World Heritage Seminar, F.Y.2020, Reevaluating "Landscape" as Cultural Heritage

2022_WorldHeritageSeminar

This report is a transcript of a lecture and panel discussion held at the World Heritage Seminar on 26 December 2022 on the theme of 'Landscape' as cultural heritage. It also includes a report by the Agency for Cultural Affairs on trends around discussions on the World Heritage Committee.

JAPANESE, 65 pages 

published in March 2023

Series of instruments for protecting cultural property [27]: Deutschland

HeritageLaws_Germany

This book contains the original texts and Japanese translations of the laws relating to the protection of monuments in all 16 states, which form the backbone of Germany's legislation. It also includes a comprehensive commentary on German legislation relating to the protection of monuments by a government official.

JAPANESE and GERMAN, 414 pages

published in March 2023

Preliminary Report of Pilot Survey for the Conservation of Traditional Masonry Houses in Bhutan

2022_VernacularMasonryHouses_Bhutan

A report summarizing the views of the Japanese team as provisional results of the preliminary survey for the conservation of Bhutanese traditional masonry houses that was conducted in November 2022 in Trongsa, Bumthang, and other districts in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Dzongka Development (DCDD) of the Ministry of Home, the Royal Government of Bhutan.

JAPANESE, 50 pages

published in March 2023

Research Project on Stucco Decoration and Clay Statues

2021_Research_StuccoDecoration

This is an English translation of a report of the same title published in Japanese in 2021. It was issued to introduce the results of humanities research on stucco decoration and plasticine in Japan and the state of conservation to a wide range of overseas specialists.

ENGLISH, 70 pages

published in March 2023

Preliminary Survey Report in the Republic of Turkey - towards the establishment of joint research on the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage -

2022_Restoration_Turkey

A report on the preliminary survey conducted from June to July 2022 with the aim of establishing a joint research project with the Republic of Turkey on the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. The report includes details of the surveys conducted in the Cappadocia, Ephesus, and other sites, and the research topic selection process.

JAPANESE, 86 pages

published in March 2023

International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper: Evaluation 2022

2022_Evaluation_JPC

A report on the questionnaire and online evaluation seminar conducted for the future improvement and development of the titled training course. The report includes the results of the questionnaire and reports from graduates from all over the world regarding the effectiveness of the training and the application of Japanese paper, washi, to the conservation and restoration of cultural properties.

JAPANESE and ENGLISH、255 pages

published in March 2023