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Inviting Cambodian Colleagues from the APSARA National Authority

To enhance mutual exchanges related to the ongoing cooperation project for the conservation and sustainable development of the Angkor archaeological site in Cambodia, TOBUNKEN invited technical staff members from the Authority for the Protection of the Site and the Management of the Region of Angkor (APSARA National Authority) from February 13th to 19th. The individuals […]

Study Tour on the JPC 2023

The Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (TOBUNKEN) is co-sponsoring a three-week training program called the "International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper" in collaboration with ICCROM. The program begins on Monday, August 28th. In the second week, from Monday, September 4th to Friday, September 8th, participants embarked on a study tour to Mino […]

International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper 2023 starts

We are pleased to announce the beginning of the International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper 2023, jointly organized by the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (TOBUNKEN). The course, previously held in 2019, received 212 applications. After […]

A warm welcome to a new colleague of the Center

We welcome an intern this coming July. Ms. Elise Renaud Charpentier has studied at the graduate school of Waseda University as an exchange student from Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Paris la Villette (ENSAPLV). As a part of her study in Japan, she has a wish to be involved in practical work for architectural conservation, and […]