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English: Then a messenger informed that the troops of Inui led by Noriyasu having Kunimaru and Yoshiteru crossed the border and besieged the First and the Second Fort.
Japanese: その時、使武者から国安を奉じた則安と義照を筆頭とする乾の軍勢が国境を越え、一の砦、二の砦を包囲したとの報せが入る。
English: Taketoki, frustrated with the commanders who lost their spirit and had no plan, remembered the old woman in the forest when roaring thunders called it back, and rode to Kumode no Mori alone.
Japanese: 戦意を喪失し、無策の武将達に苛立った武時は、轟く雷鳴を聞いて森の老婆のことを思い出し、一人蜘蛛手の森へ馬を走らせる。
English: The old woman appeared to predict, 'Taketoki will not lose the battle unless Kumode no Mori moves.'
Japanese: 現れた老婆は「蜘蛛手の森が動かぬ限り、武時は戦に敗れることはない」と予言する。
English: Dawn succeeded the night in an eerie atmosphere, and the maids were bewildered by Asaji who became insane.
Japanese: 不気味な雰囲気に包まれた夜が明け、発狂した浅茅にうろたえる侍女たち。
English: Hundreds of arrows were shot at Taketoki, yelling to get back to the position, by his own men who gave up on him.
Japanese: 持ち場に戻れと怒鳴る武時めがけて、愛想を尽かした味方達の中から無数の矢が飛ぶ。
English: In the forest which seemed to be moving, the troops of Noriyasu were cutting trees in the forest to use them as shields while advancing.
Japanese: うごめくように見えた森の中では、則安の軍が森の木を切りそれを盾にしながら前進する姿があった。
English: The last scene, where Taketoki played by Mifune was shot one arrow after another, was not a special effect, but a real action in which a specialist of Toshiya (long-range archery) of Sanjusangendo Temple really shot arrows at Mifune.
Japanese: 三船演ずる武時が次々と矢を射かけられるラストシーンは、特撮ではなく、実際に三十三間堂の通し矢の名手が三船めがけて矢を射た。
English: Actually, after finishing the shooting, Mifune shouted at Kurosawa, 'You kill me!?'
Japanese: 実際撮影が終了した後、三船は黒澤に「俺を殺す気か!?」と怒鳴ったとのこと。
English: Even later, when he had a drink at home, he thought back over the scene, and he became gradually angry at Kurosawa, who forced too dangerous shooting on him.
Japanese: その後も、自宅で酒を飲んでいるとそのシーンのことを思い出し、あまりにも危険な撮影をさせた黒澤に、だんだんと腹が立ってきたらしい。
English: Under the influence of drink, he went to Kurosawa's house with a shot gun, and shouted in front of the house, 'Hey! Come out!'
Japanese: 酒に酔った勢いで散弾銃を持って黒澤の自宅に押しかけ、自宅前で「こら〜!出て来い!」と叫んだという。
English: According to Koji ISHIZAKA, this episode has been handed down in Toho as a legend.
Japanese: 石坂浩二の話によると、このエピソードは東宝で伝説として語り継がれている。
English: It is said that Mifune often said, 'Kurosawa, the bastard, I will kill him with a bazooka!'
Japanese: そんな三船は頻繁に「黒澤の野郎、あいつバズーカ砲でぶっ殺してやる!」ともらしていたという。
English: Akudaikan is an emblematic expression of the bailiffs who oppressed people of the domain or committed a fraud.
Japanese: 悪代官（あくだいかん）とは、領民を圧制で苦しめたり、不正行為を働いたりした代官の代名詞的な表現。
English: In the actual history, it is said that there were not so many bailiffs called 'Akudaikan' (See also Bailiffs in the Edo Period.).
Japanese: 実際の歴史の中では、「悪代官」と言われるような代官はさほどいなかった（代官江戸時代における代官も参照のこと）とされる。
English: However, in the fictional world (period dramas), they appear as a 'stock character,' like a czar of villains.
Japanese: しかし、フィクションの世界（時代劇）においては悪党の総元締め的な「ストックキャラクター」として登場する。
English: Especially in the period dramas encouraging the good and punishing the evil, they are essential roles as they always end up being punished by the main character (or his colleagues) in spite of their overpowering demeanor and tough look.
Japanese: 特に勧善懲悪型の時代劇においては、大きな威圧感と強面ぶりを示しながらも、最後には必ず主人公（またはその仲間）に成敗される存在として欠かせない役どころである。
English: And their image was stereotyped, which has been widespread and popular.
Japanese: またそのイメージがステレオタイプ化され、広く浸透し、親しまれるようになった。
English: This term can be used also nowadays as a metaphor for chiefs, bureaucrats, or officers who commit a fraud or often take aggressive measures.
Japanese: なお、現代においても不正を行ったり強引な手法が目立つ首長や官僚、役人等を比喩する場合に使われることがある。
English: Some bailiffs who were called 'Akudaikan' did exist, but, against the image that we have now, they were in fact strictly controlled, and would have to commit ritual suicide when problems occurred, and, in most cases, they were replaced immediately.
Japanese: 現代人が抱くイメージに反し、「悪代官」と言われる代官はいたことはいたが、実際には問題が発生すれば時に切腹もあるなど厳しく管理されており、多くの場合即座に更迭されていた。
English: In the period dramas encouraging the good and punishing the evil, someone, who shows his presence and makes viewers understand easily that he is a villain, is essential in order to emphasize the heroic feature of the main character (or his colleagues).
Japanese: 勧善懲悪型の時代劇においては、主人公（またはその仲間）のヒーロー性を高めるために、存在感があり、かつ視聴者にも分かりやすい悪役が不可欠である。
English: Helped by the 'evil' image which has been involved since the overthrowing the Shogunate, bailiffs have often appeared as a villain.
Japanese: また倒幕以降について回るようになった「悪」のイメージも手伝って、代官が悪役として登場することが多くなった。
English: Since there are fewer period dramas encouraging the good and punishing the evil in the early 21st century, and the situation or personal aspect of the villain side has begun to be portrayed, the appearance of the typical Akudaikan itself has decreased.
Japanese: 21世紀初頭には勧善懲悪型の時代劇が少なくなってきたこともあり、また悪とされる側の事情や人間的な側面が描かれるようになってきたため、典型的な悪代官自体登場が減っている。
English: One of the typical images of Akudaikan is a line, 'You are evil indeed.'
Japanese: 悪代官の代表的なイメージのひとつが、「お主も悪よのう」という台詞である。
English: As a stereotyped situation, when he plots together with a corrupt merchant (a freight broker in most cases) at the residence of the Akudaikan at night, he is given a bribe (such as a confectionery box full of koban [former Japanese oval gold coin]) by the corrupt merchant.
Japanese: ステレオタイプな場面設定としては、夜、悪代官の屋敷において悪徳商人（廻船問屋とされることが多い）との謀の際に、悪徳商人から袖の下（小判を詰めた菓子箱など）を渡された状況が挙げられる。
English: Although many people associate Akudaikan with this line, this has not been really used often in period dramas.
Japanese: 悪代官といわれてこの台詞を連想する人も少なくないが、実際はドラマではあまり使用されていない。
English: According to an actor Nobuo KAWAI, known as an Akudaikan in period dramas, this was born as an improvisation when shooting a commercial message with Kei TAGUCHI.
Japanese: 時代劇の悪代官役で知られる俳優の川合伸旺によると、これは田口計と共演したコマーシャルメッセージ撮影時にアドリブとして生まれた。
English: As a result of its adoption, it gave an impact to viewers and it has been rooted.
Japanese: それが採用された結果視聴者にインパクトを与え、定着したとのことである。
English: In addition, the typical line of the corrupt merchant following this line is 'No, I'm not a match for you, sir.'
Japanese: なお、この台詞につづく悪徳商人の台詞は、「いえいえ、お代官様ほどでは...」が代表的である。
English: His reaction varies with each drama when the main character (a noble person disguising as a common person) discloses the identity, but it mostly falls in either of the followings.
Japanese: 主人公（庶民に成りすました高貴な人物）がその正体を明かした時の反応は作品によって異なるが、大抵は以下のどちらかに分れる。
English: The latter ends up being punished with his men by the main character and his colleagues as a matter of course, and the former is also destined to be imposed a severe punishment later.
Japanese: 後者の場合は言うまでもなく手下共々主人公たちに成敗される結果となるが、前者でも後日厳罰に処される運命が待っている。
English: There are also genuine villains who knows the identity of the foe and tries to kill him thinking 'If I get him now…' fairly infrequently (such as a wicked roju [senior councilor] appeared in "Abarenbo Shogun").
Japanese: また、ごくまれにだが、相手の正体を知った上で「ここで消してしまえば...」と口封じに走る生粋の悪党もいる（暴れん坊将軍に登場した悪老中など）。
English: People eat it at inokoku (the hour of boar, or around 10:00 pm) on inoko (inohi of inotsuki) (the day of boar in the month of boar or October under the old calendar).
Japanese: 亥の子（旧暦10月（亥の月）の亥の日）の亥の刻（午後10時ごろ）に食べられる。
English: Many confectioneries sell Inoko mochi in October under the old calendar (or November according to the solar calendar) rather than in October of the solar calendar.
Japanese: 亥の子餅を販売する菓子店があるが、新暦10月よりも旧暦10月（新暦11月）に入ってから販売されることが多い。
English: Since its name includes a chinese character "亥" that means a wild boar, some Inoko mochi are colored like a bore's or marked with an image of wild boar seared on its surface by a hot branding iron.
Japanese: 名称に亥（イノシシ）の文字が使われていることから、餅の表面に焼きごてを使い、猪に似せた色を付けたものや、餅に猪の姿の焼印を押したものがある。
English: Beside a simply colored Inoko mochi cake in red or white and one covered with boiled azuki beans, there are many differently shaped and colored ones, using different materials such as soybeans, azuki beans, black-eyed peas, sesame seeds, chestnuts, persimmons, wheat glutens and so on, depending on the region.
Japanese: また、単に紅白の餅、餅の表面に茹でた小豆をまぶしたものなど、地方により大豆、小豆、ササゲ、胡麻、栗、柿、飴など素材に差異がある。
English: According to an article in 'Kokon yoranko' (an illustrated encyclopedia) publihed in 1905-1907, there had already been a description of Inoko mochi as an item for one of annual events in the Imperial court in the book of 'Kuroudo-shiki' (rules of officials in charge of classified documents) compliled by TACHIBANA no Hiromi.
Japanese: 「古今要覧稿」（明治38年～40年刊行）に亥の子餅の項目があり、「蔵人式」（橘広相撰）の中に、禁中年中行事の1つとして記されている。
English: Because TACHIBANA no Hiromi lived in the Jogan era (around 9th century) of the Heian period, it may be assumed that Inoko mochi cakes were cooked as an item for an Imperial ceremony in Jogan era at the latest though the time of their origin is unknown.
Japanese: 橘広相は貞観_(日本)年間に存命していたことから、いつごろから、亥の子餅に関する行事が行なわれいたか定かではないが、貞観年間には宮中行事として、行なわれていたと推察される。
English: In the past, Inoko mochi cakes were delivered as an Imperial gift to a large number of retainers in the Imperial court on the first wild boar days in October under old calendar.
Japanese: かつては、旧暦10月・上亥日に禁裏では、亥の子餅を群臣に下賜していた。
English: Inoko mochi were presented to the Emperor from Nose people, as well as cooked inside the Imperial court.
Japanese: 能勢からの亥の子餅が献上されていたが、宮中においても亥の子餅が作られた。
English: Depending on a retainer's officiary title, the color of Inoko mochi (either black, red or white) to be given and the designs of its wrapping paper were strictly specified.
Japanese: 官職の高低により、下賜される亥の子餅の色（黒・赤・白）と包み紙の仕様に厳格な決まりがあった。
English: For example, black Inoko mochi were given to Court nobles or other lower ranked retainers, and red ones to retainers of higher ranks than Court nobles but not higher than shihonno tenjobito (the fourth-ranked courtiers allowed into Imperial Court).
Japanese: 亥の子餅の色は、公卿までは黒色の餅・四品の殿上人までは赤色の餅などである。
English: Imperial grant of Inoko mochi was performed in three times, but colors were different each time.
Japanese: また、3回にわたって、亥の子餅の下賜があったが、3度とも同じ色の餅ではなかった。
English: The Muromachi Shogunate celebrated its annual event of Inoko-iwai or Gencho-shinjo (a celebration of little wild boars by presenting Gencho mochi) on the first day of boar in October under old calendar.
Japanese: 室町幕府の年中行事として、旧暦10月・上亥日に亥子祝い・玄猪餅進上があった。
English: As an annual event, the Edo Shogunate held Gencho-no-iwai (a celebration of wild boars) in honor of little wild boars..
Japanese: 江戸幕府の年中行事として、亥の子を祝する行事（玄猪の祝い）があった。
English: People had a custom to put a light in irori (an open hearth), to heat a pot hung over it, and to put lighted charcoal in a brazier.
Japanese: この日より囲炉裏を開いて、炉で鍋を焼き、火鉢で火を盛る習慣があった。
English: At five o'clock in the evening of the first day of October, every year, the Shogunate summoned daimyo (feudal lords) and other officials to Edo-jo Castle, where seii-taishogun (literally, a great general who subdues the barbarians) gave each of them a gift of Torinoko mochi (oval rice cakes) in white, red, yellow, dark brown and light green, with which they withdrew from the castle at the hour of dog (from 7 to 9p.m.)
Japanese: 幕府では、大名・諸役人に対して、10月朔日、七つ半（午後5時）に江戸城への登城を命じ、征夷大将軍から白・赤・黄・胡麻・萌黄の5色の鳥の子餅を拝領して、戌の刻（午後7～9時）に退出する。
English: The general, feudal lords and other officials who participated the Gencho-no-iwai at Edo-jo Castle were required to wear noshime-nagakamishimo (plaid long kamishimo, a kind of official wear of samurai class people).
Japanese: 玄猪の祝いに参加する将軍・大名・諸役人の服装は熨斗目長裃（のしめながかみしも）と規定されている。
English: In the evening of the day of the Gencho-no-iwai, bucket-type bonfires were lit at Honmaru (a donjon), Ote-mon Gate (a main gate) of nishinomaru (a western citadel), Sakurada-mongai (outside of Sakurada-mon Gate) and Gejousho of Edo-jo Castle.
Japanese: また、この日の夜は江戸城の本丸・西の丸の大手門・桜田門外・下乗所（げじょうしょ）に釣瓶（つるべ）式の大篝火（かがりび）が焚かれる。
English: Until 1870, Inoko mochi cakes had been presented to the Imperial Court from Kishiro, Kirihata and Omaru villages of Nose district in Settsu Province (current Toyono-cho town, Osaka Prefecture) annually on the day of boar in October under old calendar.
Japanese: 1870年（明治3年）まで、摂津国能勢（のせ）（現在の大阪府豊能町）にある木代村（きしろむら）・切畑村（きりはたむら）・大円村（おおまるむら）から、毎年、旧暦10月の亥の日に、宮中に亥の子餅を献上していた。
English: This based the following folklore about Inoko mochi, being carried down by the people of Nose district.
Japanese: そのことから、能勢には亥の子餅に関して以下のような伝承が伝わっている。
English: In February in AD 201, she left Toyurano-miya Imperial Residence in Anato and took a sea route to Yamato with a troop of lords and officials under her command.
Japanese: 仲哀天皇10年、2月に穴門・豊浦宮を出発し、群郷百僚を率いて海路をとった。
English: On her triumphant return to Yamato, Kagosaka and Oshikuma, the older paternal half brothers of the newly born prince, felt envy at anticipated ascension of the new prince to the crown in future.
Japanese: 大和に凱旋する途中に、皇太子の異母兄である香阪（かごさか）・忍熊（おしくま）の二王子が、やがて皇太子が即位することを嫉（ねた）んだ。
English: While waiting for arrival and landing of their enemy, they entered into a mountain in Nose district (Osaka Prefecture) and held 'Ukeigari' (prayers for fortune-telling) to augur their victory or defeat in the coming battle.
Japanese: 上陸するのを待つ間、戦の勝敗を卜（ぼく）して（占って）、能勢（大阪府）の山に入り、「祈狩」（うけいがり）を催した。
English: In surprise, prince Kagosaka climbed on a nearby big tree, but the wild boar dug out the root of the tree and finally killed him.
Japanese: 香阪王は驚いて、近くの大樹によじ登ったが、猪は大樹の根を掘り起こし、遂に香阪王は死亡した。
English: Prince Oshikuma lost the battle, withdrew to Uji City of Yamashiro Province and further to Seta of Omi Province and finally died.
Japanese: 忍熊王は戦に破れ、山城国宇治市に退き、さらに近江国瀬田に逃れたが、死亡した。
English: Emperor Ojin, who remembered the boar that had saved him from danger when he was a prince, issued an imperial edict to make it a festive custom for the people of Kishiro, Kirihata and Omaru villages in Nose district to present kugo (emperor's meal) on the day of boar in October every year, which is now believed to be the origin of the custom to present Inoko mochi cakes of Nose district to Imperial court.
Japanese: 応神天皇は、皇太子の時に、猪に危難を救われた事を思い出して、吉例として、詔を発して、能勢・木代村、切畑村、大円村より、毎年10月の亥の日に供御を行うように命じ、亥の子餅の献上の起源であると言い伝えらえれている。
English: Cooking process of Inoko mochi cakes (also called Nose-mochi) to be presented to the Imperial Court from Nose district in the early modern times was then referred to in the description 'Kinri Kenjo Nose no Oinoko' (Nose's rice cakes presented to the Imperial Court).
Japanese: 能勢から、宮中へ献上される亥の子餅（能勢餅（のせもち）とも言う）（近世ごろ）の調理方法が「禁裏献上能勢のおいの子」に記載されている。
English: At the beginning of October, inoko-yakunin (an official in charge of Inoko festival) on duty presented himself at a catering section of the Imperial Court and made a ritual 'Gosu-ukagai' to ask how many number of go (a unit of quantity) of Inoko mochi were required.
Japanese: 10月に入ると、猪子役人の当番の者が御所御賄所に出頭し、御用の数を伺う、「合数伺い」を行う。
English: Then, the catering section would make a ritual 'gosho sage' to render a description of order quoting the number of go (a unit of quantity) of Inoko mochi to be submitted, according to which Inoko mochi for the Imperial Court were prepared.
Japanese: この時に、御賄所より、その数（合数）を記した御書付を下される「御書下げ」があり、調理準備に入る。
English: On the day, seven days prior to the day of boar, each house preparing Inoko mochi cakes for the Imperial Court had invited monks of either Zenpuku-ji Temple of Shingon sect (also called Dondoro Taishi Zenpuku-ji) in Kishiro village or Hossho-ji Temple of Hokke sect in Kirihata village in order to hold an incantation to purify the places, instruments and wells for cooking of Inoko mochi, in advance of commencing their cooking process.
Japanese: 亥の日7日前になると、献上する亥の子餅を作る家には、亥の子餅を調理する場所・道具・使用する井戸を木代村では、真言宗・善福寺（どんどろ大師善福寺）、切畑村は法華宗・法性寺の僧侶を請じて、それぞれ清めの加持を行った後に調理が始まる。
English: Throw the steamed rice mixed with azuki beans into a tub called "nerioke" that is shaped like shitodaru (a barrel of four-to or about 72-liters), and knead them by two sticks calling out "Ei Ei."
Japanese: 合せた糯米を挺樋（ねりおけ）と呼ばれる四斗樽の樋に投じて2本の棒を用いて「エイエイ」と掛声をしながら、こねつける。
English: Pack the rice cakes in a box of about 18cm length, about 12cm width and about 4.5cm depth, and pour onto the cakes the remnant paste of azuki beans that had been left in the kiln after boiling azuki beans.
Japanese: 長さ6寸・幅４寸・深さ1寸5分の箱に餅を詰め、別に煮た小豆の釜に沈殿した餡を流しかける。
English: Put six pieces of chestnut cut in a thin square shape on the rice cakes and azuki bean pastes, and further cover them all by two leaves of kumazasa (veitch's bamboo).
Japanese: 餡を流しかけた餅の上に、薄く切った方形に切ったクリの実を6個並べ、その上に更に、熊笹の葉2枚で覆う。
English: Registered tangible folk cultural properties are registered on the cultural property registry ledger by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Japanese: 登録有形民俗文化財（とうろくゆうけいみんぞくぶんかざい）は、文部科学大臣によって文化財登録原簿に登録されている。
English: When the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was revised in 2004, the cultural property registration system of the tangible cultural properties (architecture), established in 1996, was expanded and tangible folk cultural properties became subject to registry.
Japanese: 2004年の文化財保護法改正により、1996年に創設された有形文化財（建造物）の文化財登録制度を拡充し、有形の民俗文化財も登録の対象としたものである。
English: Based on the revision of the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties in 1996, the cultural property registration system was established to complement the previous system; in order to protect a modern cultural property etc., a property owner's autonomous protection is expected through the liberal protection measures based on reporting, instruction, suggestion and recommendation.
Japanese: 1996年の文化財保護法改正により、従来の文化財指定制度を補完するものとして、近代の文化財等を保護するため、届出制と指導・助言・勧告を基本とする緩やかな保護措置を講じて、所有者の自主的な保護に期待する文化財登録制度が創設された。
English: Among tangible cultural properties, the registration system was introduced to architecture in advance as a tangible cultural property registry system.
Japanese: この登録制度は、有形文化財のうち建造物について、登録有形文化財制度として先に導入された。
English: Tangible cultural properties other than architecture are in a difficult situation to survive because of abrupt changes in lifestyle, etc.
Japanese: 建造物以外の有形の文化財については、生活様式の急激な変化等に伴い残存することが困難な状態にある。
English: There are many cultural properties of modern times that especially require some measure of preservation and application.
Japanese: 保存と活用のための措置が特に必要とされる近代の文化財が多数存在している。
English: Although they are valued in a certain way, it is difficult to be designated by the conventional designation system at once since their evaluation is not established.
Japanese: これらは、文化財として一定の価値は認められるものの評価が定着しておらず、直ちに従来の指定制度による指定を行うことは困難である。
English: Therefore, registration system is also introduced to tangible folk cultural properties for an immediate protection measure.
Japanese: そのため早急な保護措置を講ずるため、有形の民俗文化財にも登録制度を拡充した。
English: Livelihood cultural properties, such as living wares and industrial commodities, which became popular since modern times, may be candidates for registry.
Japanese: 登録の対象となるものは、原則として近代以降に普及したもので、生活用品、工業製品などの生活文化財である。
English: They may be a typical object that shows characteristics of Japanese life and culture in a shape, a fabrication technique, etc., or a systematical and comprehensive collection that has distinctive features regionally or technically.
Japanese: 形態、製作技法等において日本国民の生活文化の特色を示すもので典型的なもの、系統的・網羅的に収集されたコレクションであって地域的特色、技術的特色等を示すものが挙げられる。
English: Because this registration system complements the designation system, registry candidates are restricted to tangible folk cultural properties that are neither important tangible folk cultural properties nor tangible folk cultural properties specified by a local public entity.
Japanese: この登録制度は指定制度を補完するものであるため、登録対象となる有形の民俗文化財は、重要有形民俗文化財や地方公共団体指定の有形民俗文化財でないものに限られる。
English: When a registered tangible folk cultural property is designated as tangible folk cultural property of a state or a local public entity, the registry as tangible folk cultural property is canceled.
Japanese: 登録有形民俗文化財として登録された後、国または地方公共団体の有形民俗文化財として指定を受けた場合は、登録有形民俗文化財としての登録は抹消される。
English: However, when it is designated as tangible folk cultural property of a local public entity, the registry may not be canceled exceptionally provided that the registered tangible folk cultural property needs some measure for its preservation and application, and the owner agrees.
Japanese: ただし、地方公共団体の有形民俗文化財として指定を受けた場合において、その登録有形民俗文化財について、その保存及び活用のための措置を講ずる必要があり、かつ、その所有者の同意がある場合は、例外的に登録を抹消しないことができる。
English: When the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was revised in 2004, art craftworks were added to the candidates for registered tangible folk cultural properties.
Japanese: 2004年の文化財保護法改正においては、登録有形文化財制度の登録の対象に美術工芸品を追加された。
English: Moreover, the registration system was introduced to monuments (historic sites, scenic spots and natural monuments) in order to complement the conventional designation system.
Japanese: また記念物（史跡・名勝・天然記念物関係）についても従来の指定制度を補完するものとして登録制度が導入された。
English: According to the "Registered tangible folk cultural properties registration criteria", it shall meet one of the following criteria.
Japanese: 「登録有形民俗文化財登録基準」では、登録の基準を次のいずれかに該当するもの、としている。
English: A typical object that shows characteristics of Japanese life and culture in a shape, a fabrication technique, a usage etc.
Japanese: 形態、製作技法、用法等において我が国民の生活文化の特色を示すもので典型的なもの
English: A tangible folk cultural property whose purpose, details, etc. indicate the historical transition, the historical characteristic, the regional characteristic, the technical characteristic, the lifestyle characteristic or the vocational aspect.
Japanese: 有形の民俗文化財であって、その目的、内容等が歴史的変遷、時代的特色、地域的特色、技術的特色、生活様式の特色又は職能の様相を示すもの
English: An important tangible folk cultural property of foreign people or its collection that has a relationship with Japanese life and culture.
Japanese: 我が国民以外の人々に係る有形の民俗文化財又はその収集であって、我が国民の生活文化との関連を示すもののうち重要なもの
English: The first registration was held on March 15, 2006; Wakasa agate and two other items were registered.
Japanese: 第1回の登録は2006年（平成18年）3月15日付けで行われ、若狭めのうほか2件が登録された。
English: Fishing tools of Rikuzentakata: 2045 items (Rikuzentakata city museum, Iwate Prefecture) registration date: March 13, 2008
Japanese: 陸前高田の漁撈用具2,045点（岩手県陸前高田市立博物館）2008年3月13日登録
English: Sericulture tools of Date region: 2,530 items (Date City, Fukushima Prefecture) registration date: March 13, 2008
Japanese: 伊達地方の養蚕関係用具2,530点（福島県伊達市）2008年3月13日登録
English: Sericulture tools of Shirasawa: 331 items (Shirasawa fureai culture hall, Motomiya City, Fukushima Prefecture) registration date: March 13, 2008
Japanese: 白沢の養蚕関係用具331点（福島県本宮市白沢ふれあい文化ホール）2008年3月13日登録
English: Sericulture and silk manufacturing tools of Maebashi and relevant documents: 633 items (Silk memorial hall, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture) registration date: March 13, 2008
Japanese: 前橋の養蚕・製糸用具及び関係資料633点（群馬県前橋市蚕糸記念館）2008年3月13日登録
English: Wakasa agate, 327 items (Wakasa history and race resource center, Fukui Prefecture) registration date: March 15, 2006
Japanese: 若狭めのう327点（福井県福井県立若狭歴史民俗資料館）2006年3月15日登録
English: Katsunuma wine (Grape culture hall, Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture) registration date: March 15, 2006
Japanese: 勝沼ワイン500点（山梨県甲州市ぶどうの国文化館）2006年3月15日登録
English: Fishing tools and shipbuilder tools of Lake Suwa: 904 items (Shimosuwa Town, Nagano Prefecture) registration date: March 11, 2009
Japanese: 諏訪湖の漁撈用具及び船大工用具904点（長野県下諏訪町）2009年3月11日登録
English: Unshu abacus: 143 items (Unshu abacus cooperative, Shimane Prefecture) registration date: March 15, 2006
Japanese: 雲州そろばん143点（島根県雲州算盤協同組合）2006年3月15日登録
English: Gobara shikki (lacquered ware): 557 items (Kawakami history and race resource center, Maniwa, City, kayama Prefecture) registration date: March 7, 2007
Japanese: 郷原漆器557点（岡山県真庭市川上歴史民俗資料館）2007年3月7日登録
English: Kadotsuke (performance in front of the gate of houses) tools of Awa kigu (wooden doll): 163 items (Awadekohakomawashi wo fukkatusurukai, Tokushima Prefecture) registration date: March 11, 2009
Japanese: 阿波木偶の門付け用具163点（徳島県阿波木偶箱廻しを復活する会）2009年3月11日登録
English: Selected intangible properties of folk culture refers to an intangible cultural property (except important intangible folk cultural properties), which is allowed to receive financial aid at public cost to cover a part of the expense to record, preserve, and exhibit.
Japanese: 選択無形民俗文化財（せんたくむけいみんぞくぶんかざい）とは、重要無形民俗文化財以外の無形の民俗文化財のうち、記録、保存、公開に対して経費の一部を公費による補助を受けることができる。
English: The director-general of the Agency for Cultural Affairs may select especially needed properties among immaterial folk cultural properties except important intangible folk cultural properties, and may produce records, store or exhibit them.
Japanese: 文化庁長官は、重要無形民俗文化財以外の無形の民俗文化財のうち特に必要のあるものを選択して、自らその記録を作成し、保存し、又は公開することができるものとしている。