Important Cultural Property of Aichi

The main hall of Tsushima Shrine in Aichi, built in 1605 and said to be a gift of the lord of Kiyosu, is a cypress-bark hall at the head of the Tsushima shrines.

An Edo-period tea bowl by Hon'ami Koetsu in Nagoya, Aichi. Black glaze covers it but thins in places, letting the clay body show through. Designated in 2007.

Forty volumes of the Shoku Nihongi at the Hosa Library in Nagoya. Volumes 11 to 40 are the oldest surviving copy, made in the later thirteenth century.

A haori held at the Tokugawa Art Museum in Nagoya. Its own period field says Momoyama, while its own date range reaches well into the Edo era besides.

A late-Heian tale of the Fujiwara regents and Michinaga's glory. The six-volume Tosho-bon in Aichi is an early copy, an Important Cultural Property since 1953.

A Momoyama-period Oribe ware square bowl held privately in Aichi Prefecture, designated an Important Cultural Property in 1967 and fired at the Mino kilns.

An unsigned Kamakura katana of the Yoshioka Ichimonji school of Bizen, an Important Cultural Property since 1957, with a splendid irregular reflection.

A grandly proportioned katana attributed to the Kamakura-to-Nanbokucho master Sadamune, this Important Cultural Property descended through the Owari Tokugawa family and is now displayed at the Nagoya Sword Museum (Touken World) in Aichi.

Shortened long ago and unsigned, this Kamakura blade in Nagoya is attributed to the Kyoto smith Kunitoshi by its temper and point, and is unusually well preserved.

An unsigned Kamakura katana attributed to Moritoshi of Bitchu's Old Aoe school, an Important Cultural Property since 1950, and where to see Aoe blades in Nagoya.

Discover the Sword (Unsigned, Rai Kunimitsu), an Important Cultural Property held privately in Aichi and once part of the Tokugawa shogunal collection. Forged in late Kamakura-period Kyoto by the master Rai Kunimitsu, this 69.6 cm blade exemplifies the refined Yamashiro tradition. Explore its history, artistry, 1960 designation, and where to see Kunimitsu's other works in Nagoya.

An Edo-period katana by the Kyoto smith Kunimichi, a leading pupil of Horikawa Kunihiro, held privately in Aichi, designated an Important Cultural Property in 1959.

An early thirteenth-century Tamba jar incised with chrysanthemums at the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, an Important Cultural Property since 2005.

The Momoyama armour of Honda Tadakatsu with large antler crests and a great rosary, an Important Cultural Property since 1977.

A Yayoi bronze bell excavated at Imukai in Fukui in 1868 and designated an Important Cultural Property in 1953. Now privately held in Aichi and not on view.

A 13th-century Kamakura hanging scroll at Rinsenji in Hekinan, Aichi, designated in August 2024. Just 82.8 cm tall, dense with cut-gold-leaf kirikane work.

A Kamakura-period silk mandala of Butsugen Butsumo, the Buddha-Eye Mother whose eye embodies wisdom. It served an esoteric rite and survives privately in Aichi.

Pale green ash glaze runs down the shoulder while the foot scorches black. The Momoyama Iga flower vase Fuyo holds warped, deliberate beauty in 28 centimeters.

A surviving album of the Kokin Wakashu, Japan's first imperial poetry anthology, written on decorated paper and known as Sujikiri for its silver ruling lines.

Discover the Sekido-bon Kokin Wakashū, a National Treasure of Japan featuring exquisite 11th-century kana calligraphy on richly dyed paper. Learn about its history, artistry, and where to view fragments at museums in Nagoya, Tokyo, and New York.

Aichi’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.

The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.

Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.