Monuments of Japan
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Monuments is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancien
Okayama Prefecture's Kōraku-en is a designated Special Place of Scenic Beauty
The toki is a Special Natural Monument designated under Criterion 1.2: "Animals which are not peculiar to Japan, but need to be preserved as well-known characteristic Japanese animals, and their habitat"
Kenroku-en, Kanazawa, Ishikawa is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty
Saihō-ji's moss garden is both a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and a Historic Site
Cultural Property (Japan)
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A Cultural Property is administered by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and includes tangible properties; intangible properties; folk properties both tangible and intangible; mon
Monuments of Japan
…Monuments (記念物, kinenbutsu) is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of Japan as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses and other sites of…
Himeji Castle's keep, designated a National Treasure in 1951 (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Uda Mikumari Shrine in Uda, Nara
Noh performance at Itsukushima Shrine
Kyūshū's Karatsu Kunchi festival was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 1980.