Category:National Treasures of Japan
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English: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan designates the most famous of the nation's cultural properties as National Treasures (国宝: kokuhō). Examples of the types of works that receive this designation are
- Buildings such as castles, temples, shrines
- Paintings, scrolls, sutras, and works of calligraphy
- Statues in stone, bronze, wood, lacquer or other materials
- Crafts, such as pottery, lacquer ware, carvings, metals, netsuke, swords and textiles
- Archeological and historical artifacts, including burial objects, documents, and letters
- People, called "Living National Treasures (人間国宝: ningen kokuhō)"
日本語: 日本の国宝
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