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186 tables Tables | 187 National Registry Inventory Years 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Cultural Properties Categories 1. National Treasures 303 304 305 306 307 307 309 313 313 313 314 2. Treasures 1,315 1,337 1,371 1,401 1,420 1,482 1,513 1,573 1,588 1,667 1,710 3. Historic Sites 423 428 439 445 453 462 479 478 490 491 479 4. Historic Sites/Scenic Sites 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 delisted 0 0 5. Scenic Sites 7 7 10 12 15 19 30 51 67 72 82 6. Natural Monuments 329 329 330 337 358 367 381 389 404 407 422 7. Important Intangible Cultural Properties 108 108 108 109 110 112 113 114 114 114 114 8. Important Folklore Materials 237 239 240 240 241 242 253 254 261 262 264 Totals 2,731 2,761 2,812 2,859 2,913 3,002 3,088 3,178 3,237 3,326 3,385 *Category 4, “Historic Sites/Scenic Sites,” was delisted after 2008 and merged with Category 5, “Scenic Sites.” Ta ble 1. Registry of cultural properties, by category, according to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage Administration (2001­ – 11)* [13.58.150.59] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 10:53 GMT) | Tables 188 REGISTRY YEARS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Types of Tourist Facilities Religious 32 42 50 51 51 53 Adminstration 47 56 60 65 67 67 Education 28 31 38 41 41 41 Accomodation 26 32 33 35 35 36 War Monument 7 19 20 25 25 25 Cultural 10 10 10 7 7 7 Medical 11 11 11 12 12 12 Industrial 13 17 24 25 25 25 Public 37 57 60 64 64 65 Famous Figures 14 18 21 21 22 22 Commercial 2 3 6 6 5 5 Movable properties 0 9 16 52 80 91 Other 0 14 17 18 18 17 Total 227 319 366 422 452 466 Table 2. Registered tourist facilities, by type, according to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage Administration (2005–10) Tables | 189 Years Purely Academic For Reconstruction Rescue Excavation Totals 1991 31 46 30 107 1992 29 26 31 86 1993 27 21 47 95 1994 11 28 63 102 1995 14 34 97 145 1996 14 41 137 192 1997 19 40 180 239 1998 10 53 191 254 1999 14 71 246 331 2000 47 31 241 319 2001 21 82 366 469 2002 14 91 493 598 2003 27 76 602 705 2004 30 102 867 999 2005 12 104 1,036 1,152 2006 23 70 1,207 93 2007 37 74 1,148 1,259 2008 30 99 1,250 1,382 2009 41 90 1,574 1,705 2010 32 116 1,479 1,627 2011 52 98 1, 108 1,258 Table 3. Excavations, by category, according to the National Research Institute of Cultural Properties (1991–2006) [13.58.150.59] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 10:53 GMT) | Tables 190 1862 Rutherford Alcock organizes official submissions at the Great London Exhibition 1868 Meiji government edict on the separation of Shintō and Buddhist orders (Shinbutsu bunri) May 1871 The Promulgation of the Preservation Laws Governing Antiquities and Relics (Koki kyūbutsu hozon) by the Minister of Education; establishment of the Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō) Tomb Office September 1871 Establishment of the Department of Museums (Hakubutsukyoku) March 1872 First domestic exposition held in Yūshima in Tokyo, May Vienna Japan Pavilion opening May 1874 Banning of excavations of legendary “burial mounds” (kofun) and sacred sites March 1875 Museum Department moves to Interior Ministry April 1876 Lost and Stolen Antiquities Laws and buried properties (maizō butsu) September 1876 First Home Ministry Laws on investigation, reporting, and documentation of kofun announced by Machida Hisanari, director of the Museum Department September–October 1877 Edward Morse excavates at the Ōmori shell mound October 1877 Home Ministry decrees that all excavated materials from the provinces must be delivered to the museum for preservation 1878 Construction of the Tomb of Emperor Jimmu in Nara (see fig. 2.8) October 1879 Buried properties from burial mounds (kofun) will be excavated only under the direction of the Imperial Tomb Office 1881 Museum Department moved to the newly established Agriculture and Commerce Office 1884 The establishment of the Tokyo Anthropological Society at Tokyo University (prehistoric archaeology specimens deposited) 1886 Tokyo Anthropological Society Journal begins publication (Tokyo jinrui gakkai zasshi) 1886 Museum...

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