1.0National Crafts Museumhttps://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/ensrvmnghttps://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/author/srvmngrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QgR9BOxwkB"><a href="https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/magazine/640_2025091902">“The Tangible” and “the Intangible”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/en/magazine/640_2025091902/embed#?secret=QgR9BOxwkB" width="600" height="338" title="““The Tangible” and “the Intangible”” — National Crafts Museum" data-secret="QgR9BOxwkB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.momat.go.jp/craft-museum/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/magazine_640_2025091902_01.jpg21601080What is an Intangible Cultural Property? According to the 1950 Act on the Protection of Cultural Properties, it is defined as “theater, music, craft skills, and other intangible cultural properties that possess high historical or artistic value to our nation” (Article 2, paragraph (1)). The term “cultural properties” is generally associated with tangible items, such as architecture or artwork. Intangible cultural properties, on the other hand, are techniques that have no form. This act was one of the earliest in the world to stipulate the necessity of the preservation and inheritance of these intangible subjects as “cultural properties” by law. It is no exaggeration to call this one of the […]