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List of Cultural Properties of Japan – sculptures (Kyoto)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionFeb 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ25094788 ↗
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This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of sculptures (彫刻, chōkoku) for the Urban Prefecture of Kyōto.

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 September 2015, four hundred and fifteen Important Cultural Properties (including thirty-seven *National Treasures) have been designated, being of national significance.

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 24 March 2015, fifty properties have been designated at a prefectural level.

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This entry incorporates text from “List of Cultural Properties of Japan – sculptures (Kyoto)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.