World Heritage Seminar, FY 2023, The Increasing Complexity of the Eyes Watching over World Heritage: Operational Guidelines, Preliminary Assessments, and Impact Assessments
This is the proceedings from the seminar hosted by TOBUNKEN on December 21, 2023, focusing on value evaluation process in the management of World Heritage sites. It includes transcriptions of lectures and panel discussions, along with a prompt report on the year's trends concerning World Heritage, provided by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
JAPANESE, 53 pages
published in March 2024
Series of instruments for protecting cultural property [28]: The Netherlands
![Series of instruments for protecting cultural property [28]: The Netherlands-cover](https://www.tobunken.go.jp/kokusen/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/刊行物_法令集オランダ_20240331.jpg)
This booklet is the 27th installment in a series of commentaries and texts on legislation related to the protection of cultural properties in various countries, published by TOBUNKEN. It contains the original text and Japanese translations of the Heritage Act, which is the cornerstone of Dutch heritage conservation. Additionally, the booklet includes a commentary on the background and the features of the Act and related laws.
JAPANESE and DUTCH, 90 pages
published in March 2024
Report on the Restoration of the East Gate,Ta Nei Temple,Angkor,Cambodia
This report summarizes the restoration of the East Gate of Ta Nei Temple, Angkor, Cambodia, which was conducted as a part of a cooperative project between the APSARA National Authority, Cambodia, and TOBUNKEN.
ENGLISH, 253 pages
published in March 2024
Preliminary Survey and Project Proposal for the Conservation and Restoration, 2023
－Church of the Saint Michael the Archangel, Keşlik Monastery, Cappadocia－
This is a report on a preliminary survey carried out in 2023 for the conservation and restoration of the wall paintings at St Michael's Church, Keşlik Monastery (Republic of Türkiye).
ENGLISH and TURKISH,125 pages
published in March 2024
A Study on the Restoration of Trowel Art in the Warehouse of the Former Kina Saffron Brewery
A Research Progress Report of Stucco Decorations and Clay Statues, FY2023
This is a report on the research and study conducted from October to November 2023 on the restoration of trowel art in the storehouse of the former Kina Saffron Brewery in Nagaoka, Niigata. It includes details on the methods used for cleaning materials adhered to the surface of the trowel works and techniques for reinforcing missing parts.
JAPANESE, 60 pages
published in March 2024
Overseas Case Study on the Protection and Transmission of Contemporary Architecture
The final report encompasses the findings of document research and field surveys conducted in foreign countries and regions renowned for their advanced heritage conservation systems/activities for modern/contemporary architecture (England, France, Bavaria, Hamburg, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Taiwan), implemented from July to November 2023 entrusted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
JAPANESE, 145 pages
published in November 2023
2023 Preliminary Report of Architectural Survey for the Conservation of Traditional Masonry Houses in Bhutan
A report summarizing the views of the Japanese team as provisional results of the architectural survey for the conservation of Bhutanese traditional masonry houses that was conducted between April and May 2023 primarily in four Dzongkhags of Eastern Bhutan (Trashigang, Tashiyangtse, Mongar and Lhuntse) in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Dzongka Development (DCDD) of the Ministry of Home, the Royal Government of Bhutan.
JAPANESE, 72 pages
published in March 2024