Report on Registered Tangible Cultural Properties Designation Submitted

On July 20, the Council for Cultural Affairs submitted a report on 209 structures to be designated as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties to HAYASHI Yoshimasa, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The list includes the Alps Wing of Mampei Hotel (Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano Prefecture), which combines a European medieval townhouse style with taste of Japanese style; and the Saikai Bridge (Sasebo City and Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefecture), a large-scale steel bridge with the longest span in the East Asia when built in 1955. (Japanese)