This is a list of 342 Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Japan.
9 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.
6 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1.
11 designations, all under criterion 1.
2 designations, all under criterion 1
34 designations, all under criterion 1
75 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.
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are dances associated with Shinto shrines.
There have been 43 designations, all under Criteria 1, unless otherwise indicated.
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are musical presentations/dances related to rice planting.
There have been 26 designations, all under Criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated.
======== 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 .
There have been 44 designations, all designated under Criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated.
6 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1 except for the Hakata Matsubayashi which was designated under 2 and 3.
(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.
41 designations. All were designated under criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated.
18 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1 except for the Daiko of the Kokura Gion Festival and the Inaba and Tajima Kirin Lion dance which were designated under criteria 2 and 3.
17 designations.
3 designations, all under criteria 3.