List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Okinawa)


This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of archaeological materials for the Prefecture of Okinawa.

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 January 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.
PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageCoordinatesRef.
Excavated Artefacts from Sefa-utaki
Okinawa-ken sēfā utaki shutsudo-hin
NanjōNanjō City
562 items, comprising 9 magatama, ten pieces of celadon, 9 gold coins ; Sefa-utaki is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Excavated Ceramics from the Site of Shuri Castle
Okinawa-ken Shuri-jō kyō no uchi ato shutsudo tōjiki
NishiharaOkinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties
518 items; Shuri Castle is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, two properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageCoordinatesRef.
Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru Shell Mound
Kogachibaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin
NishiharaOkinawa Prefecture
, 45 stone tools, 137 artefacts of shell, and 26 of bone; Shimotabaru Shell Mound on Hateruma, Taketomi, is a Prefectural Historic Site

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, one property has been designated at a municipal level.
PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageCoordinatesRef.
Kaigen Tsuhō Excavated from Sakieda Akazaki Shell Mound
Sakieda Akazaki kaizuka shutsudo kaigen tsūhō
IshigakiIshigaki Citycast coins