Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The List of Living National Treasures of Japan (crafts) contains all the individuals and groups certified as Living National Treasures by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan in the category of the crafts (Kogei Gijutsu). Crafts are divided into 8 categories: Pottery, Textiles, Lacquerware, Metalworking, Dollmaking, Woodworking, Papermaking, and Other. The categories are subdivided into a number of more specific subcategories. Those working in crafts are eligible for recognition either individually (Individual Certification) or as part of a group (Preservation Group Certification). Living National Treasure is a Japanese popular term for those individuals certified as Preservers of Important Intangible Cultural Properties by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as based on Japan's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.

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