Damage Caused by Typhoon Hagibis

On October 12, Typhoon Hagibis known as Typhoon No. 19 or Reiwa 1 East Japan Typhoon, which made landfall in eastern Japan, caused extensive damage to cultural properties. A windowpane was broken at the Tomioka Silk Mill in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, designated as a World Heritage Site, and the plaster on the tower of the former Kaichi School Building in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, was exfoliated. At the Kawasaki City Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture, the underground storages were flooded where 230,000 items in the museum’s collections were damaged. Starting with removal of photographs and film footage, curators and specialist from museums and art galleries across Japan participated in a rescue operation to remove the damaged collection, which was completed in June 2020. (Japanese)