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688; ii, iv (cultural) Kyoto was the capital of Japan from its founding in 794 to the middle of the 19th century. It was also a cultural centre, crucial for the development of religious and secular architecture, in particular in wood, of the country. The designs of Japanese gardens has had a profound influence worldwide from the 19th century on.
Okayama Prefecture's Kōraku-en is a designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty. Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan [note 1] as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses ...
A Cultural Landscape (文化的景観, bunkateki keikan) is a landscape in Japan, which has evolved together with the way of life and geocultural features of a region, and which is indispensable for understanding the lifestyle of the Japanese people, and is recognized by the government of under article 2, paragraph 1, item 5 of the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (1950).
To protect Japan's cultural heritage, the country's government selects through the Agency for Cultural Affairs important items and designates them as Cultural Properties under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.
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 ...
H. Hagi Castle; Hagi Reverberatory Furnace; Hara Castle; Hashima Island; Hashino iron mining and smelting site; Heijō Palace; Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
Cultural Properties of Japan; Ryūkyū Kingdom; List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Okinawa: structures) List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okinawa) Okinawa Prefectural Museum; Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
This category contains nationally designated Historic Sites (史跡, shiseki).As of 1 February 2012, there were 1667 Historic Sites, including 60 Special Historic Sites.. In some instances the designated property may not correspond exactly with the listed article; for instance, when a monument forms part of a temple.