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  2. List of National Treasures of Japan (ancient documents)

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    The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. These ancient documents adhere to the current definition, and have been designated National Treasures since the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties ...

  3. List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings) - Wikipedia

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    Brought to Japan from China by Enchin. Heian period (incomplete scroll); late Tang dynasty, 9th century (complete scroll) Two hand scrolls with iconographic line drawings, one complete and one with part of the first half missing, ink on paper, 30.0 cm × 1,796 cm (11.8 in × 707.1 in) Mii-dera, Ōtsu, Shiga

  4. List of missing treasures - Wikipedia

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    James Howells has repeatedly requested that the council allow him to search for his device, buried in Docksway landfill, Newport, Wales, and has been refused by Newport City Council. As of November 2024, the missing Bitcoins were worth $750 million, and Howells sued the council for £495 million. [43] [44] [45] Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary

  5. 22 artifacts looted after the Battle of Okinawa returned to Japan

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    The 22 artifacts, some of which date back to the 18th and 19th centuries, represent a significant piece of Okinawan history. ... which had been missing for almost 80 years to the governm ...

  6. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Japan

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    Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan 2016 01059: Thirty-three float festivals around Japan held annually to pray to the gods for peace and protection from natural ...

  7. List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)

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    Particularly noted for the Tōdaijiyama Sword, the oldest inscribed artifact in Japan. Other articles in this designation include: 13 kanto (ring-pommel) swords and swords with wooden handles, more than 25 iron swords and lances, 261 arrowheads, a set of leather armor, seven bronze vessels, 62 beads, 45 stone arrowheads, 13 pot-shaped stone ...

  8. Mitsui Memorial Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Mitsui Memorial Museum (三井記念美術館, Mitsui Kinen Bijutsukan) is an art museum in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. It is located within the Mitsui Main Building, an Important Cultural Property as designated by the Japanese government .

  9. List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others) - Wikipedia

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    The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897, [1] [2] although the definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. The crafts items in the list adhere to the current definition and have been designated National Treasures according to the Law for the Protection of ...