List of Cultural Properties of Japan – historical materials (Nara)

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 Nara.

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 November 2015, ten Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Woodblock for the seventeen-article constitution 十七条憲法板木 jūshichijō kenpō hangi	1285	Ikaruga	Hōryū-ji	one item		34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E	[1]
Woodblocks for the Kasuga edition 春日版板木 Kasuga-ban hangi	Kamakura period	Nara	Kōfuku-ji	2,778 items		34°41′01″N 135°49′57″E	[2]
Woodblocks for the Saidai-ji edition 西大寺版板木 Saidaiji-ban hangi	Kamakura to Edo period	Nara	Saidai-ji	124 items		34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E	[3]
Construction diagrams and drawings of the tools for the Tanzan Jinja honden 談山神社本殿造営図並所用具図〈永禄二年七月／〉 Tanzan Jinja honden zōei-zu narabini shoyōgu-zu (Eiroku ni-nen shichi-gatsu)	1559	Sakurai	Tanzan Jinja	twelve items		34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E	[4]
Cloth for paying taxes 調布 chōfu	Nara period	Ikaruga	Hōryū-ji	two items		34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E	[5]
Instruction diagram for the Tōdai-ji Kaidan-in 東大寺戒壇院指図 Tōdaiji kaidan-in sashizu	Muromachi and Momoyama periods	Nara	Tōdai-ji	one item		34°41′20″N 135°50′23″E	[6]
Map of the provinces of Japan as one continent 南瞻部洲大日本国正統図 Nansen bushū dai-Nihon koku seitō zu	Muromachi period	Nara	Tōshōdai-ji	one item, in the Gyōki-zu tradition		34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E	[7]
Hōryū-ji masu 法隆寺枡 Hōryuji masu	Muromachi and Momoyama periods	Ikaruga	Hōryū-ji	two items		34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E	[8]
Materials relating to Kitaura Sadamasa 北浦定政関係資料 Kitaura Sadamasa kankei shiryō	Edo period	Nara	Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties	1,095 items		34°41′30″N 135°47′17″E	[9]
Yakushi-ji masu 薬師寺枡 Yakushiji masu	Muromachi and Momoyama periods	Nara	Yakushi-ji (kept at Nara National Museum)	three items		34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E	[10]

This list is complete and up to date as of November 2015.

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2015, seven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
List of the branch temples of Saidai-ji in the various provinces 西大寺諸国末寺帳 Saidaiji shokoku matsuji chō	Nanbokuchō to Meiji period	Nara	Saidai-ji	one scroll		34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E	[11]
Document boxes dedicated at the Buddhist halls of Tōshōdai-ji, together with the documents 仏堂納置文書箱及び所納文書、木札 Butsudō nōchi monjo bako oyobi shonō monjo, mokusatsu	Muromachi period	Nara	Tōshōdai-ji	seven items		34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E	[12]
Administrative documents of Nara Prefecture 奈良県行政文書 Nara-ken gyōsei monjo	Meiji and Taishō periods	Nara	Nara Prefecture (kept at the Nara Prefectural Library and Information Centre (奈良県立図書情報館))	6,695 documents		34°40′33″N 135°48′19″E	[13]
Materials relating to the Kōriyama Hakamoto 郡山町箱本関係資料 Kōriyama-chō Hakamoto kankei shiryō	Momoyama and Edo periods	Yamatokōriyama	Shungaku-in (春岳院)	thirty-seven items		34°39′03″N 135°47′03″E	[14]
Diaries of the head of the Yanagisawa Family 柳澤家当主年録及び日記類 Yanagisawa-ke tōshu nenroku oyobi nikki-rui	Edo period	Yamatokōriyama	Kōriyama Castle Site and Yanagisawa Bunko Preservation Society (kept at Yanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫))	1,800 items		34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E	[15]
Woodblocks for the Hase-dera edition of the Mandala of the Two Realms 長谷寺版両界曼荼羅板木 Hasedera-ban ryōkai mandara hangi	Edo period	Sakurai	Hase-dera	two items		34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E	[16]
Martial arts-related materials of the Komparu Family 金春家武芸関係資料 Konparu-ke bugei kankei shiryō	Momoyama and Edo periods	Ikoma	Hōzan-ji	thirteen scrolls		34°41′05″N 135°41′12″E	[17]

This list is complete and up to date as of November 2015.

Municipal Cultural Properties

Properties designated at a municipal level include:

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Annals of Inoue-chō 井上町町中年代記 Inoue-chō chōchū nendaiki	Edo period	Nara	Inoue-chō (kept at the Historical Materials Preservation House)	four volumes, covering the second half of the seventeenth century to the end of the Bakumatsu period, of the total seven		34°40′40″N 135°49′45″E	[18]
Yorozu Ōchō 萬大帳 Yorozu ōchō	1645-1883	Nara	Higashimuki Kitamachi (kept at the Historical Materials Preservation House)	ten volumes		34°40′40″N 135°49′45″E	[19]
Diaries of the Nara Bugyō Office Yoriki and Town Officials 奈良奉行所与力・町代日記 Nara bugyō-sho yoriki・chōdai nikki	1667-1807	Nara	private (kept at the Historical Materials Preservation House)	six volumes		34°40′40″N 135°49′45″E	[20]
Materials relating to the large earthquake in the sixth month of Kaei 7 嘉永七年六月大地震関係資料 Kaei shichi-nen roku-gatsu dai-jishin kankei shiryō	1854	Nara	corporate and private	two volumes, the Diary of difficulties caused by the great earthquake (大地震難渋日記) and the Earthquake book (地震帳)		34°43′09″N 136°03′44″E	[21]
Materials of the Kioku Family, from the Kasuga carpentry guild 春日座大工木奥家資料 Kasuga-za daiku Kioku-ke shiryō	Edo period	Nara	private	282 items, comprising 194 tools, 26 documents, and 62 plans and drawings		34°40′35″N 135°49′50″E	[22]

Registered Cultural Properties

As of 1 November 2015, one property has been registered (as opposed to designated).

Property	Date	Municipality	Ownership	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Ref.
Glass plates by Kudō Risaburō 工藤利三郎撮影写真ガラス原板 Kudō Risaburō satsuei shashin garasu genban	Meiji and Taishō periods	Nara	Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City	1,025 glass plates		34°40′32″N 135°50′44″E	[23]

This list is complete and up to date as of November 2015.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara)
• Yamato Province
• Nara National Museum
• List of National Treasures of Japan (historical materials)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Nara)

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Nara Prefecture