Japan’s Cherished Treasures Project took place from 2017 – 2018. The goal was to promote the enjoyment of traditional culture through the experience of live performances at incredible and fascinating locations nationwide such as shrines and temples. Each region’s unique local culture “Japan Heritage” and various Japanese performing arts “Live Arts” were combined in order to highlight the regional culture and traditional performing arts that remain relatively unknown. Travelers and tourists were encouraged to experience the unique Japanese entertainment and meet with the “treasures” who performed these traditional arts. They did not need to have knowledge of the traditions or the history. You can also be inspired by these performances if you go to the top of the page and access the link to the performance pages where you are able to access videos of each performance.