List of Cultural Properties of Japan - writings (Okinawa)
This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the categories of calligraphic works and classical texts and ancient documents for the Prefecture of Okinawa.
National Cultural Properties
Classical texts
As of 1 February 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Omoro Sōshi Omoro sōshi | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | 22 volumes; taken to America after the Battle of Okinawa and returned in 1953 | ||||
| Konkō Kenshū Konkō kenshū | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | 2 volumes; first Ryukyuan dictionary with definitions of approximately 1,100 words |
Ancient documents
As of 1 February 2015, one Important Cultural Property has been designated.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Dana Family Documents Dana-ke monjo | Naha | private | 3 scrolls with 32 documents |
Prefectural Cultural Properties
Calligraphic works
As of 1 May 2014, four properties have been designated at a prefectural level.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Works by Tei Junsoku Tei Junsoku no sho | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | one scroll | for all refs see | |||
| Works by Sai On Sai 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 Geni hengaku toku takashi Tei Geni sho | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | |||||
| Plaque Inscribed 凌雲 by Rin Rinshō hengaku ryōun Rin Rinshō sho | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture |
Classical texts
As of 1 May 2014, four properties have been designated at a prefectural level.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Chūzan Seikan hyōjōsho kakugo teihon Chūzan Seikan | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | six volumes; the Mirror of Chūzan, by Shō Shōken, was the first official history of the Ryukyus | for all refs see | |||
| Chūzan Seifu hyōjōsho kakugo teihon Chūzan Seifu | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | nineteen volumes; official history | ||||
| Kunkunshi by Yakabi Chōki Yakabi Chōki-saku Kunkunshī | Nishihara | Japan | one volume of 43 pages with text on both sides; notation for the sanshin | ||||
| Urasoe Family Copy of Ise Monogatari Urasoe-ke bon Ise Monogatari | Nishihara | Japan |
Ancient documents
As of 1 May 2014, seven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Shimoji, Miyakojima Miyakojima shimoji no Shuri ōyako e no jireisho | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | for all refs see | ||||
| Katsuren Magiri Haebaru Village Documents Katsuren magiri Haebaru-mura monjo | Uruma | Haebaru District | 68 booklets and 29 cadastral maps | ||||
| Nakamura Family Documents Nakamura-ke monjo | Motobu | private | 3 volumes | ||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Nakada, Iheyajima Iheyajima Nakada no Shuri ōyako e no jireisho | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Yaga Noro, Haneji Magiri Haneji Magiri no Yaga noro e no jireisho | Naha | Okinawa Prefecture | |||||
| Shinzato Family Documents Shinzato-ke monjo | Tarama | private | 4 volumes | ||||
| Inscription with the History of the Sanhoku Nakijin Castle Kanshu Administrator Sanhoku Nakijin-jō kanshu rai rekihiki | Nakijin | Nakijin Board of Education |
Municipal Cultural Properties
Calligraphic works
As of 1 May 2014, six properties have been designated at a municipal level.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Works by Tei Junsoku Tei Junsoku shochiku | Nago | Nago Museum | for all refs see | ||||
| Poems by Ō Bunchi Ō Bunchi shibun | Onna | Onna Village | |||||
| Poems by Jo Hokō Jo Hokō shibun | Onna | Onna Village | |||||
| Board inscribed 寿 kakeyuka | Tarama | Tarama Village | |||||
| Board inscribed 福 kakeyuka | Tarama | Tarama Village | |||||
| Plaque inscribed 龍光 hengaku | Tarama | private |
Classical texts
As of 1 May 2014, nine properties have been designated at a municipal level.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Gokyōjō by Sai On Sai On no Gokyōjō | Motobu | private | 1 volume | for all refs see | |||
| Motomura Family Inscription Motomura-ke "hōhon" hi | Miyakojima | private | |||||
| Ongawa Village Pechin Tombstone Ongawa-sato nushi peechin no bohi | Miyakojima | private | |||||
| Industrial Benefaction Monument sangyōkai no onjin kinenhi | Miyakojima | Miyako Jinja | |||||
| Yoseyama Regulations Yoseyama kibochō | Tarama | private | |||||
| Register from the Year of the Ox ushidoshi sōzuchō | Tarama | private | |||||
| Register from the Year of the Rat nedoshi sōzuchō | Tarama | private | |||||
| Taijōkan Nōhen Taijōkan Nōhen | Tarama | private | Daoist text | ||||
| Wage Records hōkyū bunsho | Tarama | private |
Ancient documents
As of 1 May 2014, forty-nine properties have been designated at a municipal level.| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Warrant of Appointment to Nakamaura Gensei and Related Materials Nakamura Gensei ate jireisho oyobi kankei shiryō | Nakijin | Nakijin Village | for all refs see | ||||
| Warrants of Appointment to Shinjō Tokusuke and Shinjō Noriyuki and Related Materials Shinjō Tokusuke・Noriyuki ate jireisho oyobi kankei shiryō | Nakijin | Nakijin Village | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to Shokita Fukuan and Related Materials Shokita Fukuan ate jireisho oyobi kankei shiryō | Nakijin | Nakijin Village | |||||
| Warrants of Appointment kyūkan ni yoru yakushoku jireisho | Motobu | private | 9 documents | ||||
| Documents of the Nakano Family, Gabusoka Gabusoka Nakano-ya bunsho | Nago | private | |||||
| Genealogy of the Kyoda Family and related Ancient Documents Kyoda-ke shozō no zokufu oyobi kanren komonjo-rui | Ginoza | private | |||||
| Nishihara Chūzan Family Documents Nishihara Chūzan-ke monsho | Nishihara | private | |||||
| Document from Nishihara Magiri Tanabara Village to Ida Pechin Nishihara magiri Tanabara-mura kara Ida peechin ate no ita shōsho | Nishihara | private | board with 470 characters of sorobun in recognition of assistance after a number of disasters; by by | ||||
| Mashiki Sakima Family Documents Mashiki Sakima-ke monsho | Ginowan | private | |||||
| Shinshū Mie Bridge Inscription Shinshū Miebashi hi | Naha | Naha City | |||||
| Cadastral Map of Takamiyagi Village Takamiyagi-mura chiseki-zu | Naha | Naha City | |||||
| Tomigusuku Magiri Kakazu-mae Ōta Pechin Memorandum Tomigusuku magiri Kakazumae Ōta peechin tsutomegaki "kōjō oboe" | Tomigusuku | Tomigusuku City | |||||
| Azayone Ōshiro Family Documents Azayone Ōshiro-ke monsho | Tomigusuku | Tomigusuku City | |||||
| Kakihanazei Takadono Family Ancient Documents Kakihanazei Takadono-ke komonjo | Nanjō | Nanjō City | |||||
| Hakabeyama Hakabeyama | Izena | Izena Village | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Kenei, Natsubayashi Family Natsubayashi-shi Kenei ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Nagamune, Sanyō Family Sanyō-shi Nagamune ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Atarikoku, Matsushige Family Matsushige-shi Atarikoku ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Nagaen, Sanyō Family Sanyō-shi Nagaen ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Kennori, Natsubayashi Family Natsubayashi-shi Kennori ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Atarien, Matsushige Family Matsushige-shi Atarien ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Kenei, Natsubayashi Family Natsubayashi-shi Kenei ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Nagafusa, Sanyō Family Sanyō-shi Nagafusa ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Kenho, Natsubayashi Family Natsubayashi-shi Kenho ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Chōyū, Sanyō Family Sanyō-shi Chōyū ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Warrant of Appointment to the Office of Shuri Ōyako of Atarimune, Matsushige Family Matsushige-shi Atarimune ate dai Shuri ōyako shoku honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | |||||
| Takehara Family Documents Takehara-ke monsho | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Document of Assignment to the Post of Yaeyama Ōamo Yaeyama Shima ōamo zen amo yome mahinama e no ōamo honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | designation includes a genealogy of the Sanyō Family | ||||
| Document of Assignment to the Post of Yaeyama Ōamo Yaeyama Shima ōamo joshi intsumei e no ōamo honin jireisho | Ishigaki | private | designation includes a genealogy of the Sanyō Family | ||||
| Tomikawa Oyakata Sailors Guild Records Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama-jima funade za rei chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Tomikawa Oyakata Village Public Records Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama-jima sho mura kōji chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Tomikawa Oyakata Village Public Records Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama-jima sho mura kōji chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Tomikawa Oyakata Village Public Records Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama-jima sho mura kōji chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Tomikawa Oyakata Warehouse Overseer Public Records Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama-jima kuramoto kōji chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Yoseyama Oyakata Yaeyama Agricultural Books Yoseyama Oyakata Yaeyama-jima nōmu chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama Notebooks Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama-jima sho shime chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama Notebooks Tomikawa Oyakata Yaeyama-jima sho shime-chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Miyagi Shinyū Family Funerary Records Miyagi Shinyū-ke Satoru | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Uehara Village Poll Tax Receipt Book Uehara-mura jintōzei uketori-chō | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | |||||
| Yasumura Family Documents Yasumura-ke monsho | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City |