Report on National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties (structures) Designation Submitted

On May 19, the Council for Cultural Affairs submitted a report on ten structures to be designated as National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties to MATSUNO Hirokazu, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The list includes Chōchikukyo (Ōyamazaki Town, Kyoto Prefecture), considered a representative example of pre-war wooden modernism, and Shiromineji temple (Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture), one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku pilgrimage. In addition to the list, the Ōsugi area in Ōya Town in Yabu City, Hyōgo Prefecture, where three-story wooden farmhouses that were built with the development of sericulture, was also suggested to be the Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings. (Japanese)