List of Cultural Properties of Japan – archaeological materials (Okinawa) explained

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Prefecture of Okinawa.^[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 January 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Property	Ownership	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Excavated Artefacts from Sefa-utaki Okinawa-ken sēfā utaki shutsudo-hin	Nanjō City (kept at the)	562 items, comprising 9 magatama (3 of gold), ten pieces of celadon, 9 gold coins (and 534 copper coins ; Sefa-utaki is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu^[5]	26.1444°N 127.7671°W	https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10498
Excavated Ceramics from the Site of Shuri Castle Okinawa-ken Shuri-jō kyō no uchi ato shutsudo tōjiki	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the		26.2434°N 127.7596°W	https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10431

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, two properties have been designated at a prefectural level.^[4] ^[6]

Property	Ownership	Comments	Coordinates	Ref.
Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru Shell Mound Kogachibaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the	234 items, comprising 30 pieces of earthenware, 101 stone tools, 58 artefacts made of shell, 39 of bone, and 6 of stone; Kogachibaru Shell Mound is in Uruma City^[7]	26.2434°N 127.7596°W	http://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/h26011.pdf
Excavated Artefacts from Shimotabaru Shell Mound Shimotabaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin	Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the		26.2434°N 127.7596°W	http://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/h26011.pdf

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, one property has been designated at a municipal level.^[4] ^[8]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Pamphlet on Cultural Properties . . 8 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026091238/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/pamphlet/pamphlet_en.html . 26 October 2014 .
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . ja:国宝・重要文化財 . Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 January 2015 . 8 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110630172754/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shoukai/shitei.html . 30 June 2011 .
Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財（美術品）(考古資料沖縄県) . Japanese . . 8 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151204191137/http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.asp . 4 December 2015 . dead .
Web site: http://www.pref.okinawa.lg.jp/edu/bunkazai/edu/jimukyoku/bunkazai/documents/h26011.pdf . ja:国・県・市町村指定文化財 . National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 May 2014 . 8 January 2015.
Web site: Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu . . 8 January 2015.
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/todoufuken.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） . Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2014 . 8 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053837/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/todoufuken.html . 21 September 2013 .
Web site: http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/edu/maizo/bunkakesho/chosa/maizo/fukyu/kikaku/kogachihara/documents/zuroku.pdf . ja:古我地原貝塚・下田原貝塚出土品展 . Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru and Shimotabaru Shell Mounds . Japanese . . 21 February 2012 . 8 January 2015.
Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/sichouson.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） . Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2014 . 8 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514084211/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/shiteibunkazai/sichouson.html . 14 May 2015 .