340624°N 126.805143°E﻿ / 26.340624; 126.805143﻿ (Kumejima Town Board of Education) | |
  | Criminal Records 科人公事帳 toganin kuji-chō | | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) | | 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E﻿ / ﻿26.340624°N 126.805143°E﻿ / 26.340624; 126.805143﻿ (Kumejima Town Board of Education) | |
  | Anchor Stones from Uegusuku Castle 宇江城城跡の碇石 Uegusuku-jō ato no ikariishi | | Kumejima | Kumejima Town Board of Education (久米島町教育委員会) | | 26°20′26″N 126°48′19″E﻿ / ﻿26.340624°N 126.805143°E﻿ / 26.340624; 126.805143﻿ (Kumejima Town Board of Education) | |
  | Materials relating to the Nakasone Family of the Chūdō Lineage 忠導氏仲宗根家関係資料 Chūdō-uji Nakasone-ke kankei shiryō | | Miyakojima | Miyakojima City Museum | | 24°47′47″N 125°19′04″E﻿ / ﻿24.796475°N 125.317698°E﻿ / 24.796475; 125.317698﻿ (Miyakojima City Museum) | |
  | Materials relating to the Motomura Family of the Shōei Lineage 向裔氏本村家関係資料 Shōei-uji Motomura-ke kankei shiryō | | Miyakojima | private | | 24°48′10″N 125°16′49″E﻿ / ﻿24.802669°N 125.280350°E﻿ / 24.802669; 125.280350﻿ (Shimozato, Miyakojima) | |
  | Genealogy of the Main Line of the Ntabaru Lineage 土原氏正統系図、家譜 Natabaru-uji seitō keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 26°09′51″N 127°42′12″E﻿ / ﻿26.164259°N 127.703404°E﻿ / 26.164259; 127.703404﻿ (Taketomi, Itoman) | |
  | Genealogy of the Branch Line of the Ntabaru Lineage 土原氏支流系図、家譜 Natabaru-uji shiryū keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 24°40′08″N 124°42′12″E﻿ / ﻿24.669014°N 124.703364°E﻿ / 24.669014; 124.703364﻿ (Shiokawa, Tarama) | |
  | Genealogy of the Main Line of the Shōei Lineage 向裔氏正統系図、家譜 Shōei-uji seitō keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 24°40′14″N 124°42′09″E﻿ / ﻿24.670506°N 124.702624°E﻿ / 24.670506; 124.702624﻿ (Nakasuji, Tarama) | |
  | Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Lineage 向裔氏支流系図、家譜 Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 26°13′02″N 127°41′56″E﻿ / ﻿26.217344°N 127.698888°E﻿ / 26.217344; 127.698888﻿ (Daidō, Naha) | |
  | Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Lineage 向裔氏支流系図、家譜 Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 26°14′38″N 127°43′38″E﻿ / ﻿26.243791°N 127.727287°E﻿ / 26.243791; 127.727287﻿ (Nakama, Urasoe) | |
  | Genealogy of a Branch Line of the Shōei Lineage 向裔氏支流系図、家譜 Shōei-uji shiryū keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 26°13′14″N 127°43′09″E﻿ / ﻿26.220530°N 127.719101°E﻿ / 26.220530; 127.719101﻿ (Shuritonokura-chō, Naha) | |
  | Genealogy of the Chūdō Lineage 忠導氏系図、家譜 Chūdō-uji keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 24°40′13″N 124°42′12″E﻿ / ﻿24.670204°N 124.703257°E﻿ / 24.670204; 124.703257﻿ (Nakasuji, Tarama) | |
  | Genealogy of the Urato Lineage 浦渡氏系図、家譜 Urato-uji keizu, kafu | | Tarama | private | | 24°40′09″N 124°42′11″E﻿ / ﻿24.669190°N 124.703150°E﻿ / 24.669190; 124.703150﻿ (Nakasuji, Tarama) | |
  | Land Register 土地台帳 tochi daichō | | Tarama | Tarama Village | | 24°40′10″N 124°42′06″E﻿ / ﻿24.669414°N 124.701691°E﻿ / 24.669414; 124.701691﻿ (Nakasuji, Tarama) | |
  | Land Tax Register 地租名寄帳 chiso nayose-chō | | Tarama | Tarama Village | | 24°40′10″N 124°42′06″E﻿ / ﻿24.669414°N 124.701691°E﻿ / 24.669414; 124.701691﻿ (Nakasuji, Tarama) | |
  | Land Registry Map 地籍図 chiseki-zu | | Tarama | Tarama Village | | 24°40′10″N 124°42′06″E﻿ / ﻿24.669414°N 124.701691°E﻿ / 24.669414; 124.701691﻿ (Nakasuji, Tarama) | |
  | Sample Patterns 御絵図 miezu | early C18 | 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 | 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.337977°N 124.159541°E﻿ / 24.337977; 124.159541﻿ (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | |
  | Letter of Appreciation to Toyokawa Zensa for the Rescue Operation in the Senkaku Islands 豊川善佐宛尖閣列島遭難救護の感謝状 Toyokawa Zensa ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō | 1920 | 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 | 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.337977°N 124.159541°E﻿ / 24.337977; 124.159541﻿ (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | |
  | Letter of Appreciation to Tamayose Sonhan for the Rescue Operation in the Senkaku Islands 玉代勢孫伴宛尖閣列島遭難救護の感謝状 Tamayose Sonhan ate Senkaku rettō sōnan kyūgo no kanshajō | 1920 | 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 | 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.337977°N 124.159541°E﻿ / 24.337977; 124.159541﻿ (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | |
  | Tile Document 瓦証文 kawara shōmon | | Ishigaki | private (kept at the Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | | 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.337977°N 124.159541°E﻿ / 24.337977; 124.159541﻿ (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | |
  | Tōjin Baka Stele 唐人墓碑 Tōjin 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 | 24°20′17″N 124°09′34″E﻿ / ﻿24.337977°N 124.159541°E﻿ / 24.337977; 124.159541﻿ (Ishigaki City Yaeyama Museum) | |
  | Tonoshiro Elementary School Hō-an-den 旧登野城尋常高等小学校の奉安殿 kyū-Tonoshiro jinjōkōtō shōgakkō no hōanden | Empire of Japan | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City (at Tonoshiro Elementary School (登野城小学校)) | | 24°20′32″N 124°09′49″E﻿ / ﻿24.342268°N 124.163607°E﻿ / 24.342268; 124.163607﻿ (Tonoshiro Elementary School) | |
  