{"id":11225,"date":"2022-04-02T17:05:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T08:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost:10443\/en\/?p=11225"},"modified":"2022-07-05T11:49:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T02:49:06","slug":"special-feature-preserving-japans-cultural-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/special-feature-preserving-japans-cultural-treasures\/","title":{"rendered":"A new series from the TSUMUGU Project: Preserving Japan&#8217;s cultural treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>The Tsumugu Project is dedicated to supporting those who endeavor to preserve Japan\u2019s cultural treasures. As such, we will run a series of reports from various parts of the country on efforts to repair or remake damaged cultural assets and on conservation techniques that need to be passed on to the future.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixing Japanese Castles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Marugame Castle (Kagawa Prefecture) (\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30bf\u30d6\u3067\u958b\u304f)\" href=\"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/preserving-japans-cultural-treasures-marugame-castle\/\" target=\"_blank\">I. Marugame Castle (Kagawa Pref.)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/75f16c54d66b50acd45753204572b2bb-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11256\"\/><figcaption>Marugame Castle (Yomiuri Shimbun Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/preserving-japans-cultural-treasures-nagoya-castle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30bf\u30d6\u3067\u958b\u304f)\">II. Nagoya Castle (Aichi Pref.)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tsumugu-blocks-modal-image wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/re2000nagoya-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption> Nagoya Castle (Photo by Shintaro Nakane) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"III. Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto Pref.), Himeji Castle (Hyogo Pref.) and more ... (\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30bf\u30d6\u3067\u958b\u304f)\" href=\"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/preserving-japans-cultural-treasures-protecting-castles-earthquakes\/\" target=\"_blank\">III. Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto Pref.),<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"III. Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto Pref.), Himeji Castle (Hyogo Pref.) and more ... (\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30bf\u30d6\u3067\u958b\u304f)\" href=\"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/preserving-japans-cultural-treasures-protecting-castles-earthquakes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Himeji Castle (Hyogo Pref.) &amp; more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9f0c59a31a68465d34f3ce9f94430422-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11258\"\/><figcaption>Himeji Castle (Yomiuri Shimbun photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conservation techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"IV. Nikko Toshogu shrine (\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30bf\u30d6\u3067\u958b\u304f)\" href=\"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/preserving-japans-cultural-treasures-nikko-shrines-temples\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IV. Nikko Toshogu shrine<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"444\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eyecatch_nikko.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13549\"\/><figcaption>The Sukibei walls at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Tochigi Prefecture (Photo by Ikuhiro Yoneda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"V. Samisen strings (\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30bf\u30d6\u3067\u958b\u304f)\" href=\"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/preserving-japans-cultural-treasures-samisen-strings\/\" target=\"_blank\">V. Samisen strings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/kijinai_wagakki_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15441\"\/><figcaption>Silk strings dyed with the yellow color of turmeric (Photo by Mami Nagaoki)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tsumugu Project is dedicated to supporting those who endeavor to preserve Japan\u2019s cultural treasures. 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