List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

This is a list of 318 Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan.
Designated cultural properties.
Manners and customs.
Manufacture, livelihood.
8 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.
Life rituals.
6 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.
Amusements, contests.
11 designations, all under criterion 1.
Social life (knowledge of folk customs).
2 designations, all under criterion 1
Annual functions or events.
36 designations, all under criterion 1
Religious festivals and beliefs.
70 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1. This includes all but one of the 33 festivals in the UNESCO Intangible cultural heritage "Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan".
Folk performing arts.
Kagura.
 (lit. "god entertainment") are dances associated with Shinto shrines.
There have been 38 designations, all under Criteria 1, unless otherwise indicated.
Dengaku.
 (lit. "field music") are musical presentations/dances related to rice planting.
There have been 25 designations, all under Criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated
Fūryū.
 (lit. "elegant dances") are traditional folk dances often consisting of large processions of participants typically wearing colorful costumes and accompanied by props. Another form represented below is and the syncretic . In these dances, dancing is accompanied by Buddhist chanting and hymns.
The most common surviving example of these dances is the Bon Odori.
There have been 41 designations, all designated under Criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated.
Storytelling.
5 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.
Ennen and Okonai.
 (lit. "extend the years") are Buddhist temple entertainments performed at the end of Buddhist services and believed to extend the listeners' lifespans. (lit. "deeds") are Buddhist New Year celebrations in which the evils of the past year are driven away.
There have been 7 designations, all under Criteria 1.
Entertainment from abroad and performance arts.
37 designations. All were designated under criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated.
Other.
16 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.
Folk techniques.
Manufacturing and production.
14 designations.
Necessities of life.
2 designations, both under criteria 3.