cultural property; cultural assets
Refers to tangible and intangible items of historical, artistic, or cultural significance, often under legal protection. Commonly used in official contexts.
This temple is designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
The Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties is a law to protect valuable cultural heritage.
This temple has been designated a national cultural property.
The government created a law to protect cultural properties.
Valuable cultural properties were lost in the fire.
Local residents are engaged in activities to preserve old cultural properties.
文化財 means a cultural property or asset recognized domestically, whereas 世界遺産 is a site officially listed by UNESCO, so a 文化財 is not automatically a 世界遺産.
important intangible folk cultural property