As of May 2024, there were about 62.9 thousand listed arts and crafts cultural properties in Japan. Tangible properties, which included buildings and arts and crafts properties, had the most listed entries, followed by monuments, folk-cultural properties and intangible properties, such as entertaining arts, and craft skills. Cultural assets and properties listed here are designated by local authorities. There is a different list regarding important cultural properties of Japan, designated and published by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT).
Number of cultural properties and monuments designated by local authorities in Japan as of May 2024, by type
These cultural properties and monuments were designated by their relevant local authorities and diverge from those designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, respectively the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), & MEXT (Japan). (November 27, 2024). Number of cultural properties and monuments designated by local authorities in Japan as of May 2024, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170657/japan-cultural-properties-and-monuments-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), und MEXT (Japan). "Number of cultural properties and monuments designated by local authorities in Japan as of May 2024, by type." Chart. November 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170657/japan-cultural-properties-and-monuments-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), MEXT (Japan). (2024). Number of cultural properties and monuments designated by local authorities in Japan as of May 2024, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170657/japan-cultural-properties-and-monuments-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), and MEXT (Japan). "Number of Cultural Properties and Monuments Designated by Local Authorities in Japan as of May 2024, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170657/japan-cultural-properties-and-monuments-by-type/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) & MEXT (Japan), Number of cultural properties and monuments designated by local authorities in Japan as of May 2024, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170657/japan-cultural-properties-and-monuments-by-type/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of cultural properties and monuments designated by local authorities in Japan as of May 2024, by type [Graph], Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), & MEXT (Japan), November 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170657/japan-cultural-properties-and-monuments-by-type/
