This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the categories of and for the Prefecture of Okinawa.
National Cultural Properties
Classical texts As of 1 August 2020, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.
Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Omoro SōshiOmoro sōshi Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) 22 volumes; taken to America after the Battle of Okinawa and returned in 1953 KonkōkenshūKonkō kenshū Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) 2 volumes; dictionary of archaic court speech with definitions of approximately 1,100 words
Ancient documents As of 1 August 2020, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated.
Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Dana Family DocumentsDana-ke monjo Naha private(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) 3 scrolls with 32 documents Stone Stelai from the Period of the Ryūkyū KingdomRyūkyū-koku jidai sekihi Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum & Okinawa Prefectural Archaeological Center) 25 stelai, including one dating to 1427 (pictured)
Prefectural Cultural Properties
Calligraphic works As of 1 May 2019, four properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Works by Tei JunsokuTei Junsoku no sho Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) one scroll for all refs see Works by Sai OnSai On no sho Naha private two scrolls, one with the brushwork 言多語失皆因酒 and the other 義断情疎只為銭 Plaque Inscribed 徳高 by Tei Gen'ihengaku toku takashi Tei Gen'i sho Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) Plaque Inscribed 凌雲 by Rin Rinshōhengaku ryōun Rin Rinshō sho Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
Classical texts As of 1 May 2019, four properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Chūzan Seikanhyōjōsho kakugo teihon Chūzan Seikan Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) six volumes; the Mirror of Chūzan, by Haneji Chōshū, was the first official history of the kingdom for all refs see Chūzan Seifuhyōjōsho kakugo teihon Chūzan Seifu Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) nineteen volumes; official history Kunkunshi by Yakabi ChōkiYakabi Chōki-saku Kunkunshī Nishihara Japan(kept at the University of the Ryukyus Library) one volume of 43 pages with text on both sides; notation for the sanshin Urasoe Family Copy of Ise MonogatariUrasoe-ke bon Ise Monogatari Nishihara Japan(kept at the University of the Ryukyus Library)
Ancient documents As of 1 May 2019, seven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Warrant of Appointment to the Shuri Ōyako of Shimoji, MiyakojimaMiyakojima Shimoji no Shuri Ōyako e no jireisho Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) for all refs see Katsuren Magiri Haebaru Village DocumentsKatsuren magiri Haebaru-mura monjo Uruma Haebaru District(kept at the ) 68 booklets and 29 cadastral maps Nakamura Family DocumentsNakamura-ke monjo Motobu private 3 documents Warrant of Appointment to the Shuri Ōyako of Nakada, Iheya IslandIheyajima Nakada no Shuri Ōyako e no jireisho Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) Warrant of Appointment to the Yaga Noro, Haneji MagiriHaneji Magiri no Yaga noro e no jireisho Naha Okinawa Prefecture(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum) Oyazato Family DocumentsOyazato-ke monjo Tarama private 4 documents Inscription with the History of the Sanhoku Nakijin Castle Kanshu AdministratorSanhoku Nakijin-jō kanshu raireki hiki Nakijin Nakijin Board of Education(kept at the ) inscribed both front and back (rubbing pictured)
Municipal Cultural Properties
Calligraphic works As of 1 May 2019, six properties have been designated at a municipal level.
Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Works by Tei JunsokuTei Junsoku shojiku Nago Nago Museum for all refs see Poems by Wang WenzhiŌ Bunchi shibun Onna Onna Village(kept at the ) Poems by Xu BaoguangJo Hokō shibun Onna Onna Village(kept at the ) Board inscribed 寿kakedoko (ju) Tarama Tarama Village(kept at the ) Board inscribed 福kakedoko (fuku) Tarama Tarama Village(kept at the ) Plaque inscribed 龍光hengaku (ryūkō) Tarama private
Classical texts As of 1 May 2019, ten properties have been designated at a municipal level.
Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Gokyōjō by Sai OnSai On no Gokyōjō Motobu private 1 volume for all refs see Motomura Family InscriptionMotomura-ke "hōhon" hi Miyakojima private Onga Satonushi Pēchin TombstoneOnga Satonushi Pēchin no bohi Miyakojima private Industrial Benefaction Monumentsangyōkai no onjin kinenhi Miyakojima Swords and Ancient Documentstōken oyobi komonjo Miyakojima private also classified as ancient documents Yoseyama RegulationsYoseyama kibochō Tarama private Register from the Year of the Oxushidoshi sōzuchō Tarama private(kept at the ) Register from the Year of the Ratnedoshi sōzuchō Tarama private(kept at the ) Taijōkan NōhenTaijōkan Nōhen Tarama private(kept at the ) Daoist text Wage Recordshōkyū monjo Tarama private(kept at the )
Ancient documents As of 1 May 2019, fifty properties have been designated at a municipal level.