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| Today, there are twelve sites (23 individual buildings) in Okinawa designated as [[Important Cultural Properties]]. Six sites of stone structures (incorporating ten individual structures) are Important Cultural Properties today, including three which had previously been designated National Treasures. Five ''[[minka]]'' sites, incorporating eleven buildings, have been designated as Important Cultural Properties, along with one shrine (two buildings).<ref name=okinawa/> | | Today, there are twelve sites (23 individual buildings) in Okinawa designated as [[Important Cultural Properties]]. Six sites of stone structures (incorporating ten individual structures) are Important Cultural Properties today, including three which had previously been designated National Treasures. Five ''[[minka]]'' sites, incorporating eleven buildings, have been designated as Important Cultural Properties, along with one shrine (two buildings).<ref name=okinawa/> |
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− | Many surviving artifacts of great Ryukyuan cultural and historical significance are today housed at the [[Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]. | + | A large number of objects associated with the [[Sho Dynasty|Ryukyuan royal family]] held at the [[Naha City Museum of History]] have been designated, as a group, as a single National Treasure under the name [[Historical Documents of the Sho Family Kings of Ryukyu|Historical Documents of the Shô Family Kings of Ryûkyû]] (''Ryûkyû kokuô shô ke kankei shiryô''). This group includes numerous documents, ''[[bingata]]'' robes and other textile objects, a number of pieces of lacquerware, pottery, and the like, and several swords. Many other surviving artifacts of great Ryukyuan cultural and historical significance are today housed at the [[Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]. |
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| ==List of Sites & Objects== | | ==List of Sites & Objects== |
− | *Several ''[[bingata]]'' garments previously owned by the royal family. Naha City Museum of History.
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− | *[[Chiyoganemaru]] - 15th century sword formerly owned by the royal family. Naha City Museum of History.
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| *[[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt gates and bridge named Important Cultural Property in 1975. | | *[[Engaku-ji (Okinawa)|Engaku-ji]] - named a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt gates and bridge named Important Cultural Property in 1975. |
| + | *Naha City Museum of History - Historical Documents of the Shô Family Kings of Ryûkyû, including, among many other objects, the only known surviving [[Ryukyu investiture crown|Ryukyuan royal investiture crown]], and [[Chiyoganemaru]], a 15th century sword formerly owned by the royal family. |
| *[[Naminoue Shrine]] Temple Bell - cast in Korea in [[956]], named National Treasure in [[1907]]; destroyed 1945. A portion of the top loop survives at the Prefectural Museum. | | *[[Naminoue Shrine]] Temple Bell - cast in Korea in [[956]], named National Treasure in [[1907]]; destroyed 1945. A portion of the top loop survives at the Prefectural Museum. |
− | *[[Ryukyu investiture crown]], Naha City Museum of History
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| *[[Shuri Castle]] - designated a National Treasure c. 1925; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt in 1992. Ruins and overall site (other than reconstructions) named a [[World Heritage Site]] in 2000. | | *[[Shuri Castle]] - designated a National Treasure c. 1925; destroyed in 1945. Rebuilt in 1992. Ruins and overall site (other than reconstructions) named a [[World Heritage Site]] in 2000. |
| *[[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]] - designated a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Surviving stone walls & gates are today an Important Cultural Property. | | *[[Sogen-ji|Sôgen-ji]] - designated a National Treasure in 1933; destroyed in 1945. Surviving stone walls & gates are today an Important Cultural Property. |