World Heritage Seminar, FY 2019 What is Heritage Impact Assessment?
This report is a transcription of a lecture given at the World Heritage Research Council "What is Heritage Impact Assessment?" held on September 20, 2019. In addition, World Heritage-related terms related to the content of the lecture are listed at the end of the document.
JAPANESE, 127 pages
published in March 2020
Series of instruments for protecting cultural property [24] China
This series of booklets consists of commentary and texts of legislation related ot the protection of cultural properties in different countries of the world, in both their original languages and in Japanese. 24 series have been published as of March 2020.
JAPANESE and CHINESE, 111 pages
published in March 2020
Workshop on the Conservation of Textile Heritage in Armenia 2017-2019 Project Report
A report of the workshop on conservation of textile heritage conducted in 2017-2019. It consists of the background of this project, including a previous cooperation project between the institute and Armenia since 2011, as well as overview and summary of the workshop.
JAPANESE and ARMINIAN, 34 pages
published in December 2019
Technical Cooperation Project for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of Ta Nei Temple, Angkor-Progress Report of 2019–
An annual report of the technical cooperation project for Ta Nei Temple in Angkor, Cambodia, implemented by the Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap (APSARA). It contains reports on the dismantlement of the superstructure, archaeological excavation and geotechnical investigation of the base structure, which were conducted as a part of the restoration work of the East Gate started in 2019.
ENGLISH, 49 pages
published in March 2020
Wooden Architectural Techniques in Mainland Southeast Asia: Development and Mutual Influences
This publication documents the study seminar held by the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties on December 16, 2018. It includes presentations by François Tainturier, titled "A Comparative Perspective on Wooden Architectural Tradition in Myanmar and Cambodia from Ancient Times," and Pongthong Hiengkaew, titled "The Development of Wooden Architectural Techniques in Thailand and Mutual Influences in the Region," as well as features of a panel discussion.
JAPANESE and ENGLISH, 91 pages
published in March 2020
Conservation Research on the former Tomb of Wauke, Progress Report 2020
This report is about the conservation research project in the first year on the former Tomb of Wauke (designated as the Important Cultural Property in 2000) . As revealing values of cultural properties is important to inherit cultures, this book mainly focuses on reporting the aspects of humanities such as historic background of the tomb and way of funeral there.
JAPANESE, 24 pages
published in March 2020
Capacity Building Project - Mission N º5- : Study, Risk Assessment and Intervention Proposal of the Wall Paintings decorating the Southern Wall of Lokahteikpan, Myanmar, Progress Report 2019
This report is about conservation project for the wall paintings of Lokahteikpan (in Bagan, Myanmar) in the 3rd year. The content is about the mission conducted in July, 2019. The purpose of this project, methods to clean and consolidation wall paintings with Secco technique and the program of a human resource development for local conservators are illustrated with graphics.
ENGLISH, 50 pages
published in March 2020
Capacity Development Project: Improvement for the Conservation and Management Systems of Wall Paintings in the Republic of Turkey, A Guideline for Emergency Treatments, 5th Mission Report 2019
This report is about the human resource development project in 2019 for the Conservation and Management Systems of Wall Paintings conducted in collaboration with Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Republic of Turkey. The content is about the training conducted in June, 2019 in Cappadocia. The scheme of the lecture and on-the-job training are introduced with graphics.
ENGLISH, 56 pages
published in March 2020
International Course on Paper Conservation in Latin America 2019
A report of the international course held at Mexico City, Mexico in 2019. It mainly consists of the presentation slides and the photographs of the lectures and practical sessions.
JAPANESE, 53 pages
published in March 2020
Workshops on Conservation of Japanese Textile 2019
A report of the international workshops held at Taipei, in 2019. It mainly consists of the presentation slides and the photographs of the lectures and practical sessions.
JAPANESE and ENGLISH, 76 pages
published in March 2020
Workshop on Conservation and Restoration of Urushi Objects 2019
A report of the international workshop held at Cologne, Germany in 2019. It mainly consists of the presentation manuscripts and the photographs of the lectures and practical sessions.
JAPANESE and ENGLISH, 93 pages
published in March 2020
Proceedings of the Second Mayor’s Forum on Conservation of Historic Settlements in Kathmandu and Kavre Valleys on 12 March 2019 at Lalitpur Metropolitan City
This report is the proceedings of the Second Mayor’s Forum on Conservation of Historic Settlements in Kathmandu and Kavre Valleys held on March 12th, 2019 at Lalitpur Metropolitan City. It contains the lectures given by Nepalese and Japanese experts and floor discussion in the forum on the theme of “Conservation of intangible cultural heritages”.
ENGLISH, 82 pages
published in JANUARY 2020
Proceedings of the Third Mayor’s Forum on Conservation of Historic Settlements in Kathmandu and Kavre Valleys, 05 January 2020 at Kirtipur Municipality
This report is the proceedings of the third mayor’s forum on conservation of historic settlements in Kathmandu and Kavre valleys held on January 5th, 2020 at Kirtipur municipality. It contains the lectures given by Nepalese and Japanese experts and panel discussion in the forum on the theme of “Legal system for conservation of historic settlements”.
ENGLISH, 114 pages
published in March 2020
Project Report of “Technical Assistance for the Protection of Damaged Cultural Heritage in Nepal”
This report is the achievement the project “Technical Assistance for the Protection of Damaged Cultural Heritage in Nepal” commissioned by Agency for Cultural Affairs from fiscal year 2016 to 2019. It contains the result of various research and activities for rehabilitation, restoration, and conservation of historic buildings, towns, and intangible cultural heritage which were totally or partially damaged by the Gorkha earthquake in 2015.
JAPANESE, 204 pages
published in March 2020
Khokana, the vernacular village and its mustard-oil seed industrial heritage, Survey Report
This report presents the results of a survey conducted from FY2016 to FY2019 on the historical settlement of Kokana in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, which was damaged by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake. The survey was part of the "Technical Assistance for the Protection of Damaged Cultural Heritage in Nepal," commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan under the Programme of Networking Core Centres for International Cooperation on Cultural Heritage. The report includes findings from various surveys and a draft conservation plan, covering the settlement's structure, private house construction methods, structural analysis, and damage conditions.
ENGLISH, 133 pages
published in March 2020
Networking Core Centres for International Cooperation on Conservation of Cultural Heritage Project "Conservation and Utilisation of Historic Buildings in Bhutan" - Examination of Restoration Plan and Utilisation Plan of Farmhouses - Examination of Value Evaluation of Farmhouses as Cultural Heritage -
This report presents the findings of a survey conducted to identify effective measures for protecting farmhouses as cultural heritage in Bhutan. This research is particularly relevant as the Bhutanese government is currently working on enacting a new Heritage Act. The study was carried out under the auspices of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' programme of Networking Core Centres for International Cooperation on Cultural Heritage.
ENGLISH, 43 pages
published in March 2020