Enactment of the "Culture Tourism" Promotion Law with museums and art museums as base facilities April 11, 11:23

With the aim of attracting tourists from Japan and abroad, museums and art galleries have been positioned as base facilities, and a law to promote "cultural tourism" has been unanimously approved and passed by the House of Councilors plenary session.

The bill to promote `` culture and tourism '' with the aim of deepening understanding of culture, with museums, art galleries, temples and shrines and temples in various places that meet certain standards as a base facility, The vote was taken, and it was unanimously approved and passed.

According to the law, the creators of the facilities prepare plans to enhance the functions of the base facilities, such as providing multilingual commentary and securing curators, and based on the approved plan, the government can use the cultural resources owned by the base as a base. They will cooperate to make it public at the facility.