As of October 2022, Japan had a total of 22 UNESCO intangible asset entries. The first items were added in 2008 to the list and were a testimony for the importance attached to traditional performing arts such as kabuki, bunraku, and nogaku.
Number of intangible assets recognized by UNESCO in Japan from 2008 to 2022, by year
Akiu no Taue Odori; Chakkirako; Daimokutate; Dainichido Bugaku; Gagaku; Hayachine Kagura; Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu, techniques of making ramie fabric in Uonuma region, Niigata Prefecture; Oku-noto no Aenokoto; Traditional Ainu dance
2010
2
Yuki-tsumugi, silk fabric production trechnique; Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre
2011
2
Mibu no Hana Taue, ritual of transplanting rice in Mibu, Hiroshima; Sada Shin Noh, sacred dancing at Sada shrine, Shimane
2012
1
Nachi no Dengaku, a religious performing art held at the Nachi fire festival
2013
1
Washoku, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese, notably for the celebration of New Year
2014
1
Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper
2015
0
-
2016
1
Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan
2017
0
-
2018
1
Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes
2019
0
-
2020
1
Traditional skills, techniques and knowledge for the conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan
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UNESCO. (October 25, 2022). Number of intangible assets recognized by UNESCO in Japan from 2008 to 2022, by year [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274375/japan-number-unesco-intangible-asset-entries-by-year/
UNESCO. "Number of intangible assets recognized by UNESCO in Japan from 2008 to 2022, by year." Chart. October 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274375/japan-number-unesco-intangible-asset-entries-by-year/
UNESCO. (2022). Number of intangible assets recognized by UNESCO in Japan from 2008 to 2022, by year. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274375/japan-number-unesco-intangible-asset-entries-by-year/
UNESCO. "Number of Intangible Assets Recognized by Unesco in Japan from 2008 to 2022, by Year." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274375/japan-number-unesco-intangible-asset-entries-by-year/
UNESCO, Number of intangible assets recognized by UNESCO in Japan from 2008 to 2022, by year Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274375/japan-number-unesco-intangible-asset-entries-by-year/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of intangible assets recognized by UNESCO in Japan from 2008 to 2022, by year [Graph], UNESCO, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274375/japan-number-unesco-intangible-asset-entries-by-year/
