Manners and customs Manufacture, livelihood 9 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 34 designations, all under criterion 1
Religious festivals and beliefs 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.
Folk performing arts ======== are dances associated with
Shinto shrines. There have been 43 designations, all under Criteria 1, unless otherwise indicated. } ======== 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.
Storytelling 6 designations. All were designated under Criteria 1 except for the Hakata Matsubayashi which was designated under 2 and 3.
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 41 designations. All were designated under criteria 1 unless otherwise indicated. }
Other 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.
Folk techniques Manufacturing and production 17 designations.
Necessities of life 3 designations, all under criteria 3. ==See also==