# List of Cultural Properties of Japan – historical materials (Nara)

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This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of historical materials (歴史資料, rekishi shiryō) for the Prefecture of Nara.

## National Cultural Properties

As of 1 November 2015, ten Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Coordinates |
| Woodblock for the seventeen-article constitution 十七条憲法板木 jūshichijō kenpō hangi | 1285 | Ikaruga | Hōryū-ji | one item | 34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E﻿ / ﻿34.614430°N 135.734245°E﻿ / 34.614430; 135.734245﻿ (Hōryūji) |
| Woodblocks for the Kasuga edition 春日版板木 Kasuga-ban hangi | Kamakura period | Nara | Kōfuku-ji | 2,778 items | 34°41′01″N 135°49′57″E﻿ / ﻿34.683518°N 135.832517°E﻿ / 34.683518; 135.832517﻿ (Kōfukuji) |
| Woodblocks for the Saidai-ji edition 西大寺版板木 Saidaiji-ban hangi | Kamakura to Edo period | Nara | Saidai-ji | 124 items | 34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E﻿ / ﻿34.693588°N 135.779455°E﻿ / 34.693588; 135.779455﻿ (Kōfukuji) |
| Construction diagrams and drawings of the tools for the Tanzan Jinja honden 談山神社本殿造営図並所用具図〈永禄二年七月／〉 Tanzan Jinja honden zōei-zu narabini shoyōgu-zu (Eiroku ni-nen shichi-gatsu) | 1559 | Sakurai | Tanzan Jinja | twelve items | 34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E﻿ / ﻿34.465934°N 135.861797°E﻿ / 34.465934; 135.861797﻿ (Tanzan Jinja) |
| Cloth for paying taxes 調布 chōfu | Nara period | Ikaruga | Hōryū-ji | two items | 34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E﻿ / ﻿34.614430°N 135.734245°E﻿ / 34.614430; 135.734245﻿ (Hōryūji) |
| Instruction diagram for the Tōdai-ji Kaidan-in 東大寺戒壇院指図 Tōdaiji kaidan-in sashizu | Muromachi and Momoyama periods | Nara | Tōdai-ji | one item | 34°41′20″N 135°50′23″E﻿ / ﻿34.688932°N 135.839827°E﻿ / 34.688932; 135.839827﻿ (Tōdaiji) |
| Map of the provinces of Japan as one continent 南瞻部洲大日本国正統図 Nansen bushū dai-Nihon koku seitō zu | Muromachi period | Nara | Tōshōdai-ji | one item, in the Gyōki-zu tradition | 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E﻿ / ﻿34.675561°N 135.784844°E﻿ / 34.675561; 135.784844﻿ (Tōshōdaiji) |
| Hōryū-ji masu 法隆寺枡 Hōryuji masu | Muromachi and Momoyama periods | Ikaruga | Hōryū-ji | two items | 34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E﻿ / ﻿34.614430°N 135.734245°E﻿ / 34.614430; 135.734245﻿ (Hōryūji) |
| Materials relating to Kitaura Sadamasa 北浦定政関係資料 Kitaura Sadamasa kankei shiryō | Edo period | Nara | Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties | 1,095 items | 34°41′30″N 135°47′17″E﻿ / ﻿34.69160843°N 135.78811767°E﻿ / 34.69160843; 135.78811767﻿ (Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties) |
| Yakushi-ji masu 薬師寺枡 Yakushiji masu | Muromachi and Momoyama periods | Nara | Yakushi-ji (kept at Nara National Museum) | three items | 34°40′59″N 135°50′17″E﻿ / ﻿34.68304161°N 135.83793278°E﻿ / 34.68304161; 135.83793278﻿ (Nara National Museum) |

## Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2015, seven properties have been designated at a prefectural level.
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Coordinates |
| List of the branch temples of Saidai-ji in the various provinces 西大寺諸国末寺帳 Saidaiji shokoku matsuji chō | Nanbokuchō to Meiji period | Nara | Saidai-ji | one scroll | 34°41′37″N 135°46′46″E﻿ / ﻿34.693598°N 135.779486°E﻿ / 34.693598; 135.779486﻿ (Saidaiji) |
| Document boxes dedicated at the Buddhist halls of Tōshōdai-ji, together with the documents 仏堂納置文書箱及び所納文書、木札 Butsudō nōchi monjo bako oyobi shonō monjo, mokusatsu | Muromachi period | Nara | Tōshōdai-ji | seven items | 34°40′32″N 135°47′05″E﻿ / ﻿34.675561°N 135.784844°E﻿ / 34.675561; 135.784844﻿ (Tōshōdaiji) |
| Administrative documents of Nara Prefecture 奈良県行政文書 Nara-ken gyōsei monjo | Meiji and Taishō periods | Nara | Nara Prefecture (kept at the Nara Prefectural Library and Information Centre (奈良県立図書情報館)) | 6,695 documents | 34°40′33″N 135°48′19″E﻿ / ﻿34.675899°N 135.805305°E﻿ / 34.675899; 135.805305﻿ (Nara Prefectural Library and Information Centre) |
| Materials relating to the Kōriyama Hakamoto 郡山町箱本関係資料 Kōriyama-chō Hakamoto kankei shiryō | Momoyama and Edo periods | Yamatokōriyama | Shungaku-in (春岳院) | thirty-seven items | 34°39′03″N 135°47′03″E﻿ / ﻿34.650792°N 135.784197°E﻿ / 34.650792; 135.784197﻿ (Shungaku-in) |
| Diaries of the head of the Yanagisawa Family 柳澤家当主年録及び日記類 Yanagisawa-ke tōshu nenroku oyobi nikki-rui | Edo period | Yamatokōriyama | Kōriyama Castle Site and Yanagisawa Bunko Preservation Society (kept at Yanagisawa Bunko (柳沢文庫)) | 1,800 items | 34°39′04″N 135°46′49″E﻿ / ﻿34.650985°N 135.780394°E﻿ / 34.650985; 135.780394﻿ (Yanagisawa Bunko) |
| Woodblocks for the Hase-dera edition of the Mandala of the Two Realms 長谷寺版両界曼荼羅板木 Hasedera-ban ryōkai mandara hangi | Edo period | Sakurai | Hase-dera | two items | 34°32′09″N 135°54′25″E﻿ / ﻿34.535867°N 135.906816°E﻿ / 34.535867; 135.906816﻿ (Hase-dera) |
| Martial arts-related materials of the Komparu Family 金春家武芸関係資料 Konparu-ke bugei kankei shiryō | Momoyama and Edo periods | Ikoma | Hōzan-ji | thirteen scrolls | 34°41′05″N 135°41′12″E﻿ / ﻿34.684616°N 135.686550°E﻿ / 34.684616; 135.686550﻿ (Hōzanji) |

## Municipal Cultural Properties

Properties designated at a municipal level include:
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Coordinates |
| Annals of Inoue-chō 井上町町中年代記 Inoue-chō chōchū nendaiki | Edo period | Nara | Inoue-chō (kept at the Historical Materials Preservation House) | four volumes, covering the second half of the seventeenth century to the end of the Bakumatsu period, of the total seven | 34°40′40″N 135°49′45″E﻿ / ﻿34.677764°N 135.829224°E﻿ / 34.677764; 135.829224﻿ (Historical Materials Preservation House) |
| Yorozu Ōchō 萬大帳 Yorozu ōchō | 1645-1883 | Nara | Higashimuki Kitamachi (kept at the Historical Materials Preservation House) | ten volumes | 34°40′40″N 135°49′45″E﻿ / ﻿34.677764°N 135.829224°E﻿ / 34.677764; 135.829224﻿ (Historical Materials Preservation House) |
| Diaries of the Nara Bugyō Office Yoriki and Town Officials 奈良奉行所与力・町代日記 Nara bugyō-sho yoriki・chōdai nikki | 1667-1807 | Nara | private (kept at the Historical Materials Preservation House) | six volumes | 34°40′40″N 135°49′45″E﻿ / ﻿34.677764°N 135.829224°E﻿ / 34.677764; 135.829224﻿ (Historical Materials Preservation House) |
| Materials relating to the large earthquake in the sixth month of Kaei 7 嘉永七年六月大地震関係資料 Kaei shichi-nen roku-gatsu dai-jishin kankei shiryō | 1854 | Nara | corporate and private | two volumes, the Diary of difficulties caused by the great earthquake (大地震難渋日記) and the Earthquake book (地震帳) | 34°43′09″N 136°03′44″E﻿ / ﻿34.719102°N 136.062276°E﻿ / 34.719102; 136.062276﻿ (Tsukigase) |
| Materials of the Kioku Family, from the Kasuga carpentry guild 春日座大工木奥家資料 Kasuga-za daiku Kioku-ke shiryō | Edo period | Nara | private | 282 items, comprising 194 tools, 26 documents, and 62 plans and drawings | 34°40′35″N 135°49′50″E﻿ / ﻿34.67643729°N 135.83059286°E﻿ / 34.67643729; 135.83059286﻿ (Shibanoshinya-chō) |

## Registered Cultural Properties

As of 1 November 2015, one property has been registered (as opposed to designated).
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
| Glass plates by Kudō Risaburō 工藤利三郎撮影写真ガラス原板 Kudō Risaburō satsuei shashin garasu genban | Meiji and Taishō periods | Nara | Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City | 1,025 glass plates | | 34°40′32″N 135°50′44″E﻿ / ﻿34.67558836°N 135.84543872°E﻿ / 34.67558836; 135.84543872﻿ (Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara City) | |