List of Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties (occupation)
Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties are designated based on the following criteria:
Categories
#Necessities of life: clothes, accessories, eating and drinking tools, household furnishings and other residential items
#Manufacture, livelihood: farming implements, fishing and hunting gear, artisan tools, spinning and weaving equipment, other items related to work
#Traffic, transportation, communication: means of transport, boats, express messenger implements and other items related to barriers
#Trade, commerce: calculation and measurement tools, signs, licenses, and other shop related items
#Social life: gift exchange, implements for guards and judgements, boarding houses
#Religious faith: ritual implements, implements for Buddhist mass, votive offerings, idols, magic implements, and other items associated with shrines
#Knowledge of folk customs: calendars, implements for fortune telling, medical tools, and other items related to institutional education
#Folk entertainment, amusement, games: costumes, implements, musical instruments, masks, dolls, toys, and other items related to the stage
#Related to the life of people: upbringing, important celebrations in family relationships, maternity rooms
#Annual functions or events: implements for the Japanese New Year, seasonal festivals or the Bon Festival
Criteria
Materials from any of the above categories are then judged based on whether they exemplify:
#historical change
#a characteristic typical for the period
#a regional characteristic
#a characteristic of the level of life
#a functional aspect
General
Notes
Selection Criteria
This lists 96 Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties in the category "".