Important Cultural Properties of Japan

E104453

cultural property designation system heritage protection category

Important Cultural Properties of Japan are officially designated cultural assets—such as buildings, artworks, and artifacts—recognized by the Japanese government for their exceptional historical, artistic, or academic value and protected under national heritage laws.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Important Cultural Property of Japan	117
Important Cultural Properties of Japan canonical	13
Important Cultural Property	6
Important Cultural Property (Japan)	5
Important Cultural Property of Japan (selected buildings)	3
Important Cultural Properties	2
Important Cultural Properties of Japan (buildings)	2
Cultural Properties of Japan	1
Cultural Properties of Tokyo	1
Important Cultural Property of Japan (structures and artworks)	1
Important Intangible Cultural Property of Japan	1
Important Tangible Cultural Properties	1
Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan	1
Japan’s Important Cultural Property designation	1
National Important Cultural Property of Japan	1
重要文化財	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Important Cultural Properties of Japan
Context triple: [Nara, hasCulturalProperty, Important Cultural Properties of Japan]

A. National Treasures of Japan
The National Treasures of Japan are the country’s most highly valued cultural properties, encompassing exceptional works of art, architecture, and historical artifacts officially designated for special protection and preservation.
B. Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan is an official designation that recognizes and protects historically or culturally significant physical structures and objects within Japan.
C. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising temples, shrines, and archaeological remains that reflect Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital and a major center of Buddhist culture.
D. Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
The Sakai Mozu Kofun Group is a cluster of massive ancient burial mounds, including some of the world’s largest keyhole-shaped tombs, dating from Japan’s Kofun period and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Imperial Regalia of Japan
The Imperial Regalia of Japan are three sacred treasures—a sword, a mirror, and a jewel—that embody the divine legitimacy and authority of the Japanese emperor.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Important Cultural Properties of Japan
Target entity description: Important Cultural Properties of Japan are officially designated cultural assets—such as buildings, artworks, and artifacts—recognized by the Japanese government for their exceptional historical, artistic, or academic value and protected under national heritage laws.

A. National Treasures of Japan
The National Treasures of Japan are the country’s most highly valued cultural properties, encompassing exceptional works of art, architecture, and historical artifacts officially designated for special protection and preservation.
B. Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan is an official designation that recognizes and protects historically or culturally significant physical structures and objects within Japan.
C. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising temples, shrines, and archaeological remains that reflect Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital and a major center of Buddhist culture.
D. Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
The Sakai Mozu Kofun Group is a cluster of massive ancient burial mounds, including some of the world’s largest keyhole-shaped tombs, dating from Japan’s Kofun period and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Imperial Regalia of Japan
The Imperial Regalia of Japan are three sacred treasures—a sword, a mirror, and a jewel—that embody the divine legitimacy and authority of the Japanese emperor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural property designation system ⓘ heritage protection category ⓘ
administeredBy	Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan ⓘ
appliesTo	tangible cultural properties ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
criteria	high academic value ⓘ high artistic value ⓘ high historical value ⓘ
designationAuthority	Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan ⓘ
designationLevel	national ⓘ
excludes	folk cultural properties ⓘ intangible cultural properties ⓘ monuments ⓘ
impact	increased public recognition of cultural assets ⓘ regulation of export of designated objects ⓘ
includes	ancient documents ⓘ archaeological materials ⓘ buildings ⓘ calligraphy works ⓘ ceramics ⓘ crafts ⓘ fine arts ⓘ historical materials ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ paintings ⓘ sculptures ⓘ swords ⓘ
introduced	post-World War II period ⓘ
JapaneseName	重要文化財 ⓘ linked to: Important Cultural Properties of Japan
languageOfTerm	Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis	Bunkazai Hogohō ⓘ Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties ⓘ
managedThrough	national cultural property register ⓘ
obligationForOwners	duty to preserve ⓘ requirement for permission for alterations ⓘ
partOf	Cultural Properties of Japan ⓘ linked to: Important Cultural Properties of Japan
predecessor	National Treasures Preservation Law of 1929 ⓘ linked to: Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties
purpose	preservation of historically significant assets ⓘ promotion of cultural education ⓘ protection of cultural heritage ⓘ
relatedCategory	National Treasures of Japan ⓘ
relatedPolicy	cultural tourism promotion in Japan ⓘ
relationshipToNationalTreasures	National Treasures are a subset of Important Cultural Properties ⓘ linked to: National Treasures of Japan
RomanizedName	Jūyō Bunkazai ⓘ
scope	immovable cultural properties ⓘ movable cultural properties ⓘ
supportMeasures	subsidies for conservation ⓘ technical guidance for restoration ⓘ
typicalExampleCategory	Buddhist temple buildings ⓘ Shinto shrine buildings ⓘ castle structures ⓘ

How these facts were elicited