Among the tangible folk cultural properties such as costumes, tools and stages associated with the intangible folk cultural properties, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology can designate the ones judged to be especially important as "important tangible folk cultural properties" (Article 78, Clause 1).
文部科学大臣は、無形の民俗文化財に用いられる衣服、器具、家具など有形の民俗文化財のうち、特に重要なものを重要有形民俗文化財に指定することができる（第78条第1項）。