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*''System Established: 1950''
*''Japanese'': 重要文化財 ''(juuyou bunkazai)''
In 1950, the Japanese government created a new system of cultural heritage, dividing the category of [[National Treasures]] - the top tier of sites and objects designated as being of exceptional cultural and historical importance - into an upper tier of National Treasures and a lower tier of Important Cultural Properties.
Important Cultural Properties are more numerous than National Treasures, and are generally considered to be of somewhat less considerable cultural or historical importance.
==Selected List of Important Cultural Properties==
===Tokyo===
*[[Senso-ji|Sensô-ji]] ''Nitenmon'' gate - downgraded from National Treasure in 1950
===Nara Prefecture===
*[[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]] Numerous sculptures, incl. Seated [[Amida]] Nyôrai sculpture - [[Kamakura period]]
===Kyoto Prefecture===
*[[Daitoku-ji]] [[Shinju-an]] - various paintings, works of calligraphy, etc. including works of calligraphy by [[Daito Kokushi|Daitô Kokushi]].
===Okinawa Prefecture===
*[[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt gates and bridge named Important Cultural Property in 1975.
*[[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]] - designated a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Surviving stone walls & gates are today an Important Cultural Property.
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==References==
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
*''Japanese'': 重要文化財 ''(juuyou bunkazai)''
In 1950, the Japanese government created a new system of cultural heritage, dividing the category of [[National Treasures]] - the top tier of sites and objects designated as being of exceptional cultural and historical importance - into an upper tier of National Treasures and a lower tier of Important Cultural Properties.
Important Cultural Properties are more numerous than National Treasures, and are generally considered to be of somewhat less considerable cultural or historical importance.
==Selected List of Important Cultural Properties==
===Tokyo===
*[[Senso-ji|Sensô-ji]] ''Nitenmon'' gate - downgraded from National Treasure in 1950
===Nara Prefecture===
*[[Kofuku-ji|Kôfuku-ji]] Numerous sculptures, incl. Seated [[Amida]] Nyôrai sculpture - [[Kamakura period]]
===Kyoto Prefecture===
*[[Daitoku-ji]] [[Shinju-an]] - various paintings, works of calligraphy, etc. including works of calligraphy by [[Daito Kokushi|Daitô Kokushi]].
===Okinawa Prefecture===
*[[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt gates and bridge named Important Cultural Property in 1975.
*[[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]] - designated a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Surviving stone walls & gates are today an Important Cultural Property.
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==References==
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]