Certificate for UNESCO intangible heritage

Certificate for UNESCO intangible heritage

A man dressed as a "namahage" attends a conferment ceremony in Tokyo on May 27, 2019, for a set of Japanese folk rituals featuring "Raiho-shin," or visiting deities, which have been approved for addition to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The rituals listed include "Oga no Namahage" from Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000159451
  • Registered date
  • 2019/5/27 16:48:24
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2019 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3968 × 2669 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.20(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japanese folk ritual Namahage

    Japanese folk ritual Namahage

    An infant is seen frightened as god messenger "namahage" visit homes in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2019, a Japanese folk ritual listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Japanese folk ritual Namahage

      Japanese folk ritual Namahage

      A boy is seen frightened as god messenger "namahage" visit homes in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2019, a Japanese folk ritual listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Certificate for UNESCO intangible heritage

        Certificate for UNESCO intangible heritage

        Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency Commissioner Ryohei Miyata (L) poses for a photo in Tokyo on May 27, 2019, with "Raiho-shin" visiting deities from a set of Japanese folk rituals that have been approved for addition to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The ceremony to confer certificates was held the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Certificate for UNESCO intangible heritage

          Certificate for UNESCO intangible heritage

          Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency Commissioner Ryohei Miyata (C) and municipal government heads pose for a photo in Tokyo on May 27, 2019, during a conferment ceremony for a set of Japanese folk rituals featuring "Raiho-shin," or visiting deities, which have been approved for addition to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            Japan's largest mounded tomb to become world heritage site

            Japan's largest mounded tomb to become world heritage site

            Cultural Affairs Agency official Mariko Kobayashi meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of May 14, 2019, following a UNESCO advisory panel's recommendation that two ancient tumulus clusters in western Japan, including the country's largest keyhole-shaped mound named after an emperor, be added to the World Cultural Heritage list. The listing is expected to be approved at a meeting in Azerbaijan from June 30 to July 10 of the World Heritage Committee of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

              Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

              Men dressed as a deity called Namahage pose for photos in Oga, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2018. The city's "Oga no Namahage," along with other Japanese folk rituals, was approved for addition to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                Men dressed as a deity called Namahage are pictured in Oga, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2018. The city's "Oga no Namahage," along with other Japanese folk rituals, was approved for addition to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                  Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                  Mikio Miura (C) and other men dressed as a deity called Namahage, are pictured in Oga, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2018. The city's "Oga no Namahage," along with other Japanese folk rituals, was approved for addition to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                    Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                    Mikio Miura, dressed as a deity called Namahage, is pictured with his mask taken off in Oga, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2018. The city's "Oga no Namahage," along with other Japanese folk rituals, was approved for addition to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                      Japan folk rituals approved as UNESCO intangible heritage

                      Men dressed as a deity called Namahage are pictured in Oga, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2018. The city's "Oga no Namahage," along with other Japanese folk rituals, was approved for addition to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo